WIP Arched Conventional Window

joiner_sim · 26 Aug 2008

Hi all,
I was meant to post these couple of pictures last Thursday night before I went away for the bank holiday but was way too busy! So Just thought I'd post them now! Better later than never. I'm going back to work tomorrow and so should get it completed at some point soon, and hopefully will be able to snap the final pictures.

The inside of the arch was cut using a spindle moudler with a plywood template nailed onto it. The outside of the arch was cut freehand on the bandsaw. The total width of the arch was made up in 3 pieces and then half lapped together, and then belt sanded up nice and clean. The arch was connected to the frame using biscuits and 70mm screws.

Here's the pictures, I'm sorry i haven't posted actual work in progress in pics, but time is money! This is still WIP though, because I have yet to make and fit two fixed casements, so look forward to seeing that!

Hope you have liked, comments, suggestions and questions are welcomed

PowerTool · 27 Aug 2008

Nice work,makes a pleasant change to see something a little different.Will look forward to seeing it finished

Andrew

John McM · 27 Aug 2008

Great, well done Simon. Always nice too see some quality joinery.

OPJ · 27 Aug 2008

joiner_sim":3g3zbrw8 said:
The inside of the arch was cut using a spindle moudler with a plywood template nailed onto it. The outside of the arch was cut freehand on the bandsaw.

Hi Simon, could you elaborate on this a bit more, please?

I'd assume you made the template for the full-size arch, rather than doing each of the three segments individually?

I would've thought it would be easier to shape the outside on the spindle moulder, not the inside?

Nice work though. I hope you can still count to ten and I look forward to seeing more on this in due time.

joiner_sim · 28 Aug 2008

Hi guys,
I'm sorry but I think I might not be able to post the finished pictures.

Got into work yesterday and couldn't work on it as something else was more important :roll: and then today the arch became very important as its meant to be delivered first thing tomorrow morning :!: :!: :!: So have been rushing around today getting the arched casement made and fixed in place, painted, draughtsealed and then finally cutting in the arched beading. All just in-time before 4.30pm when we shut. If I can snap a picture tomorrow, I'll be happy not only just to post it, but to have it for my portfolio, but looks like it might get taken out for delivery first thing

Oh well, I hope you can just take my word for it, if I don't get any pictures, that it did look nice.

I'd assume you made the template for the full-size arch, rather than doing each of the three segments individually?

I would've thought it would be easier to shape the outside on the spindle moulder, not the inside?

I had a large template to work from for the total shaping of the arch, but to do the 3 segments before gluing up, a plywood template was nailed on, I had two templates, this was because the bottom of the arch goes into a flat, so I just used one template to do the left& right hand of the arch, by turning it over. Then the other template had been made to suit the middle bit of the arch, which was completley rounded.
Apparently, it was too dangerous to shape the outside of the arch on the spindle moulder (not sure why, the machinists decision) The inside was shaped on the spindle as the profile had an ovolo mould on. Anyways, I'd of been happy to cut both on the band saw............ just more work, but more satisfying!

Hope this answers the question, maybe? :roll:

Our machinists don't really like being helpful so what they do, I'm happy about, what I have to do, well thats my job, to do the stuff the machinists can't.

Anyways, as I have already said, I hope I can snap a picture tomorrow morning but I think it will be already going out on the delivery truck before I can even say goodbye! Oh well, there'll be others!

OPJ · 29 Aug 2008

Shame about the finished photo's. As for the shaping, I can only imagine they deemed it unsafe to shape the outside because of the size of the of thing and how much of it would be unsupported, hanging over the bed, while you're cutting. If the frame tilts backwards and away from the cutter, this'll obviously take a gouge out of the edge - something I've done a few times with long, curved rails!