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spb wrote:Well, while nobody may know for sure how to keep the C-U-F away, there are some definite ways to invite it in. One of them is thinking "it's getting a bit late, maybe I should pack up for the night... oh, I'll just finish cutting these panels to length first, there's only two left."
These two should have been the same length, and of course they should have been the longer length.
Mike G wrote:You don't have a skirting?
Dr.Al wrote: Commiserations. I know exactly how that feels.
I think I'd go with option 3 but make sure the side panel is one the side that'll be least visible when in situ (i.e. not the side you see when you walk in the door). There's never a good option in these situations is there?
Woodbloke wrote:Welcome to the club Stephen! The 'fuf' has struck again! Commiserations offered and if I had a round pound for every time I've done that I've done that little trick I'd be driving a Rolls
Option 3 seems to be sensible, but I'd worry a little about the colour variation. You may find that once it's complete, that difference in colour will be too much to tolerate and the whole piece would irritate you intensely. More importantly, you stand a very good chance of loosing the bucket of brownie points that you might have won from SWIMBO, so personally I would 'adapt and overcome' and make the job a little smaller - Rob
spb wrote:The morning has brought another idea.
Alf wrote:fwiw (not much) I think I might have gone with pre-scoring with a gauge or knife, and then follow up with a knife as you progress rather than try and persuade the nicker to cooperate. It may have contributed to the sloping shoulder problem. More often it's technique though, but no idea how #78-savvy you are and really don't want to offer up egg-sucking lessons!
spb wrote:......The exact layout for the joints that fix them to the case is also worth getting down for reference. This is what it's going to be, referenced from the front edge of the case and the top of the runner:
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Mike G wrote:spb wrote:That quite a large mortice in that width of timber. Leaving 3mm cheeks is something of a gamble. In fact, you'll do well to chop them all out without one or two blowing out. The normal rule of thumb is about one third of the width of the wood, so in your case around 7mm, but that's a bit fiddly, so I would up that to 10 so that I could chop the ends out in one hit with a 10mm chisel.
Can you explain again what you mean by these joints being across the grain. I didn't follow.
AndyT wrote:The other is to cut the runners a little short and leave the back M&T unglued, so it can open up a bit if needed, hidden away unseen.
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