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[Richard Bruce]

Great grandma like's purple heart, so here is the start.

 

[mfisher]

Good start.
I like the colors. You going to leave it as a zig zag (chevron) pattern?

 

[Richard Bruce]

Good start.
I like the colors. You going to leave it as a zig zag (chevron) pattern?

I haven't decided for sure yet. I might rip it and try for a diamond shape. I'm still figuring out all the cuts. I'm watching the tutorial videos to get a better grasp on it. I am thinking of getting some cheap pine, etc. paint it and then try it first before I use the hardwoods. I'm open to all suggestions.

 

[Frank Smith]

That looks great! I highly recommend using some cheaper wood like you said to practice the next cut. The cut has to be very precise to get a good match on the diamonds. I'm still practicing that myself.

 

[Richard Bruce]

That looks great! I highly recommend using some cheaper wood like you said to practice the next cut. The cut has to be very precise to get a good match on the diamonds. I'm still practicing that myself.

Thanks. Any ideas on the best way to cut the angles on the height of each segment? Some say cut it like a stave. I can't seem to get it right.

 

[mfisher]

The attached pdf from Incra is a method I use. I just make sure the fence is tall enough to support the segment. It requires the cutting of one side of the segment, then cutting the other side. The only limit is the height of your saw blade. This is for making the miter cuts for the segments.

https://www.incra.com/info/segmented_ring_jig_08.pdf

 

[Frank Smith]

Richard,
I'm still very new to this and have only tried it twice so far. For now I've been making the vertical cuts on the miter saw using a stop block. Once I flip every other piece to make the Chevron and glue it up I rip it down the middle on the tablesaw. My second attempt was much better than my first. The second glueup is where I need a little more accuracy to get the diamond aligned better. I made a jig to clamp the pieces but got just a little bit of shift so the diamonds weren't as good as I want. You have to be perfectly accurate on each step or the errors compound and the result gets progressively worse.

I haven't been able to get back to this for several months and as I said I'm still learning. Hopefully some of the more experienced people here can give you some better suggestions.

 

[Frank Smith]

I think I might have misunderstood your question. Are you referring to cuts you make while constructing the lamination or cuts to make the segments?

 

[Richard Bruce]

I think I might have misunderstood your question. Are you referring to cuts you make while constructing the lamination or cuts to make the segments?

I am referring to the vertical cuts. Thanks for the help.

 

[Richard Bruce]

The attached pdf from Incra is a method I use. I just make sure the fence is tall enough to support the segment. It requires the cutting of one side of the segment, then cutting the other side. The only limit is the height of your saw blade. This is for making the miter cuts for the segments.

https://www.incra.com/info/segmented_ring_jig_08.pdf

Thanks for the link I will check it out.