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Close ups of the new shield's oak edge lamination

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Submitted by Corby on Thu, 07/07/2011 - 9:57am

This started with 2 pieces of 1/4" marine grade ply. When I failed to notice that I hadn't sized it to account for the front face being several inches wider than the back, I ended up needing to fill in that edge. Click for the whole article and pics.

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What it is

Submitted by Corby on Thu, 07/07/2011 - 10:11am.

I have a lot, and I mean a whole lot, of red oak offcuts from milling rough boards into finished lumber. Clean, dry, flat and square, mostly.

This started with 2 pieces of 1/4" marine grade ply. When I failed to notice that I hadn't sized it to account for the front face being several inches wider than the back, I ended up needing to fill in that edge.

So I used the oak. I've just glued it on with titebond 2, then trimmed off the excess. As I went, I realized I could do more, and have laminated a couple pieces on to the face along the top, and I've taken a thin piece, water soaked it, and bent it around the bottom edge. Where I didn't get the clamping perfect, I have filled in gaps with epoxy.

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