I fought the saw and the saw won...

[ChrisMathes]

I am working on a mantle clock for the LOML. I have been chipping away at it a little at a time. This picture is m work in progress... Today, I added the cove to the edges of the windows. I made 15 of them and on the 16th, the router grabbed the wood from me :crybaby2:I guess I got careless. So, I'm asking for help if anyone can suggest how I can save this piece. It is the cove on the bottom side.

Any suggestions are appreciated. I was thinking about routing in some kind of inlay or something...not sure how to make that look like it was 'meant' to be there...part of the plan. :roll:

Thanks!
Chris

 

[D L Ames]

Chris, beside making a 17th piece I am not sure how to go about hiding that. What type of finish are you planing to use on it? I don't think using any sort of filler and rerouting the piece would make it any less noticeable.

Hopefully someone will have a decent tip that will work for you.

D L

 

[dave_the_woodworker]

How about sawing off the bottoms (looks like an inch or so tall by 5 or 6 inches wide) of both sides and gluing on a piece of contrasting wood like walnut or... Then re-route the coves. Might be a nice touch.

 

[Monty]

Maybe you could put a second, smaller arch in the bottoms of the windows on both sides. Call it a design element!

 

[DaveO]

You might consider chiseling out the damaged area, and gluing in a piece of the same stock orienting the grain correctly. And then very carefully with light passes cut the cove into the new piece. With care it should be almost a perfect match, and I won't tell anyone what happened if you don't.:mrgreen:

Dave

P.S. I am glad that this is all the problem you are having. From your thread title I was expecting much worse:saw:

 

[NCPete]

yeah, from the title, I expected this to be a story of saw-assisted self-injury:saw: Owie! glad the chip out was the only problem.

FWIW, I like Insom's work around.

 

[ChrisMathes]

Yah, I figured the title would throw a few people off, but I thought it was funny. I appreciate the input...I am leaning toward adding an additional cove, as Monty suggested.

If you have any other suggestions, please post...It will probably be a few days before I can address this. I'll let you know how it turns out.

Chris

 

[Steve D]

Ditto the arch suggestion or rout a rabbet around the lower 3 sides deep enough to clear the tearout and make molding to put back in it's place.

 

[michaelgarner]

Are panels going in the sides? If they are you will have to take it apart and flip that one side. Route the other side and put your panel in,, none the wiser. Just an idea to chew on,,I dont know the schematics so dont know if it will work.
Be blessed friend

 

[kota62]

When i built my sisters chess board several years ago, i cut the sides too short, i fitted a contrasting piece in, no one was the wiser and everyone actually liked the design variation. what about doing this inlaid top and bottom on 2 or 4 sides
Gary

 

[ChrisMathes]

The windows will actually have a pane of glass in it, which the spot has already been routed out for it...otherwise, that would have been a good idea!

 

[ChrisMathes]

Yes, this probably would be my preference, and I think that would be really nice. I'm just not confident enough in my skills, yet to take that on with the arch in the top...I'll have to think about it, but I think if I could do something along those lines, the contrasting wood would be nice....

thx..
Chris

 

[Dutchman]

I would go with Dave's suggestion. I think you could patch that and reshape it. I would say you could work the patch down by hand, (maybe rough out with a dremel tool and sand), but that might take a little longer.

 

[cmartinson]

I'm with Dave and Dutchman. The trick though is to NOT MAKE THE PATCH SQUARE. If you leave the patch edge irregular, which is easier that one would think, the glue line will stand a better chance of disappearing. With square or round edges however, everyone's eye will pick up on the pattern. Be sure to use a piece from the same stock and take the time to grain match. Done correctly with a lot of patience this is the best possible solution other than remaking that piece. It has almost no tendancy of error.