Planing an octagon
Michael planes the facets of the octagon using—you guessed it—the jointer plane.
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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.
Read moreLaying 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.
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