--- bugbear wrote:
> Wow! *very* interesting approach to fitting the slab to the end frame.
>
>
http://homepage.mac.com/maclif/shopprojects/workbench/Images/02const.de-
tails/06rabbetjigres.jpg
>
> This gets a good fit, whilst removing a minimal of material from
> the slab.
>
> This maximises stiffness and mass in the top, whilst still getting the
> required fit. It also minimises labour, compared to fully surfacing
> the entire underside.
I briefly entertained the idea of surfacing the entire bottom. Very
briefly. Beside the occasional bit of nail still hiding in the bottom (I
forget how many times I had to regrind my #5 blade from those), I
thought this would give a better positive contact to the base.
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I saw the angel in the marble and carved until I set it free.
-Michelangelo
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