![]() I first set the routing depth, to get a channel of 12 mm width so that we can route 4 channels along the entire face, keeping an edge of 6 mm from each edge of the boards and 2 mm between channels. Routing the channelsįor the channels, I used the router and the parallel guide with a 12,7 mm diameter concave radius double edging router bit. For the thermally treated ash wood, after removing the channels, I had to make a pass through the thicknesser on the other face of the boards to also remove the already rounded edges. I planed all the pieces to get them to the same thickness: 18 mm. ![]() The boards after cutting them to the needed width That was a very big advantage because I was able to use those edges to advance along the band saw fence when cutting them. The first thing I did after I selected the boards was to bring them all to the right width. Being a prototype project, I didn’t know exactly how well everything would work out, and I chose to test before going through all the steps and ruining too many boards. I chose 2 boards because I was going to use one of them to test the routed channels. I found some boards with a width and thickness of 1-2 mm more than I needed. Being wider was a good thing because it had a little bark on one of the edges that had to be removed. I also found an ash board, much thicker than I needed, but with a wonderful pattern. I cut it into two equal pieces along one edge, to be able to make 2 pencil holders out of it. I needed to get them to a thickness of 18 mm for my project. ![]() I didn’t have any problems with the channels routed on one of the faces because by planing I was going to remove them. I found one piece of thermally treated ash about 35 cm long. They are very good for small decorative objects, such as these pencil holders. I wanted to use as many scraps as possible, to avoid wasting too much wood. I chose a few boards with a width of at least 6.7 cm. Don’t forget to subscribe to watch the upcoming videos, too: You can also watch the making video on our YouTube channel.
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