greybeard
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I have been tasked with making a small round tabletop out of maple. Finished piece will be 19" circumference. This is not something I am experienced at doing. I have five 5 1/2" boards cut to 20" lengths and run thru jointer and planer but they are slightly bowed end to end. The planer didn't take the bow out because it just follows the bow. Planned on doing a glue up using biscuits and I 'can' clamp the boards down and take the bow out to use the biscuit cutter but then will be faced with clamping the boards down individually and have to somehow clamp down each board and somehow be able to push each board laterally into the biscuit cuts and keep them clamped until the glue dries.
My other option is to just cut the biscuit grooves without any clamping,, do the glueup and then use my router and a router sled to remove the bows after everything is dried and set, then cut the round circle out, sand to finish and remove any router marks.
The bow is slight and I have exaggerated it in the drawing. In reality, it is not much over 1/8" total runout end to end. (yes, I know I accidently left a biscuit out of the drawing)
Any suggestions? How close to put the biscuits in relation to the edge of the circle?
My other option is to just cut the biscuit grooves without any clamping,, do the glueup and then use my router and a router sled to remove the bows after everything is dried and set, then cut the round circle out, sand to finish and remove any router marks.
The bow is slight and I have exaggerated it in the drawing. In reality, it is not much over 1/8" total runout end to end. (yes, I know I accidently left a biscuit out of the drawing)
Any suggestions? How close to put the biscuits in relation to the edge of the circle?
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