Hi Folks, I am not an experienced woodworker, so forgive what will probably be a very basic question. I am somewhat of a dunce when it comes to this sort of thing, not having done it much growing up. I am working on recapping my first bass bridge (of a piano I bought for myself), and have attached the bridge cap to the body just fine, trimmed it flush with a router, etc., etc. So far, so good. I am having trouble with making a beveled edge on this curved bridge. The original bevel angle on the bridge was about 30 degrees. Is this bevel normally done with a jointer with the wood passing through at an angle? I do not have a jointer yet, and was wondering if there was another way to create the bevel so that it would look like the original. The tools available to me are a router with a 45 degree chamfer bit, a Wagner Saf-T-Planer, a radial arm saw, and a table saw. I don't really think either saw will do, and I've tried the Saf-T-Planer with poor results. One other thing I tried was a palm sander, which will work (sort of), but it takes so long. I tempted to just use the 45 degree chamfer bit (that would be the easiest), but do not know if the different angle will make a substantial difference in the bridge. How do you guys do this, and what would you recommend? Thanks in advance. John Formsma Blue Mountain, MS mailto:jformsma@dixie-net.com
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