On Wed, 13 Oct 2004 23:31:40 GMT, "Rob V" wrote:

Im making a 1/2 of cylinder 3' outside diamter - 2'7" inside diameter to be
used as a base of a table Im making.

I tried using bending ply w/ veneer - but I can get the color to match w/
what is on the rest of the project (1/2" oak ply)
So im going to use the 1/2" oak ply - kerf cut it and bend it around the
staves (or ribs or what ever you want to call them)
Is there some general rule of thumb on how far about the kerf cuts want to
be and how deep?


Make a kerf in the center of the board to within about an eighth inch
of the face veneer.

Clamp one of the edges that is parallel to the kerf, to the bench,
with the open side of the kerf up.

Make a mark at a point equal to the length of the radius away from the
kerf.

Lift the board up until the kerf just closes. Measure the distance
from the bench top to the top of the board, at the point indicating
the length of the radius.

This gives you the spacing between kerfs.



Regards,
Tom.

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