MOTM

Doug,

I can see only one problem.....You are in the US and I live in the UK !

Graham

On 16 Dec 2008, at 14:47, Doug Wellington wrote:

> Last note before I fly to Orange County.
>
> I can make both straight and slanted cases. There are a couple options
> - if you want a case kit, I can make the case with angle brackets so  
> you
> can put it together yourself. If you don't want to do that, I can make
> the corners in three different ways - the simplest is by gluing the
> panels together using my plate joiner and what are called "biscuits."
> With the glues that are available now, this is pretty much as strong  
> as
> any of the other methods. The second way I make corners is with a
> dovetail jig. Dovetails are a very traditional way of making joints,
> and are the strongest joint you can make. I especially like to make
> what are called "inlaid dovetails" where I make one dovetail joint  
> with
> a contrasting color wood, then move the jig slightly and make the  
> final
> joint. There's even a dovetail method called "corner post double
> dovetail" that makes a symmetric dovetail joint instead of the
> traditional style that looks one way on one side of the joint, but a
> different way on the other. The third way I can make the corners is
> with a box joint, which is basically interlocked alternating fingers.
> When I have the time, I'll post pictures of what all these things look
> like. There is a big difference in labor costs for the different
> joints, so a case may range in price from $250 to $500. With all the
> stuff I have going on at the moment, there will be a 2-3 month  
> delivery
> time for cases...
>
> As for panels, I apologize for not having a shopping cart on the web
> site - email orders have been keeping my work queue full. (I've been  
> so
> busy already that I worry that advertising is just going to create a
> bigger backlog.) After I recover from the shop upgrade costs, I hope  
> to
> hire someone to help me out in the shop. For the moment though, I'd
> rather stick with high quality rather than high quantity.
>
> OK, time to head out for the marrow donation. I hope to be back online
> Friday or over the weekend.
>
> Doug
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