At 03:26 PM 18/09/2008 GMT, brianbaylis@juno.com wrote:
>I try to encourage young builders to take on the construction of a frame
> without a fixture and using only and alignment table or something simil
>ar. There are thousands of ways to do that. It aids their understanding
>of what they are trying to accomplish in terms of frame alignment and ho
>lding specified angles and dimensions. Also helps them not rely complete
>ly on the fixture and take things for granted.
Not to preach to the choir, but if a frame built without jigs and fixtures ends up in good alignment, you know it was done right and there are no built-in stresses that will give trouble later.
John Betmanis
Woodstock, Ontario
Canada