I had planned for the Maslow to do all the fabrication on this, but it absolutely choked on the kerf-cutting for the bent corners. I had to do that with a jig I made. Still, it turned out pretty well!
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Beautiful!
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Nice work.
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This is stunning!
How did you fill in those kerf cuts? Love that look.
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1/8ā walnut splines.
The math on smooth kerf-bending is tricky - more cuts = smoother bends but unless you want gaps with a given sweep, the required kerf thickness gets smaller than feasible.
So I decided to lean into this, using a tapered router bit and 1/8ā walnut splines. Closing the taper tight to the spline gives an effective kerf of 0.06ā and 22 kerfs for a smooth curve.
I wish the Maslow could have done the kerfing, but it kept tracking into neighboring kerfs, going wildly off-course and mangling the workpiece. Iām not sure why.
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Woah! That is such a cool idea!