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    DIY Faux Wood Beams




    I needed to cover some square tubing supports in the barndo I am building and decided to use an angle lock miter. Eight 2x8x16's were planed to about and inch.




    I then ran them through a shaper with the angle lock cutter.


    It cuts the board at a 45 degree and cuts a tongue and groove at the same time. It's a pretty strong joint when glued and nailed/screwed. Here is a close up pic of the joint.


    I then glued and nailed two pieces together making four halves and stained them. The wife and myself assembled two halves over the square tubing. This was a tedious task as they are 13ft long and fairly heavy and needed clamping to nail in place.



    They turned out pretty nice.



    #2
    Thats pretty slick. I like that shaper/joint maker. Nice work man.

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      #3
      Those look great. Heck of a job. That joint is slick.

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        #4
        Tedious ALWAYS pays off in trim work. Very nice.

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          #5
          Very cool, you could go into biz with diz

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            #6
            That looks great and that joint is super cool.

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              #7
              **** show-off!

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                #8
                very nice

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                  #9
                  You are killing it with that barndo!


                  Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

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                    #10
                    Originally posted by Smokeater View Post
                    **** show-off!
                    Right!!!

                    Everything he builds is badazz

                    Sent from my SM-G930V using Tapatalk

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                      #11
                      Very nice!

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                        #12
                        Beautiful work!

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                          #13
                          Looks sharp.
                          You need a dust collector!

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                            #14
                            Wow...looks great! Nice job!

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                              #15
                              The set up does take a little time to get right. To make the joint one side is laid flat while cutting while the other one is cut on edge. A long tall fence is needed to perform cutting on edge.

                              On another note I made and installed these beams in a tray ceiling in bedroom#2. I did not use a miter lock on these. There were lots of angles on them though due to the X corner to corner.





                              I do have some dust collectors but prefer to move outside when I have mass planning to do.

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