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261686 Thomas Conroy 2017‑02‑16 Re: Octagon
Ed Minch wrote:

"I am working on some vanity legs that are turned from blank made of 8 pie
pieces glued together.... I have the wedge shaped pie pieces cut (with the help
of electrickery) and now I have to glue them together.  The 6? long sample that
I cut demonstrates that this ain?t easy getting al the pieces to point towards
the center so I am worried about the 28? lengths of the full legs.  Does anyone
have a glue-up trick?"

Do all the wedge-shaped pieces have to meet perfectly at the center? The meeting
point will be well buried in the solid center of the leg, won't it? What matters
for appearance is the permeter. I think you could be quite a way off and still
present a respectable appearance.

Tom Cpnroy

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