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261698 yorkshireman@y... 2017‑02‑17 Re: [SPAM?] Octagon
Ed has an alignment problem. 

I suggest that the ‘traditional’  approach would be to build up the item.
Further, this is definitely a job for jigs, whether the letric or purely hand
tools.

Some long time ago I/we visited the workshop of one of the members of the IWCS
(International Wood Collectors Society)   He was a retired toolmaker,  and made
bowls from exotic timbers.  The bowl blanks were made up of, oh about 20
segments to save on timber.  He had made a circular saw jig, based on his
production line  thinking, which produced an absolutely precise cut of the
correct angle, so he turned out the little ‘bricks’ by the dozen, one at a time,
taking about a second for each cut.

As you are talking long grain, then some form of jig which allows the segment to
be inclined at the correct angle, and allows a plane to ride on the corners of
the sole (so as not to cut the jig) is called for.  Kind of fancy sticking
board.

Cut the blanks roughly to size and segment shape.  Use the jig to surface one
face. Veneer the surfaced face.

Make up pads for glueing up 2 at a time (say)  and when glued, re size and
finish.  End up with two halfs for the final glue up.

Takes a while for the glue to dry, but each is a small and correctable step.  

As always with jigs, its often time well spent to make them good, and accurate.
Whatever you’re making, you may want to make 2 or 3 to get your time invested
back.


- You make me think of some fancy turned handles.. 


Enjoy!

Richard 
Yorkshireman Galoot
in a warm and sunny northumberland, where builders are demolishing (some of) my
house around me.

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