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dusty wrote:It looks like a great job, Alec. The taper jig seems to have worked real well. However, I have a question. How did you make the cut that terminates the taper? It appears as though that edge is at 90 degrees to the face of the door panel (not done at the same time as the taper).

What taper? I'm lost!

Nice job Alex!

Dusty is talking about where the bevel meets the raised panel. Because of the angle of the blade, the shoulder (edge) of the raised panel has a slight angle to it. Not very noticable really, there just the same. Alec

Ed in Tampa wrote:What taper? I'm lost!

Nice job Alex!

I think Ed is trying to teach me that this is not a taper. Maybe he calls it a bevel.

At least you knew what I was asking. Thanks, Alec.

dusty wrote:I think Ed is trying to teach me that this is not a taper. Maybe he calls it a bevel.

At least you knew what I was asking. Thanks, Alec.

Actually I was asking in total ignorance. I was trying to find a taper.

But now that you mention it, you are right Dusty you bevel the raise panels you don't taper them. Sorry I couldn't resist.

I'm with bhurley Alec. I'v made lots of raised panel doors on the table saw and you have done very well indeed. It's a fir bit trickier than it looks. One concern I've always had is that a panel that is tapered all the way to the edge can't truly "float" in the frame channel. It is also quite tricky to get the thickness of the taper to be exactly the width of the channel at exactly the point where it enters the channel. Don't sell yourself short. Your jig and your work are first class.

Thanks Shipwright!
Now in order to show how really multi-purpose the Shopsmith is I intend to paint the doors with my SS compressor and spray gun - I will post photos when I get 'em set up and sprayed! Alec