On Thu, Feb 16, 2017 at 6:57 PM, Chuck Taylor via OldTools <
oldtools@s...> wrote:

>
> Seems to me that it might be easier to glue it up "in the square", then
> trim it to an octagon. Woodturners generally do their glue-ups first, then
> turn the result round.



Never done this, but what about making a square jig of known dimensions for
the ends, and slide the pieces in, then jam them outward til they hit the
walls.  If sized correctly, it seems like they'd have to be true.
-- 
Kirk Eppler in Half Moon Bay, CA, but not really