Dan Masshardt
Member
I mostly turn but am dabbling in other stuff.
My aunt asked me to make a mirror with a handle to use at a dresser or whatever.
Oval Mirror so the lathe is out. :-(. Had a couple ideas there if it was round.
So I ordered a 5x7 oval beveled mirror from psi.
Here comes the issue - I don't just want to glue it on top - that would look cheap I think.
The ideas that come to mind are tracing it and them routing out the center which seems possibly painful.
Or creating a template that I could uSe with a router with bushing - probably more worthwhile if I was going to do several.
Or laminate two thinner boards together with a slot (rabbet) cut on one to accommodate the mirror - wouldn't need to be as precise...
Thoughts? Anybody elver done one?
My aunt asked me to make a mirror with a handle to use at a dresser or whatever.
Oval Mirror so the lathe is out. :-(. Had a couple ideas there if it was round.
So I ordered a 5x7 oval beveled mirror from psi.
Here comes the issue - I don't just want to glue it on top - that would look cheap I think.
The ideas that come to mind are tracing it and them routing out the center which seems possibly painful.
Or creating a template that I could uSe with a router with bushing - probably more worthwhile if I was going to do several.
Or laminate two thinner boards together with a slot (rabbet) cut on one to accommodate the mirror - wouldn't need to be as precise...
Thoughts? Anybody elver done one?