16. Double Bevel Cutting This is a procedure where two pieces of veneer
The beginner is continually confounded by
are fastened together and the design is cut out
the problem of which direction to cut. Picture
with the blade at an angle to the veneer. One of
cutting a tapered plug to be inserted into a
the cut sections is then discarded and the other
conical hole in the background; the plug can
section is placed into the background and the
be inserted from the top or from the bottom.
cutting continues. The incoming veneer may
Only one cut direction will give the required
be placed on top of the background veneer
tapered plug. Note: A formula for calculating this angle
or underneath and while the beveled angle is the same in both instances, the cutter must
and a table of tilt angles can be found on page
go clockwise or counter clockwise around
132 of More Woodworkers’ Essential—Facts,
the pattern.
Formulas & Shortcuts, Cambium Press, 2006 by Ken Horner. Blade
Figure 1. Double Bevel Cutting. When the correct angle is used, distance A is equal to distance B.
Background
Inlay piece
Tilted table
Saw kerf
A
Background
Inlay B
Inlay inserted into background
Which Way to Cut? New Piece Inserted from Below
Cut Counter Clockwise
Table Angled Down to the Right
New Piece Inserted from Above
Cut Clockwise
Table Angled Down to the Left
New Piece Inserted from Below
Cut Clockwise
Table Angled Down to the Left
New Piece Inserted from Above
Cut Counter Clockwise
Concepts
Table Angled Down to the Right
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