12-02-2015 06:52 PM
by Dan Lyke |
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Took me a couple of tries to get a mirror shape I liked:
A few things I learned about cutting the oval (which took me 3 tries, although one of those was unrelated to the cutting):
Cut from the front, not the back. I was concerned about the mirror coating peeling off when I broke the glass, but it turns out it came off just fine. Alas, it was too thick for my cutter to cut through.
Don’t try to clamp it into the frame.
Then i built up a frame for the mirror and routed...
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07-21-2012 02:00 AM
by GaryL |
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I’ve have been working on a clients home that has entailed several different projects/phases. One of the things being done is upgrading most if not all of the trim through out this 7300 sq. ft. home. Next is doing the front entry and hall. There are two archways, one arched bi-fold (both sides), and an arched front door. Seven arches total with three different radius’s.
First I made some paper templates from the openings and then transfered this to the material, in this case pa...
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04-28-2008 06:55 PM
by Dan Lyke |
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On the left, how it looked when we moved in, on the right, how it looks as of right now.
The ugly “security” door on the front has always bothered me. It’s indicative of a bad neighborhood, where people don’t trust their neighbors, and we were very sure that it was an over-reaction by a person growing old and settling into their fears, otherwise we wouldn’t have bought the place. Thus it’s been important to me that we replace it fairly quickly.
We&...
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