dedee
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So here are some progress pics
The stock is recycled oak skirting board from our old office
I enjoyed this bit
A lot of clamps here just to cut the sides
The box sides
I had hoped to jazz it up a bit by running some walnut inlay along all four sides. As I do not own a router but do have a Dremel I though that might do the trick. Chris kindly lent me the router base but on last nights test runs I did not have much success. It seemed very hard to keep a perfectly straight line. I think that there is too much flex in the router support.
As Chris had suggested using a scratch stock I tried using my beading tool but across the grain caused a lot of tearout. The instructions only recommend cross grain work on close grained woods which oak is not. Should I try to fashion a cutter from a different material or is oak really not suitable.
AndyP
The stock is recycled oak skirting board from our old office
I enjoyed this bit
A lot of clamps here just to cut the sides
The box sides
I had hoped to jazz it up a bit by running some walnut inlay along all four sides. As I do not own a router but do have a Dremel I though that might do the trick. Chris kindly lent me the router base but on last nights test runs I did not have much success. It seemed very hard to keep a perfectly straight line. I think that there is too much flex in the router support.
As Chris had suggested using a scratch stock I tried using my beading tool but across the grain caused a lot of tearout. The instructions only recommend cross grain work on close grained woods which oak is not. Should I try to fashion a cutter from a different material or is oak really not suitable.
AndyP