Use the router to round off the inside ovals before cutting lengthwise, that way you avoid risk of tearout and undercutting the base.
Graham Collins Secret Plans C&C 35-III #11 On 2018-07-27 8:13 PM, Dennis C. via CnC-List wrote: Chad, Making handrails is fairly easy. Get a piece of teak of adequate length and twice as wide as the handrail height. Mark a line down the center lengthwise. Using the old handrail as a template lay out the loops. Using a hole saw with a diameter to match the radius of the underside of the handrail, drill holes to layout the loops. At this point, you can cut the teak piece in two lengthwise. To make the arches, simply connect the holes with a jig saw or a bandsaw. I use a Bosch 1587 jigsaw which, in my opinion is the ONLY jigsaw that reliably cuts a straight line. Now cut the ends. Use a router to round off the underside of the loops, the ends and the tops. Poof! Handrail! Here's one video except the guy does one at a time. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1LPPM-vZhH0 Dennis C. On Fri, Jul 27, 2018 at 4:52 PM, Chad Osmond via CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com<mailto:cnc-list@cnc-list.com>> wrote: Ok so I'll just plug the holes with a dab of 5200 and glue it up at home and see if I can make it look like new. If I can't at least I'll have a template to get my saw and router going. _______________________________________________ Thanks everyone for supporting this list with your contributions. Each and every one is greatly appreciated. If you want to support the list - use PayPal to send contribution -- https://www.paypal.me/stumurray
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