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QUESTION: Greetings,
I have a question in regard to putting veneer around the circumference of a table using bendie board, making a column as a table base.
I measured the circumference with a flexible sewing measuring tape and got 40". I measured 40" on the bendie board. When putting the bendie board around the circumference, it is two inch gap short???? Please advise!
Thank you. Wish i had taken an image...
W Doherty
ANSWER: Did you use the same measuring tape to measure out the bendie board? Sewing tapes are not the same scale as a tape measure, it sounds like that may be the issue....check it out side by side with a regular measuring tape and you'll see what I mean...post back- regards- Greg
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QUESTION: The same tape measure was used.
I'm kind of at a loss here to explain how you could be 2" short...that doesn't make sense to me. If you've measured accurately and transferred that measurement accurately, there's no way you could be that off....the only other way to do it is the old cabinet makers technique of actually wrapping the bendie board around it temporarily and physically mark it exactly where it meets........
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Greg Scholl
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Questions on Woodworking, wood finishing and refinishing of all kinds, repairing furniture and wooden objects, Architectural details, Woodturning, carving, tool usage, product usage, some chemistry as it applies to woodworking and related interests,cabinet making and furniture construction/design, etc. I have experience with all manners of colorants, finishes, paints, stains, dyes, glazes, and coatings, wood species recognition and usage,tool recommendations, blade types and recommendation,techniques and methods for many Woodworking related issues, etc.
Experience
Fine furniture restorer and cabinet maker for over 30 years,serving high end Antique dealers, Interior designers, Collectors in the CT area. Consulting for area Painting/Decorating and Building contractors on non painting issues..(staining, wood prep.,clear finishing, floor restoration and architectural detail restoration and repair, etc.) Sold, built, serviced, setup Home, Industrial, and Commercial stationary woodworking tools for a major tool retailer in CT. for three years, sold hand and power tools , provided knowledge, parts replacement, service, and on site service, Trade show Demo, and training as well.
Publications
Published in Fine Woodworking Magazine (12/97), included on Fine Woodworkings first "Best of Fine Woodworking" CD-ROM (2002) ...("27 year compilation of expert know-how")
Education/Credentials
Art School at Silvermine Guild in Norwalk, CT., 9 year apprenticeship in a European run Cabinet and Restoration shop in CT., various classes on subjects having to do with the field. Seminars from major Tool manufacturers, Skil/Bosch, Delta, Powermatic, Ritter, Porter cable, Milwaukee, Dewalt/B&Decker, Performax.
Past/Present Clients
Many varied clients including work on Martha Stewarts' Westport, CT. show house, many fine Antique dealers and private collectors in and around Fairfield County and in Woodbury, CT. (the Antiques capital of CT.), Golden Age of Trucking Museum, Wilton Historical Society.
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