#82.5 - No Comment #2 - Tapered Octagon

http://www.halfinchshy.com/2013/05/no-comment-2-tapered-octagon.html

The tapered octagon piercing through the shaped demi-lune top of the Tim Burton table (formerly known as No Comment #2) involves the nemesis of most woodworkers: compound angles (the stair builders are laughing right now...)

True, compound angles are more complicated than square cuts with a square blade by a square woodworker :) ("triple square cuts"), but some techniques can make them really easy to work with and get great results.

In this episode, a large part deals with cutting and Domino-ing the triangles that make up the tapered octagon along with some tips on eye-balling the cut with an angled fence and how to recover from Dominoing with a less than perfect bevel angle setting. The Domino trick actually comes in really useful in the triple-square arena as well.

There was a lot of interest in the new-to-me technique of using the Domizilla to mortise through multiple parts simultaneously; the process is really easy (though I over-explain, I know), but saves on a lot of awkward calculation of other compound angles.

Next up will be a short video on how to measure a compound angle off a project; this is really useful when you are making an n-sided object... make n-1 sides according to your formula and tool settings then calculate the last perfect-fitting piece directly off the rest. The savings in caulk alone make this worthwhile to learn!

Sorry it's longer than I expected... jeez, it's just a tapered octagon!

The full-build blog article can be found here: http://www.halfinchshy.com/2013/02/no-comment-2-full-build.html

The article and video on the Angle Madness - Jigs referenced in this video can be found here: http://www.halfinchshy.com/2012/04/angle-madness-jigs.html

Видео #82.5 - No Comment #2 - Tapered Octagon канала Half-Inch Shy