Black Limba Head Cab

[drhulsey]

Larry, how do you do your front panel bevel: table saw, planer

[Distortion]

Larry, how do you do your front panel bevel: table saw, planer

Hey Tim, I am a bit confused with your question. Which cabinet are you asking about?
Are you asking how I blend all the different boards together so they are flush, or are you asking how I cut the opening at the bottom of the front panel around the control panel? Or are you talking about the lower bevel on the bottom portion of the Wreck style cabs?
It doesn't take much to confuse me..

[benoit]

I think he's talking about the bevel that runs the length of the front panel at the bottom. I'm curious about that also. I've done it with a table saw but the fence had to be so close that my workpiece caught in the hole the tablesaw sticks up out of.

[Distortion]

I think he's talking about the bevel that runs the length of the front panel at the bottom. I'm curious about that also. I've done it with a table saw but the fence had to be so close that my workpiece caught in the hole the tablesaw sticks up out of.

The way I cut the bottom bevel is with my tablesaw.
I have an older Unisaw and as most saws the fence is positioned on the right side of the blade.
When I cut the bottom bevel on the front panel I move the fence to the left side of the blade. The reason I do this is because when you adjust the blade for angle cuts the blade only leans to the right, so in order to get the bottom taper the blade needs to be set around 7 degrees . I start off with blade with an angle around 10 degrees and adjust for the correct reveal.
The tricky part of this is running the board upright against the fence.
There is really no easy way to do this unless you have some super expensive equipment.
I should comment this technique should not be used if you are new to a tablesaw. It can be extremely dangerous because of the way the board is positioned.