Add on the tail block and start with the lining:
Last strip of lining gets glued on:
Onto the rosette. I’m making this one from end-grain palm. The simple fixture is used to accurately sand the angles on the end of each tile which makes up the rosette:
I assembled the tiles with a strip of maple separating each one and then stuck them temporarily to the board so I could rout the rosette into a circle using the router jig:
More next time!
Hi David,
Glad to see that you have begun a blog. I took a dovetail private lesson from you summer of ’10. Was one of the highlights of my summer! I hope to take your course on plane making soon.
Good luck,
Ron Howes
Hi Ron — I appreciate the encouragement and I’ll look forward to working with you again.