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   oldusty | Dec 21, 2007 01:46am | #1

   Bruce ,

       Would it be possible to leave the wood flat or square where it needs joining ?

           dusty

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   BruceS | Dec 21, 2007 02:43am | #2

   It could be but it would look funky ;-)Work Safe,  Count to 10 when your done for the day !!

   Bruce S. 

    

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   oldusty | Dec 21, 2007 07:04pm | #6

    Bruce ,             I'm trying to understand what you need to do .

                           Did you make the twists ? Is it reworking old parts ?

                       I am thinking  log construction sort of , the way the ends get shaped and scribed to fit together .

           Tell me more         dusty

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   jhounshell | Dec 21, 2007 03:43am | #3

   Please pardon my ignorance, but what the hell is a barley twist?

   JH

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   BruceS | Dec 21, 2007 04:23am | #4

   It's a decorative trim that looks like rope, but there are only two segments in the twist.  It also looks like an old time twist of tobacco.Work Safe,  Count to 10 when your done for the day !!

   Bruce S. 

    

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   jhounshell | Dec 21, 2007 05:02am | #5

   Thanks for the knowledge.JH

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   bigfootnampa | Dec 21, 2007 11:13pm | #7

   I've done quite a few in rope moldings.  Usually they are fairly small but a few are of pretty fair size for the type.  At outside corners I usually try to miter near the center of a convex-dominant area and mirror that with the other side.  Then I carve, rasp, and sand to ball the pointy corner over.  I will also use veiners and parting gouges to adjust the alignment of the grooves.  It's sort of fudging your way but works pretty good.  Of course, if the parts are prefinished, you will have to patch the finish where you have reworked the profiles. Inside corners are usually less critical but I also try to eliminate any sawn edges that would be unsightly there (on the IC's you have to tune the fit BEFORE fastening either piece). 

   Outside corners I usually prefit roughly then glue and fasten and then refine the fit .

   If you want to get really fancy you can set a blank plinth block and carve around the corner.  This way is tougher than you might think though and quite slow too.

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   BruceS | Dec 22, 2007 12:57am | #8

   Gotcha,   Sure would be nice if they made right and left twists then things would be easier.Work Safe,  Count to 10 when your done for the day !!

   Bruce S. 

    

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   BilljustBill | Dec 22, 2007 06:32am | #9

   Bruce,

   Here's a machine that will make those antique twists....

   http://www.benchmark.20m.com/tools/LegacyMill/LegacyWalkaround/legacy_walk_around.html

   Bill