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 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.

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