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Monthly Archives: June 2012

Video: Cutting 2 sets of walnut top elements without a cut table

June 28, 2012by tsunamiChris Leave a comment

I get almost all of my shapes from the new cut table. There are a few missing, though: the walnut top, plus the missing pieces elements from the original cut […]

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framing, Video

Building Another Cut Table

June 27, 2012by tsunamiChris Leave a comment

I need to cut a bunch of cuts on full sheets of plywood so I make a cut table. It’s really just a full sheet of plywood that has the […]

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cutting, jigs

First Cuts for Mid-ship

June 27, 2012by tsunamiChris Leave a comment

The first cuts on the new cut table went well. There were a couple of spots where I wasn’t cutting directly over the gap, so I’ll go back with the […]

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cutting, framing, templates

Template Clean Up

June 27, 2012by tsunamiChris Leave a comment

After making these temporary template pieces (the real template pieces will be made from my first cuts on the cut table) I need to clean up as much as I […]

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sanding, templates

“Missing Puzzle Pieces”

June 27, 2012by tsunamiChris Leave a comment

Last week I marked the curves for the missing top and bottom of the walnut. Now I am using those puzzle pieces to make the templates for the mid-ship frame. […]

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templates

Starting Phase 2: Mid-ship

June 22, 2012by tsunamiChris Leave a comment

After working for 3 months on the hemisphere (let’s hope the next hemisphere is faster) I’m back to first gear. I need to take a bunch of measurements and plan […]

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design, framing, little helpers

It’s Up!!!

June 22, 2012by tsunamiChris Leave a comment

With the help of a few friends from local start-up incubator Sunfire, the hemisphere is now upright and ready for the mid-ship frame. Lifting was not a problem with 5 […]

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framing, help

Spending all Day Thinking About Getting it up.

June 20, 2012by tsunamiChris Leave a comment

I now have all 4 standing supports attached to the walnut. There are a few cross braces to help with the stress on these elements during lifting. …I forgot that […]

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framing, jigs

Getting Ready to Get it Vertical

June 18, 2012by tsunamiChris Leave a comment

The hemisphere is together. The doorway has been established, and it’s time to work on the mid-ship. To do this, I need to put the hemisphere on its head. I […]

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framing, jigs

Video: Vertical Glue-up

June 6, 2012by tsunamiChris Leave a comment

Gluing up a single vertical takes about 40 minutes. First I mark all of the dadoes from the outside panel that I am gluing. This helps drill pilot holes quickly, […]

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framing, Video

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