So we've successfully bent the rims and we're ready to glue them up to make the rims/sides structure. The two sides meet at the neck join area (aka "heel") and at the bottom (aka "tail"). They are overlength and are put into the mold to mark the correct lengths. Then they are sawed just outside this line. I used the band saw in this instance. Then the ends are nibbled away with a hand plane. In the photo below you see a little fixture that holds the sides to easily trim the work to a 90-degree angle to the top edge. There are four edges to clean up with the plane. The first piece to glue Read more [...]