Brace radiusing - favorite approach?

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Re: Brace radiusing - favorite approach?

Post by Daniel P » Thu May 14, 2015 10:14 am

Thats exactly how I ended up doing it earlier this week. Put a 15' radius on four back braces in a matter of minutes. Quick, easy, and surprisingly accurate.

Dave Bagwill wrote:Bob's method of using the plane intrigued me, so during some free time today I rigged up a scrap of shelving and glued a thin strip of stock to it to press the brace material against, drew the radius on a brace, clamped things down and went at it with a sharp plane.
I like it! It works just fine. Thank you Bob!

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