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Week 11 – Back kerfing

Posted on April 29, 2015December 1, 2019 by Iain 'Cutty' Carlin

Back preparation

  • Removed sides from mould (had to use big chisel to get sides out of mould)
  • Put blocks and dowels into holes in mould to raise the back sides above top of mould
  • Use large chisel to take off material to top and bottom from waist, keeping the height at the waist
  • Use block plane to taper down till sanding dish fits on with a rock at the hips
  • Plane hips till block nearly flush
  • Sand in clockwise direction until even layer of dust is produced round the circumference of the sides

 Kerfing

  • Fit the kerfing dry and cut to size – slide into bends on sides to avoid breaking the kerfing
  • Glue and hold down with pegs (with rubber bands fitted for extra pressure)

 Neck

  • Planed neck and head together to get flush fit
  • Glued neck and head together with blocks either side and 2 “G” clamps

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