Larry Ciesla Woodworking


Twelve-way Radial Match Part 4




Step 7:  Remove sheets 1, 2, 11, and 12 from the bundle and set aside for later

 

Step 8:  Re-tape sheets 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, and 10 with blue tape to again secure the sheets from movement within the bundle.

 

Step 9:  Since you removed sheet 1 from the bundle, your original drawing of the triangle that was on sheet 1 needs to be redrawn on sheet 3.  Use the mark along edge B you made in step 5 to realign the triangle along side B and draw side A on sheet 3.

 

Step 10:  Clamp the bundle under the straightedge and cut side A.  Note that you are only cutting side A on sheets 3 – 10 at this time.  After this cut the bundle with sheets 3 – 10 should look something like the drawing on the left.:


Step 11:  Remove the blue tape from the bundle and starting with sheet 3, verify that the sheet number, A, and B designation appear on each piece.  Also recheck that the sheet number and A/B designations are correctly shown on sheets 1, 2, 11, and 12.

 

Step 12:  You will now begin to assemble the left and right sides of the circle using blue tape.  Be sure that the blue tape is placed on the opposite side of the veneer taped tips.  You will be flipping over and edge joining the pieces as shown in the following drawing:

Again remember that a number in a circle means that that piece is flipped over so that the side labeled A on one piece is adjacent to the side labeled A on adjacent piece.  Be very careful to align the tips perfectly.  Note that the “blue tape” side is shown in these drawings.  After everything is aligned perfectly, apply veneer tape to the joints on the “veneer tape” side.


Step 13:  Attach sheet 1 to sheet 3 with blue tape only.  Remember that sheet 1 did not have the A side cut.  This will allow you to adjust sheet 1 along the B edge left or right to achieve the best possible pattern match.  See the drawing at the left:

Do not apply veneer tape to the joint between 1 and 3 at this time.  Use only a couple of pieces of blue tape in case you need to make slight adjustments in the position later.