Advice needed on cutting mating curves
clemsonrich
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I’m planning out a small box…approx. 9″W x 5″L x 4″H. I want the front face of the box to be slightly curved, I would also like the lid of the box to be two-toned: cherry framed in walnut.
The lid will be the same shape as the box and I’m planning on just mitering the walnut and edge glueing it around the cherry. My problem is how to create mating/nesting curves on the cherry and wanut that will fit together perfectly for a tight glue joint.
I’ve attached a picture to help illustrate.
Any advice?
Thanks!
Rich
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first of all
I hope that you do not plan to depend on the glue joint between the curves to support any load because it won't unless they are ridiculously deep.
But as to the curves. Make a full size drawing of the 2 pieces together. Stick it to 1/2 or 3/4 MDF and bandsaw as close as you can to the curved line. Use an oscillating spindle to fair the curve on one piece (best to do the concave piece). Temp glue sandpaper to that piece and use it to sand the other piece to match. The thickness of the sandpaper will not afffect the match.
You now have two templates that match each other. Use those to create the walnut and cherry pieces. Cut them to size after making curves.
Another way to do this
I found a FWW video that does exactly what you plan:
https://www.finewoodworking.com/woodworking-videos/index.aspx?id=1067515884001&c=6
It may be for online members only, but .....
Forrest
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