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Re: Recessed Deck Fittings - Back to Fittings
By:Nick Schade - Guillemot Kayaks
Date: 10/31/2007, 12:52 pm
In Response To: Re: Recessed Deck Fittings - Back to Fittings (Bryan Hansel)

: Darren,

: I finally got the router templates - had to order from Amazon - and I'm
: slightly puzzled about what to do next. I'm trying to follow Nick's
: instructions, but it's just not clicking for me. Namely, how many jig
: templates do I have to make?

I had 3 templates. The first to cut the dish. The second to cut the slot for the bar, and a final one to cut out the perimeter of the fitting- this last is also used to cut the hole in the deck.

My first template was mounted on a slope to create a tear-shaped dish that was deeper at the wide end. I used a core-box bit. A round or oval shape with constant depth would be easier.

The bar slot was cut with a dove-tail bit and the bar was cut to match. This limits the ability for the bar to pull out.

The last template was shaped to cut about 1/8" outside of the dish shape. I used an 1/8" diameter straight bit and cut about 5/16" deep. After I cut the slot, I cut the fitting out of the surrounding wood leaving a 1/8" wide lip around the fitting. I then sanded the bottom to remove sharp edges.

Messages In This Thread

Strip: Recessed Deck Fittings *LINK*
Bryan Hansel -- 10/20/2007, 12:13 am
Re: Strip: Recessed Deck Fittings *LINK* *Pic*
Andy Waddington -- 10/27/2007, 8:32 am
Re: Strip: Recessed Deck Fittings
Bryan Hansel -- 10/27/2007, 10:31 pm
Re: Strip: Recessed Deck Fittings
Andy Waddington -- 10/30/2007, 1:24 pm
Re: Strip: Recessed Deck Fittings
Bryan Hansel -- 10/30/2007, 6:09 pm
Re: Strip: Recessed Deck Fittings
William Cruz -- 10/30/2007, 11:59 pm
Re: Strip: Recessed Deck Fittings
Bryan Hansel -- 10/31/2007, 10:13 am
Re: Strip: Recessed Deck Fittings
Bill Hamm -- 11/1/2007, 1:31 am
Re: Strip: Recessed Deck Fittings
Andy Waddington -- 11/1/2007, 7:33 am
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Gennie -- 11/2/2007, 10:38 am
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Bill Hamm -- 11/1/2007, 4:50 pm
Safety suggestion.
Paul G. Jacobson -- 10/31/2007, 7:32 pm
Re: Strip: Recessed Deck Fittings
Bill Hamm -- 10/28/2007, 1:29 am
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Bryan Hansel -- 10/28/2007, 12:26 pm
Re: Strip: Recessed Deck Fittings
Bill Hamm -- 10/28/2007, 9:46 pm
Re: Strip: Recessed Deck Fittings
Bill Hamm -- 10/28/2007, 9:45 pm
Re: Strip: Recessed Deck Fittings *LINK*
Nick Schade - Guillemot Kayaks -- 10/20/2007, 10:13 am
Re: Strip: RDeck Fittings - Router Set-up?
Bryan Hansel -- 10/20/2007, 11:08 am
Re: Strip: RDeck Fittings - Router Set-up? *LINK*
Daren -- 10/20/2007, 11:29 am
Re: Strip: RDeck Fittings - Router Set-up?
Bryan Hansel -- 10/20/2007, 11:37 am
Re: Strip: RDeck Fittings - Router Set-up?
Daren -- 10/20/2007, 11:42 am
Re: Strip: RDeck Fittings - Router Set-up?
Bryan Hansel -- 10/20/2007, 11:23 pm
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Daren -- 10/20/2007, 11:55 pm
Re: Strip: Recessed Deck Fittings *LINK* *Pic*
Daren -- 10/20/2007, 7:15 am
Re: Recessed Deck Fittings - Back to Fittings
Bryan Hansel -- 10/31/2007, 11:15 am
Re: Recessed Deck Fittings - Back to Fittings
Daren -- 11/3/2007, 9:12 am
Re: Recessed Deck Fittings - Back to Fittings *Pic*
Doug Smith -- 10/31/2007, 7:27 pm
Re: Recessed Deck Fittings - Back to Fittings
Bryan Hansel -- 11/1/2007, 12:14 pm
Re: Recessed Deck Fittings - Back to Fittings
Nick Schade - Guillemot Kayaks -- 10/31/2007, 8:33 pm
Re: Recessed Deck Fittings - Back to Fittings
Nick Schade - Guillemot Kayaks -- 10/31/2007, 12:52 pm
Re: Recessed Deck Fittings - Back to Fittings
Bryan Hansel -- 10/31/2007, 5:37 pm
Re: Recessed Deck Fittings - Back to Fittings
Nick Schade - Guillemot Kayaks -- 10/31/2007, 8:31 pm
Re: Recessed Deck Fittings - Back to Fittings
Bryan Hansel -- 11/1/2007, 12:11 pm
Re: Recessed Deck Fittings - Back to Fittings
Nick Schade - Guillemot Kayaks -- 11/1/2007, 3:47 pm
Nice photos, nice application! *NM*
William Cruz -- 10/30/2007, 11:47 pm
Re: Strip: Recessed Deck Fittings
Dan Caouette (CSFW) -- 10/22/2007, 9:54 am
Re: Strip: Recessed Deck Fittings
John Van Buren -- 10/22/2007, 7:31 am