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kmealy

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Racked my geometry brain this morning.   Making some doors with a glass inset.   Let's see, 3/4" stock, 2 1/2" wide rails and stiles, 3/8"x1/2" rabbet for the glass.  1/4" through tenon (bridle joint).  Cheeks of tenon piece (rail) offset to allow for rabbet in the back (2.5" on one side,   2 1/8" for the other side)  Make sure everything is square.     Kept saying to myself "rabbet side up" , "face side out," "depth of cut set right", etc.   Made a set up joint then jumped in.

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4 hours ago, DAB said:

blue tape is one of my favorite tools.  use it all the time to mark parts.  what they are, what the final orientation is, relevant dimensions.  and it comes off really nice and clean, so later finishing is not messed up.  keep several rolls handy next to the clamps

I use the "cabinetmaker's triangle system"    It's really quite foolproof if you keep your mind on right.    I mark out rough cuts/board selection with blackboard chalk.   It erases easily with a little "Mouth liquid"  

 

When I fix chairs, I only need one mark on every piece.   The back spindles get marked A, B, C,.. left to right.    Legs and stretchers get marked clockwise 1,2,3,4.  If there are two stretchers on a piece, the top is 1, the next one down 1', etc.

The silly method of having to write "right leg front"  "AA-AA, BB-BB" etc. is just stupid.

 

http://www.finewoodworking.com/2007/02/06/marking-system-keeps-track-of-parts

 

https://blog.lostartpress.com/2012/12/18/the-french-triangle-is-superior/

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4 hours ago, kmealy said:

I use the "cabinetmaker's triangle system"    It's really quite foolproof if you keep your mind on right.    I mark out rough cuts/board selection with blackboard chalk.   It erases easily with a little "Mouth liquid"  

 

When I fix chairs, I only need one mark on every piece.   The back spindles get marked A, B, C,.. left to right.    Legs and stretchers get marked clockwise 1,2,3,4.  If there are two stretchers on a piece, the top is 1, the next one down 1', etc.

The silly method of having to write "right leg front"  "AA-AA, BB-BB" etc. is just stupid.

 

http://www.finewoodworking.com/2007/02/06/marking-system-keeps-track-of-parts

 

https://blog.lostartpress.com/2012/12/18/the-french-triangle-is-superior/

Good tip, Keith.

I also use X's and Slash marks, but triangles on flat glue ups.

Herb

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