facerj
20th August 2012, 10:29 AM
Hi guys,
I am in the middle of my first serious project and have a couple of questions that I am sure anyone with more experience than me will be able to answer. I am making a chess board/box and have just finished the board. I am pretty happy with the results thus far but have come across a couple of problems that I would like to remedy if possible:
- there are some minor gaps between a couple of squares. This is either a result of my inexperience with jointing edges or a mishap at glue up. Either way the gaps are there. My initial thought was to simply apply a filler. However, on closer inspection it appears the glue (PVA) has completely filled the gap. Perhaps I could scrape it out before using the filler. Any thoughts?
- the squares (5mm thick) are glued to a 6mm piece of MDF square for stability. Unfortunately the whole thing has bowed with the outer edges lifting up (a smile shape when the board is placed face up). Again, any assistance here would be appreciated.
For reference I am using nsw rosewood and anegre for the board. I will take a photo tonight and post it tomorrow.
Cheers,
Jon
I am in the middle of my first serious project and have a couple of questions that I am sure anyone with more experience than me will be able to answer. I am making a chess board/box and have just finished the board. I am pretty happy with the results thus far but have come across a couple of problems that I would like to remedy if possible:
- there are some minor gaps between a couple of squares. This is either a result of my inexperience with jointing edges or a mishap at glue up. Either way the gaps are there. My initial thought was to simply apply a filler. However, on closer inspection it appears the glue (PVA) has completely filled the gap. Perhaps I could scrape it out before using the filler. Any thoughts?
- the squares (5mm thick) are glued to a 6mm piece of MDF square for stability. Unfortunately the whole thing has bowed with the outer edges lifting up (a smile shape when the board is placed face up). Again, any assistance here would be appreciated.
For reference I am using nsw rosewood and anegre for the board. I will take a photo tonight and post it tomorrow.
Cheers,
Jon