Sawing and truing up the final edge of the board
In order to create a perfect octagon, the last edge of the board is sawn and planed to be perfectly square to the face, and the other edges—a difficult task.
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Laying out an octagon
Michael demonstrates how to lay out a perfect octagon using only a compass and straightedge.
Read moreAdding beveled facets to finish off the octagon exercise
Bringing it all together are the beveled facets, which will only meet up as they should if everything up to now has been done perfectly.
Read morePerfect panel glue-ups
Jointing with glue-ups in mind is a precise business. Watch how Mike Pekovich breaks it down into simpler steps.
Read moreThe jointer and planer are a team
Flat and square stock starts at the jointer to get one face flat then to the planer to get the opposite face parallel to it.
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