Mitering Two Different Board Widths - Chinese Solution #1

Not to ruffle your feathers, CB, but the Chinese solution is a hell of a lot simpler than yours. ;)

Board widths are small [s] and large [L]...

s/L is the tangent of one angle; the small board if using them as indicated here. The other [large board angle cut] is 90 minus that ...or whatever else you want as a total angle, minus that.

It gets trickier when ...the boards need compound angles.

suppose they are both 4". [s] = 4 and [L] = 4

The other [large board angle cut] is 90 minus that

So, cut 1 at 1 degree, and 1 at 89 degrees? Right.

Tricky enough as is.

Harvey

No

tan A = 4/4

A = arctan 1

A = 45 degrees

I agree with that "one thousand percent"! *GRIN*

Wrong. Repeating, "S/l is the _tangent_ of the angle..."

so tan(angle) = 4/4 == 1 thus angle = arctan(1) == 45 degrees

and 90-45 = 45

So, cut 1 at 45 degrees, and the other at 45 degrees (too).

Jimmy Stewart insists that it is not beyond the capabilities of the average Pookah. :)

Ok, ok. I *said* I was no good at trig! *grin*

Harvey

Feathers hell! I want hair! Though driving The Little White Car (Miata convertible) is always fun - I'd sure like to add the feeling of the wind in my hair. On the other hand, I'm more aero dynamic - which, with current gas prices - $3.399 for regular unlead out here in the SF Bay Area - has its advantages.

The Chinese Solution #1 is definitely not simpler - since it involves rounding over the corner AND the top edges of the horizontal parts. And if you round over the top edges of the horizontal parts you should round over the bottom edges as well. That would require rounding over the inside edges of the "leg" as well.

Them Chinese furniture makers are a crafty (pun intended) clever lot. (see my subsequent posting D'ja ever REALLY study a nice piece of furniture?

Fun stuff this woodworking thing.

charlie b