Thanks for all the responses so far. PR? I think you are on to something there doing all the coving first on rectangular staves, then taper/bevel in one operation on the slider. I've done a number of coopered stave things in the past but never a complete barrel, and definitely not a tapered one. I've assembled a few staves at a time where clamps still work okay, then used Dominos for alignment to put sections together. Sometimes band clamps come in handy for that sort of thing.
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Jonathan, so if it weighs a ton you think I'm fine with the 24" diameter? I'd love to avoid the headache of the ellipse angles.
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Mac, who's Steve??
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My top will have no metal band around it. That's just asking for trouble.
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Jason
J. Holtz Furniture
3307 Snelling Ave. South
Minneapolis, MN 55406
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