Hey, I made an arched wall unit!
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Hey, I made an arched wall unit!
Not perfect of course, but I made it arched, or barrel vault.
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WOW. It's always amazing what can be done.
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Re: Hey, I made an arched wall unit!
This begs the question "Can you build it?" Of course I'm just kidding but for some funny reason it sort of reminded me of a current commercial on TV with a guy jumping off a bridge with wing on and everyone shouting "he can fly...he can fly" and this old guy walks by shaking his head saying "but he can't swim".Jon Forsgren wrote:Not perfect of course, but I made it arched, or barrel vault.
How do you make the arched tops, with flex panels or do you laminate your own with a jig (showing my age again)?
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Come on Dan your not much older than me. Can you say vacuum. I had the luck of working on Yacht a few years back and these guys know vacuum. I think in 6 months I learned 15 years of knowledge. I used to use male/female forms and what a pain.
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Re: Hey, I made an arched wall unit!
DanEpps wrote:This begs the question "Can you build it?" Of course I'm just kidding but for some funny reason it sort of reminded me of a current commercial on TV with a guy jumping off a bridge with wing on and everyone shouting "he can fly...he can fly" and this old guy walks by shaking his head saying "but he can't swim".Jon Forsgren wrote:Not perfect of course, but I made it arched, or barrel vault.
How do you make the arched tops, with flex panels or do you laminate your own with a jig (showing my age again)?
Build it! I just figured out how to DRAW the blame thing. Too low tech for fancy stuff, think will use bendy board, and then skin. (Any offers to make the arches?)
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Jon, you can buy half circle 5/8\" in standard sizes but I have never been real happy with them. If you want to send me the info on what you need I will quote you or send you in the right direction. Also do curved molding to match.
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Jon,
Good work on the rendering. The design is elegant but I would be nervous about using flex-wood since there is little support for the arch, especially during moving to the site. I would use a rigid arch. Try these folks for rigid arches pre-molded in 5/8\" plywood.........
http://aitwood.com/StoreFront.Asp?WoodT ... 20degrees)
Excellent delivery service from stock. Make sure you specify that both inside and outside surfaces will be exposed and veneered. Cost with shipping should be around $100 + or -.
See attached pix of one being glued up into a top library cabinet for a sloped ceiling. Full rendering is shown under \"Cherry Library\" in this section.
Peter
Good work on the rendering. The design is elegant but I would be nervous about using flex-wood since there is little support for the arch, especially during moving to the site. I would use a rigid arch. Try these folks for rigid arches pre-molded in 5/8\" plywood.........
http://aitwood.com/StoreFront.Asp?WoodT ... 20degrees)
Excellent delivery service from stock. Make sure you specify that both inside and outside surfaces will be exposed and veneered. Cost with shipping should be around $100 + or -.
See attached pix of one being glued up into a top library cabinet for a sloped ceiling. Full rendering is shown under \"Cherry Library\" in this section.
Peter
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Jon,
Good work on the rendering. The design is elegant but I would be nervous about using flex-wood since there is little support for the arch, especially during moving to the site. I would use a rigid arch. Try these folks for rigid arches pre-molded in 5/8\" plywood.........
http://aitwood.com/StoreFront.Asp?WoodT ... 20degrees)
Excellent delivery service from stock. Make sure you specify that both inside and outside surfaces will be exposed and veneered. Cost with shipping should be around $100 + or -.
See attached pix of one being glued up into a top library cabinet for a sloped ceiling. Full rendering is shown under \"Cherry Library\" in this section.
Peter
Good work on the rendering. The design is elegant but I would be nervous about using flex-wood since there is little support for the arch, especially during moving to the site. I would use a rigid arch. Try these folks for rigid arches pre-molded in 5/8\" plywood.........
http://aitwood.com/StoreFront.Asp?WoodT ... 20degrees)
Excellent delivery service from stock. Make sure you specify that both inside and outside surfaces will be exposed and veneered. Cost with shipping should be around $100 + or -.
See attached pix of one being glued up into a top library cabinet for a sloped ceiling. Full rendering is shown under \"Cherry Library\" in this section.
Peter
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