Splined tiles, solid mahogany, with radius faces to mimic weaving.
this post was submitted on 28 Jun 2023
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How did you make the individual tiles? They all look very uniform in size and shape. Clever use of chamfer bits on a router maybe? Looks very nice.
Thanks! I jointed the stick straight, planed it for thickness and width, used a shaper to chamfer and the side dados. Sled jig with stop to cut to length, then sled jig with shaper for end dados. I built a carousel jig for tha bandsaw for the rough radius, then used a belt sander with a right angle table to smooth them out. I make extensive use of micrometers and digital readouts in my shop; very accurate sizing is the key to getting something like this together without gaps.
Wow, I knew it took some work, but that's quite the process. I'm also happy to see I'm not the only person to use a shaper in my shop. I've heard the argument that they only make sense when you're batching out stuff on an industrial scale, but I find myself using it all the time.