AboutGreg Scholl Expertise Questions on Woodworking, wood finishing and refinishing of all kinds, repairing furniture and wooden objects,Architectural details, Woodturning, carving, tool usage, product usage, some chemistry as it applies to woodworking and related interests,cabinet making and furniture construction/design, etc. I have experience with all manners of colorants, finishes, paints, stains, dyes, glazes, and coatings of all kinds.
Experience Fine furniture restorer and cabinet maker for over 30 years,serving high end Antique dealers, Interior designers, Collectors in the CT area. Sold, built, serviced, setup Home,Industrial and Commercial stationary woodworking tools for a major tool retailer in CT. for three years, sold hand and power tools, and offered instruction on use and care as well.I even have some Trade show Demo experience.
Organizations none at this time.
Publications Published in Fine Woodworking Magazine (12/97), included on Fine Woodworkings first "Best of Fine Woodworking" CD-ROM (2002) ...("27 year compilation of expert know-how"), local newspapers as well
Education/Credentials Art School at Silvermine Guild in Norwalk, CT., 9 year apprenticeship in a European run Cabinet and Restoration shop in CT., various classes on subjects having to do with the field.Seminars by Major tool manufacturers, Delta, Powermatic, Performax, Porter Cable, Skil/Bosch to name a few.
Past/Present Clients Many varied clients including work on Martha Stewarts' Westport, CT. show house, many fine Antique dealers and private collectors in and around Fairfield County and in Woodbury, CT.(the Antiques capital of CT.) Consulting for area Painting/Decorating and Building contractors on non painting issues..(staining, wood prep.,clear finishing, floor restoration and architectural detail restoration and repair, etc.), local Museums and Historical Societies.
Expert: Greg Scholl Date: 5/13/2008 Subject: Trying to cut wood for a Hexagon box
Question I am trying to cut pieces of wood for a hexagon shape box. After cutting the six pieces exact lengths and put them together they don't align up. The is a gap. I have my compound saw set at 30 deg. I have made sure the at the 0 deg mark the saw is square. Is there some secret to cutting the angles for the hex? Thank you
Answer Hey Paul, this can be a maddening exercise in frustration, but it is caused by the fact that you're not getting the exact cut you think you are from the saw. A small variation from the correct angle, a few hundredths of an inch, magnified by 12 cuts, will add up to a gap of as much as 1/8" or more. This can happen for several reasons, blade deflection during the cut, slight stock movement during the cut, your scale being off, where 30 degrees is actually 29.874 degrees...and it's not always easy to fix. You may be able to get it by trial and error, where you determine which way to adjust the cut to have it align properly...here's a link to a tool solution that might help explain it in more detail, and offers some solutions as well.... http://www.ts-aligner.com/accuratemiters.htm
Read the section on "Method for success"- the link on "external influences on the accuracy of results"......
Hope that helps- post back if need be- regards- Greg
