Help on making tool for a vanity top

George Davidson · Post by **George Davidson** » Sat, Dec 23 2006, 8:00PM

My grandaughter would like me to make her a vanity & mirror.
She picked a picture out of one.
I have never put a edge on any of my top.
Could someone put a edge on it so I can look at it

Joe Soto · Post by **Joe Soto** » Sat, Dec 23 2006, 8:36PM

George, you need to zip the file
Joe

George Davidson · Post by **George Davidson** » Sat, Dec 23 2006, 9:21PM

Thank You Joe
I put it in a zip file

Joe Soto · Post by **Joe Soto** » Sun, Dec 24 2006, 8:32AM

I keep getting errors when profileing your top, it has something to do with the radius corners. I removed them and it works, also the front corners are slightly different. One of the gurus need to figure out why it wont profile. Joe

DanEpps · Post by **DanEpps** » Sun, Dec 24 2006, 9:45AM

My guess is that the corners intersect at too sharp of an angle. I would try making them with a larger radius set further back into the rectangular portion of the top.

Most tops of this shape (known as a fiddle back) don't have really prominent corners. I will make up a sample of what I am talking about and post it.

George Davidson · Post by **George Davidson** » Sun, Dec 24 2006, 10:19AM

Thank You guy's
Can you two tone the wood like the picture?
Could I put a color just on the edge of something

DanEpps · Post by **DanEpps** » Sun, Dec 24 2006, 10:34AM

Here is what I came up with George. This is just a sample of course but you can get an idea of what I meant on the corners.

I started with a 24x36 display panel.

First I put a 4\" fillet on the two front corners.

Then I cut 2.5\"x12\" rectangles on each end and a 2.5\"x16\" rectangle on the front but DID NOT CUT THE RECTANGLES OUT.

Next I went to contour mode and created edges.

On these edges I places 2.5\" raduis fillets on all square corners except the back.

Then I left contour mode and deleted the three rectangles I had placed earlier--DELETE, DO NOT CUT.

Finally I created a part using closed contour then profiled the edge using a partial chain.

George Davidson · Post by **George Davidson** » Sun, Dec 24 2006, 10:37AM

That is nice Dan

DanEpps · Post by **DanEpps** » Sun, Dec 24 2006, 10:40AM

On your question about multiple colors on the wood--yes, if you are willing to go to the trouble.

The only way I know to do it is to create two identical parts. Make one the color of the edge and profile it. Make the other the color of the wood and make the thickness very small, like 1/16\" and place it on top of the first piece.

Here is a better view of the overall shape of the sample top.

George Davidson · Post by **George Davidson** » Sun, Dec 24 2006, 2:02PM

Up Date

Kerry Fullington · Post by **Kerry Fullington** » Tue, Dec 26 2006, 2:54PM

George,
Here is your top,
I saved it as a display part. You can change the texture any way you like.
Kerry

George Davidson · Post by **George Davidson** » Tue, Dec 26 2006, 10:26PM

Thank You very one for all the help
Kerry I tryed your top it looks great.
When are you going to start the vanity for me :?: