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The gluing of the sides has begun this morning. I came up with the idea of starting with the smallest radius first, That way, if something is off, I can ease slack around a larger curve much easier than trying to get it to tuck into a tiny notch where the wood isn't bent properly. Anyway. Here's a picture of the clamping rig I came up with. The clamp on the left in this pic is really just there to add counter pressure on the back...

I saw this passed around on e-mail a while back under Red-neck Harley.

While I don't care for the contemporary designs that Marks uses, his technique and art are beyond question. You did a great job of capturing that element with this piece. Wonderful art, and great execution. And.... dang, what a process!!! I thought my flat work glue ups were a pain! I will never complain again. Well, I probably will, but you know what I mean!

Another Wow... And as Bruce said it would be nice to get a few more pics. Great job Mike.

Quote: Originally Posted by Tom Sontag Terrific idea. Looks to me like that center might get kinda heavy after some rains; did you vent the plastic somewhere to keep from having a muddy pool in wet weather? Of course, next you'll want to enclose it so you can grow year round. Enjoy those salads! Maybe you don't need enclosures in Florida for year round growing. Yes. The bottom is made out of 3/4" thick pt fence pickets...

Great looking project! My wife and I grew a vining spinach this year in the garden, it worked very well and was easy to harvest. I would recommend trying some of that out next season.

thanks for posting that Jim. The work in that,unbelievable.

Really a great presant.

That's a neat project, Walt and very well executed. For not trying to "pop" the grain on that QSWO, the ray flecks really show up well. I really like that finish. Thanks for sharing it with us.

Thanks all for the nice words. Two ways of doing these, and you guessed both. My first few were stack-cut on the bandsaw. Now I have complimentary jigs. I get them close on the bandsaw, and use the shaper with a pattern bearing and a straight cutterhead.