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With all the templates made, we can move to the next step—cutting the boards. Maureen
first uses the template to help select the best board area and avoid knots and other
imperfections.
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Using a couple of screw holes that she
had marked, she attaches the template to the board with 3/4" pan head screws. These
will just be used to fix the template to the board for shaping.
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Back at the bandsaw, she does a
"rough" cut keeping the bandsaw cut about 1/8" away from the
template. She is careful not to get too close to the template. Nicking it would
necessitate making a new template.
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She shows me her finished work with
just a bit of wood to be trimmed at the router table.
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I have installed a pattern bearing bit
with the bearing end-mounted. Maureen checks the router height to ensure that the bearing
will contact the template. [Note that the electrical outlet has nothing plugged in. We
always unplug the router when changing bits.]
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This close-up shows the bit height.
Note also, that Maureen has installed a guide or pivot pin to help start the cutting.
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As with the bandsawing, I make the first
couple of cuts with Maureen watching—until she feels comfortable to try it.
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I watch closely as she starts by
routing the same board that I have done, just to get the feel of it.
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She takes it slow as she gets a feel
for where her hands can be safely as she maneuvers the board past the bit.
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She proudly shows me her first template
routed piece.
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