After spending so much time marking up the template yesterday for cutting today, it turns out that my markings were not 100% perfect. First I cut the template I marked up from yesterday:
I didn't really notice anything wrong with the template, so I decided to use it to cut a test leg piece from 1/2" plywood. Careful study showed some asymmetry. Since I need to use this template 10 times (5 for each leg), I decided to start over, by going straight to the blueprint. I cut out the outline of the leg from the blueprint using an Xacto knife and straightedge:
Ultimately I cut this template out too. Even this template is not 100% perfect, but it's a lot better. The only thing wrong with it is that the edges above where the ankle joins the leg are not of equal length. I haven't decided whether I will a) try to fix the template, b) live with it, or c) start over again for the third time.
No comments:
Post a Comment