I noted with interest that the first
page of the Swenson Scrapbook post had tremendous interest. There is nothing
like when a real craftsman speaks.
Here are some pictures he took during this last week.
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Very nice, crisp mortises. Both mortises
were registered from the bottom of the rail (top in this picture.)
In Per's words "Upside down the rail is flat enough.
I just used the pins. What I did do is cut
all the large (8x50mm) first. Then adjusted the
fence for the smaller 5 mm domino."
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This is an interesting glue up. Study
the picture and you can see how Per was able to pull long sections of
molding stock together. The question has to be: how tight was he able to get
the joint?
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These were heavy 12 ft sections, too.
That is one very tight joint. Picture perfect it is. I don't know whether to
praise the Domino System or Per and Bob. Actually, the success of this
joint is the result of all three. There can be no other explanation.
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The Swenson's use the Festool LS130 EQ
Linear Sander with a "do it yourself" sanding pad. They can use this and
some of the standard shapes to finish sand the graceful curves of the bar
rail.
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Bob did this carving and is now flowing
in an epoxy surfacing mixture to bring it level with the bar itself.
What a nice touch.
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Have you ever seen such fantastic work? One view
after another.
At the rate that these guys perform their artistry, we should be
getting high gloss finish pictures very soon. We will post them with their
permission.
You may miss Elena, Andrea, Marieanne and even me, but this has
been a page of real people having real successes.
My thanks once again to Bob and Per for letting me post this
success story.
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