Last month the guild moved to a new location. It's not much on style, but there is plenty of room. Return to Woodworkers Guild
The bolts ride in the slots and pencil traces the oval. Return to Woodworkers Guild
The nail is removed from the peak. As the boards ride along the remaining two nails, the pencil traces the arch. Return to Woodworkers Guild
Rick tested the new sound system. Return to Woodworkers Guild
The completed oval. Return to Woodworkers Guild
This type of arch is often used above doorways. Return to Woodworkers Guild
The April topic was the layout and construction of ovals. Thornton started with a demonstration of a beam compass. Return to Woodworkers Guild
In this version, the pencil is replaced with a sharp scribe. The layout line is scribed into the surface of the wood. Return to Woodworkers Guild
Alfred finished up his presentation with two more lessons in constructive geometry. First, laying out a basket top arch... Return to Woodworkers Guild
Thornton demonstrated the pitfalls of laying out an oval with a pencil and loop of string. Return to Woodworkers Guild
A couple of members examine the results. Return to Woodworkers Guild
and finally, laying out a spiral using the Fibonacci series. Return to Woodworkers Guild
Alfred demonstrated a much better method using a jig. Two bolts are placed in the beam at A and B. The pencil goes in the beam at C. The distance from A to C will be half the length of the Oval. The distance from B to C will be half the width.Return to Woodworkers Guild
Alfred also demonstrated a method for laying out an eliptical arch. Nails are partially driven into the template at the peak and both ends of the arch. The nails define the angle of the layout boards. Return to Woodworkers Guild