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BladeRuiner
 PostPosted: Thu Oct 22, 09 10:10 pm   
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Location: Valley Forge, PA
I just made my fan... I watched the video again and I have two questions...

1. you mounted the fan to another piece of veneer. Is that all you used as a backer? Is that the basic thickness (2 pieces of veneer?)

2. After you applied the pieces of black Costello how do you cut the perimeter of the oval? Is the outside diameter determined by the template you cut out in the video?
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Eli Cleveland
 PostPosted: Fri Oct 23, 09 2:28 am   
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1. Yes, sort of. Because out holly and costello were different thicknesses, we actually had a backer on the holly, to build it up, and another backer for the entire fan. If your veneers are the same thickness, or close, one backer is fine.

2. Yes. We just lined up the pattern, clamped it down, and knifed around it. Afterwards, you want to double-check the edges of the fan, making sure the black caps look consistent.

It sounds like your moving right along. Great job on sticking with it. Any chance of giving us a peek?

Eli
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cmiddleton
 PostPosted: Fri Oct 23, 09 5:56 am   
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If you make a oval the size of your fan out of plexiglass template and use that to cut around you can see your positioning of the template in the exact position and then clamp it down. If you don't have any plexiglass you can make the template out of some 1/4" plywood.

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BladeRuiner
 PostPosted: Fri Oct 23, 09 7:04 pm   
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Eli,
Here are a few pictures... not much progress w/ my work schedule.
I have gone back and figured out the correct angles for the oval...
so I'll post the completed fan in a few days.
I am not actually sticking to your plan... I'm using cherry as the primary wood and making it to use in our entry hall, so the table is a bit larger. Instead of the stringing w/ holly, I'm considering using epoxy w/ a pigment. I did a test piece and it came out really good.... I used black pigment which stood out nicely against the cherry.
I think everything in this project is a 1st for me... so thanks foe the challange and the support.
I have a few more images at this URL: http://picasaweb.google.com/1bladeruiner/HallTable#


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File comment: Small sand shaded fans... considering these for corners of the table top..... after more consideration I'll go with a large oval inlaid sand shaded fan in the center of the table
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File comment: Top showing the inlaid edge banding Maple & maple dyed black.....
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File comment: Point of sand shaded fan
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