Fluted Arbutus Burl Bowl

Nice job on the fluting, any chance you could post a picture of the jig you use for this? I'm interested in starting to do this.

Vincent Vogel said:

Nice job on the fluting, any chance you could post a picture of the jig you use for this? I'm interested in starting to do this.

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Thank you Vincent, I posted 2 pictures on my blog so hopefully the link works. The platform is made with 1" steel post and an aluminum plate 1/4" is bolted to the post. The MFD board is mounted to the aluminum plate and as you can see in the photo there are slots with T tracks. I use this to set stop blocks for the router to control the length of the flute. The other picture shows the laminate trimmer. I made a new plexiglass plate so that it rubs along the table surface the same height as the base, this prevents the trimmer or router from tilting and making a mess of the flute. You can see the white HDPE piece where the router bit extends. That piece has male threads and the plexiglass piece has female threads, this is how I set the bit depth. The white HDPE node follows the contour of the wood so I don't have to make sacrificial templates for the router base to follow. It seems to be working far better. If you cant get to the pictures I can email them.
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Nice work Dave !

Thank You for posting this Dave. Very educational for the whole site you posted. You definitely earned the burl wood. I will start to construct a fluting device soon.