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Yep. That's really bad.
By:John Monfoe
Date: 11/11/2001, 6:34 am
In Response To: Re: Strip: Building a Shooting Star (Rob Macks)

I have had your instruction book, some patterns cutout and the lower bow on the bed to think about while I watch TV. That's being addicted, I know. I use a green sleeping bag to set the bow piece on for close up pictures since it seem to absorb the flash.

I will try to take some pictures while I make you upper bow. If I can get my 12" table sander all set up and working it should be fairly easy for me. I will take a squared up piece of wood, put a center line around the length and lay out the cross section on the end and sand to that shape. Then I can body putty it on its side to a flat board and sand the side shape but that isn't necessary. Then I will shape the rest of it by hand on the sander. Then cut off a back section and sand it 3/16" smaller to seat my 3/16" strips. Then sand the back angle on the main section and also on the strip holding back section and glue them together and put a screw in it for good measure. I am still waiting for my 12" sander discs that I ordered before I can do this.

John

Messages In This Thread

Strip: Building a Shooting Star
Josh Cohen -- 11/9/2001, 5:39 pm
Re: Strip: Building a Shooting Star *Pic*
John Monfoe -- 11/10/2001, 4:53 am
Additional notes on making the upper bow piece
Rob Macks -- 11/10/2001, 7:07 pm
Re: Strip: Building a Shooting Star
Rob Macks -- 11/10/2001, 9:17 am
Yep. That's really bad.
John Monfoe -- 11/11/2001, 6:34 am