Big ellipse

Big ellipse window with door fitted into the oval cove at Theatre Gwaun in Fishguard.

Selected this beautiful french oak for this project.

This took me a while, 8 pieces with perfect fit in this stage not glued just hold tight together with a band-strap.

I screwed the template onto the oak and start to router the inside of the ellipse.

Leaving a rebate.

Cut pieces for the door frame; make them fit in the ellipse, the ellipse still not glued.

After locating the exact points of the joints I drill the mortices for the door frame.

With the frame parts in place it’s time to glue the whole piece.

After glue had dried I router out the outside.

Made a new template for the door.

Decide on how to divide glass and paneling.

Use the underside of the door as template to router the panels.

To get a nice fit.

I glue the door and use the frame itself for clamping, I will be sure of a fit perfect fit.

All sanded.

Fitted bronze hinges, lock, made little doorknob, water drip above the paneling few coats of Osmo oil, and green glass arrived as well.

Ones there was a clock in this oval space.

You can see the door was needed to give access to the satellite dish.