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This picture inludes the lower right hand corner of a rod I drew recently
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For this coffer chest
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Seen here complete and painted up
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Here is a picture of a complete rod I drew a fortnight or so ago for a 3 legged cricket table
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And the complete table, painted and waxed (the smaller one on the left-I ommitted the lower rails in the end
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The beauty of this method is that you dont really need to do any “measuring” as such. I tend to have an idea of a form-developed through sketches and study of existing forms-then use wood laths or offcuts to mock up proportions and dimensions on the white board. When I am happy with the arrangement, I then firm it up putting in pencil lines accurately with a straight edge, framing square, sliding bevel, dividers etc. I then get my face side/face edge orientations, dimensions for planing the stock, and positions of joints/rebates etc directly from the rod, and can refer back to the rod whenever I need to. It vastly reduces the chance of error.
Cheers Jonathan