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   datachanel | Jul 12, 2005 09:01pm | #1

   Here's the Taunton Cove Calculator.
   http://www.taunton.com/finewoodworking/pages/nmw030.asp

   Datachanel

   Doing things the hard way

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   nikkiwood | Jul 13, 2005 04:38am | #2

   It would hav been nice if they had included even a single illustration to explain the various values.I have no idea, for instance, what an "apex offset" refers to.********************************************************
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   -- Herb Caen (1916-1997)

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   jazzdogg | Jul 13, 2005 05:15am | #3

   I'm not sure why a spreadsheet is needed, as I've always made the necessary adjustments by eye and have never had a problem.-Jazzdogg-

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   nikkiwood | Jul 13, 2005 05:58am | #4

   Years ago I made a flock of sample coves, and when I do this stuff (which these days is not very frequently), it is pretty simple to take off from one of the samples. But I could see where sometimes it would be handy to have the cove calculator. Did you notice they're not using a spread sheet on the link that was provided? Just fill in your values, and voila!! The problem is, you're skunked if you don't understand the terminology of the values.********************************************************
   "I tend to live in the past because most of my life is there."
   -- Herb Caen (1916-1997)

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   datachanel | Jul 13, 2005 03:54pm | #5

   Apex is the high point of the curve. If you want an assymetrical curve then the apex is not on the centerline and the offset is that dimension.Datachanel

   Doing things the hard way