Ive made a start on coopering.
Thank you for all advice.
I started to make a layout on some cardboard to figure out angles.
See "coopering angles"
Theory is always good to start with but the practical work is often harder. Even so wasnt it Eissenhower that said Its crucial to have a plan, but you will never follow it anyway..?
At least I started out to cut some short pieces.
See "coopering trying small scale"
Then I wanted to make something like Bobhams lighthouse. But I couldn´t just steal his design. What if I turned it around - it would make a good umbrella/cane stand?
I cut the 26 strips on bandsaw, hand planed the bevelled sides.
See "Coopeirngdryrun"
Glued it together with Ducked tape fixing and two slings of rope that I hammered down round the cone to make it tight.
Routed the ditch in the base of the cone.
See "Coopering2Glueupand routing"
It was then I realised. I shouldn´t have glued every strip together. Two should have been unglued so I could taken it apart to insert the floor...
Bummer. Had to cut it in halves on bandsaw again.
See "Cooperinghalves3"
I cut out base of 10 mm plywood, in and glued the cone up again. Spend waiting time on turning a base.
Then it was time to plane the cone reasonably round, to cut off the sharp edges.
See "planing round"
Thank you for watching.
More to come next week when I have more time to write.
/Anders
See "turnign base"