I'm making the fluted fronts for the 4 columns. I set a fence with spacing for the center flute, and added a center line for the bit.. And I drew lines on the back of the faces for the start and stop spots. After I rout the center flute, I cut filler strips to add to the fence to do the following rows.
Turned out to be a nice even 1" strip and a 2" strip.
I drew a line on my table and set the fence 90 degrees off that. I also drew a line across the fences to line up the center of the bit. (transferring the line to the spacers as I added them.)
Flutes came out a little rough with burns at the ends. I might leave them with just a little sanding since it's a dark color, but I may take my ball grinder and try to clean them up. I would rather live with a little burn over a disfigured flute end. We'll see. Anybody have any better ideas?
Another thing I did was to wet the back side as I pushed them through the bit. This gave me exceptional grip compared to the first one I ran that my hands were slippery over the wood with the dust and all. On to sanding for the rest of the day.
