Est. 1998 — 27 years of woodworking knowledge
camelhump
Mike from Tn.
>I have made several camelhump chests and have yet to figure out a set formula for the angle cut to follow the arch around. the top is 4" on the sides and 8" at the zenith. I've always used around 8degrees but always have gaps to fill. The underside is always real tight. Any suggestions?
Re: camelhump
Ed Mulligan, Cape Cod
>Mike -
I'm not familiar with the term camelhump but if the top is constant radius the angle is determined by the radius and the width of the individual slats. Easiest way to figure it out IMO is to draw a full size end view of the arc with the individual slats and take the angle off the drawing with a bevel gauge.
Ed
Re: camelhump
Jim Holman
>Depends upon how many degrees your curves for the camels hump encompass. I have built a few of these and generally saw the slats so that they are tight on the outside with any gaps on the inside. Hand planing the angle on each slat is a great help. I also use hand planes to plane the slats until I get nice fair curves on the outside. On old trunks the inside was always covered, this is a good idea and will hide any gaps.
Luck
I only see ONE hump--Isn't that
Joanne Adler in Pt. Pleasant, PA
>a Dromedary Chest? ;-)
A camelhump chest has to be treated as though
Forrest Addy
>A camelhump chest has to be treated as though it was a lofted shape. its differening curves require that the joint bevels have to be determined. If your present technique results in joint gaps, I reccommend caravel planked boat building technique be consulted before committing to a new project.