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Please note: Woodworking is an inherently dangerous activity. The non-woodworking techniques described here aren't all that safe, either. Sharp tools, powerful motors, big lumps of wood, chemicals, fumes, etc. can cause you serious bodily injury or even death. These pages are NOT meant as a substitute for instruction by a qualified teacher, just as an illustration of how I do certain things. I take no responsibility for any mishaps you may experience during a fit of inspiration. You've been warned.
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This is a dry-fit before starting to glue up the striped sections.
Note that the staves are not all the same height. Some of the wenge pieces are very short in the finished piece, so I opted to leave them long during the cutting and glue-up stage. After the glue-up, I cut everything back to the correct length.
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I did the glue-up in halves (sorry for the vertigo view!) -
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- and then sanded the two halves flat before doing the final glue-up. Note the pencil scribbles on the faces to be sanded.
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As I sand, the pencil marks are worn away and I can tell how far I am from "flatness".
Page last updated 7 August 2009