Just completed this to house a friend's collection of pottery. No, that's not just perspective, the front and sides actually slope inward two inches at the top ;D.
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The TS 55 and guide rail turned out to make those long tapering rips easier than any way I ever tried before
. Also, the slanted joints at the top and bottom of each side. You have to get both the angle and length very precisely matched or either the joints don't close tightly or the height of the side isn't what you wanted. I made the side rails over-length, cut the domino joint between them and the back stile, dry-fitted the rear joints tight and square, then laid the guide rail along the desired bevel line. Zip, zip with TS 55 and voila, a perfect fit!
I also learned that photographing anything with glass is a pain! Very difficult to keep from getting reflections of other stuff in the room.
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The TS 55 and guide rail turned out to make those long tapering rips easier than any way I ever tried before
. Also, the slanted joints at the top and bottom of each side. You have to get both the angle and length very precisely matched or either the joints don't close tightly or the height of the side isn't what you wanted. I made the side rails over-length, cut the domino joint between them and the back stile, dry-fitted the rear joints tight and square, then laid the guide rail along the desired bevel line. Zip, zip with TS 55 and voila, a perfect fit!I also learned that photographing anything with glass is a pain! Very difficult to keep from getting reflections of other stuff in the room.
. Because of the tapers, each shelf is a different size and the side panes are not rectangular. I think I would have needed another half day to do the tapered rips and joints without the TS 55 and guide rails, and at least a day to do all the mortise and tenon joints without the domino.
