I’ve officially started working on frame D, and I can already tell how much progress I’ve made since frame B. Everything feels smoother now — I’m working faster, more confidently, and the results are much more precise.
The first step was erasing all the markings for frames B and C and carefully drawing frame D. I don’t fully trust my grid, so I took extra care with each point, measuring several times from different grid references until I felt confident about its location. I also cross-checked distances between points using my GeoGebra diagrams (see my earlier post about this method). By the time I finished, all my points were within 1mm of the plan, and the diagonals lined up perfectly.
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Back to the drawing board! |
Next came the cutting — this time, I went fully manual with the saw, and I was pleased to see that my manual cuts were just as good as the ones I used to make with the miter saw, but with a much simpler setup — just position the piece and start sawing. Plus, some of the angles in frame D can’t even be done on the miter saw, so I would have had to cut them by hand anyway. This way, everything stays consistent, and I can keep a good rhythm without switching tools.
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Who needs a miter saw? |
I also realised that when I cut one joint, I can sometimes reuse the waste piece as the matching joint on the opposite side of the frame. It doesn’t work for every cut, but when it does, it saves both wood and time — a nice little efficiency boost!
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Two joints with a single cut |
By the end of the session, I had about half the frame cut and ready in just three hours. I even managed to mark and cut the curved bottom pieces, then finish them with the hand plane — this process felt almost second nature after building frame C.
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I got to this stage very quickly! |
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Marking the curved bottom sides of the frame |
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Using the band saw |
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Planing and sanding the rough edges |
Next up, I’ll tackle the top and bottom sides to finish the frame. At this pace, I’m optimistic that frame D will come together much faster than the previous ones.
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