TomInNC Posted November 29, 2021 Report Share Posted November 29, 2021 My daughter has an oval-shaped window in her room, and I was thinking of attempting to make a plantation shutter to fit the space. Does anyone know of articles or videos that discuss how to construct a non-rectangular shutter? I know Rockler has those nice kits, but it looks like those only work for rectangular spaces. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chestnut Posted November 29, 2021 Report Share Posted November 29, 2021 21 minutes ago, TomInNC said: My daughter has an oval-shaped window in her room, and I was thinking of attempting to make a plantation shutter to fit the space. Does anyone know of articles or videos that discuss how to construct a non-rectangular shutter? I know Rockler has those nice kits, but it looks like those only work for rectangular spaces. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chet Posted November 29, 2021 Report Share Posted November 29, 2021 In the video posted above Marc talks about using an online calculator that Rockler has for figuring out the design of different shapes shutters Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TomInNC Posted November 29, 2021 Author Report Share Posted November 29, 2021 Thanks. This is just what I was looking for. Do you think it would be okay to use dowels here instead of the Domino? Or do I finally have an excuse to buy a Domino? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wtnhighlander Posted November 29, 2021 Report Share Posted November 29, 2021 Any excuse is a good excuse? Frankly, dowels should work almost anywhere a domino works. Perhaps not a well or as easily, but they should work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chestnut Posted November 29, 2021 Report Share Posted November 29, 2021 Dowels are okay. I just think that the domino offers a bit easier alignment. If you need an excuse, just get one? I've never regretted buying either the 500 or 700. I get far more enjoyment out of turning a design into a finished piece, than the process of goign from design to finished piece. People that like the process more than the design and outcome tend to like the domino a lot less. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TomInNC Posted November 29, 2021 Author Report Share Posted November 29, 2021 So what is the difference between the different Dominos (e.g. 500 vs 700)? I have seen them used in videos, but I never really looked into the different versions or what they cost Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chestnut Posted November 29, 2021 Report Share Posted November 29, 2021 700 can do larger bits (up to 14mm vs 10mm) and deeper mortises (60mm deep vs 28mm). Overall it's just much larger. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillyJack Posted November 29, 2021 Report Share Posted November 29, 2021 On 11/29/2021 at 11:36 AM, TomInNC said: Thanks. This is just what I was looking for. Do you think it would be okay to use dowels here instead of the Domino? Or do I finally have an excuse to buy a Domino? Dowels work fine. Domino an expensive want.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TomInNC Posted November 29, 2021 Author Report Share Posted November 29, 2021 On 11/29/2021 at 2:29 PM, Chestnut said: 700 can do larger bits (up to 14mm vs 10mm) and deeper mortises (60mm deep vs 28mm). Overall it's just much larger. Thanks. One of the long term projects I aspire to complete is replacing some French doors on my house with some custom doors. After some googling, it sounds like the 700 is used pretty frequently in door construction. Since I have to make 4 of the doors, that alone might justify the 700. Got any good plans for custom wood French doors? Haha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillyJack Posted November 10, 2022 Report Share Posted November 10, 2022 Did you start this? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TomInNC Posted November 10, 2022 Author Report Share Posted November 10, 2022 Still in the "concept phase." Haha. It turns out the part of the house where the windows is gets a lot more shade in the morning than I expected. Ended up deprioritizing this for some table projects. Are you going to be working on something similar? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillyJack Posted November 10, 2022 Report Share Posted November 10, 2022 We have made them in shops to fit custom openings. Projects like this tend to be tricky, jig oriented and patient testing, Good project to test oneself in my opinion.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TomInNC Posted November 10, 2022 Author Report Share Posted November 10, 2022 Glad I didn't make any promises on the delivery date in that case. Is the biggest issue typically getting the frame to fit the custom opening? Marc makes it look easy, but I suspected that things wouldn't go so smoothly for me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillyJack Posted November 10, 2022 Report Share Posted November 10, 2022 It always looks easy. You don’t see them throwing something across the shop from a critical mistake. Why I don’t do videos, I’ve said all the bad words in a frustrating day 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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