I have a client who needs bull nose base caps turned on the lathe. I have seen this done in the past taking 4 sq. pieces of wood and gluing them together with a paper backing between so they could be parted later on when finished. The back will have a cove routed into it to fit the bull nose.
Would anyone have another idea which may be better?
This is to be used to go around a bull nose corner on the wall which is base boards about 2/2″ tall and 1/2″ thick.
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Well I guess no one could give me a tip here. But just the same I figured it out today on my own and it did work as noted in my first post and worked very well using grocery bag paper tite bond two glue.
Genuine mahogany was the wood of choice and worked very well.
Hi Tony,
After it comes off the lathe drill the center on a drill press, then take them apart. Maybe you've already done this. I've made these using a bandsaw and drill press in the past.
Paul
Thanks for the tip it will come in handy on this job. I had turned a sample for the client with the base shoe on it but it would not work for his applications. It's for restoration of a 1910 spanish era house here in Southern California. Its one of the first ones built in the area. Lots of Mahogany and Redwood. Its been a good milling job for me so far. For example door jambs of genuine Mahogany, 30 Redwood box beams with lock mitered corners, Genuine Mahogany threshold, Mahogany Base and shoe, a very nice job to be on.
Edited 8/3/2008 8:58 pm ET by TonyCz
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