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Here's how I did the last one.

the best glue spreader ever created. !


enjoyed the videos. i was just wondering if everyone does the veneer way. or if some people put in a solid piece and carve into it to get this bevel? im sure the way you demonstrated is much lighter if you can use just cedar or whatever your choice of lining is and veneer it from the outside.

Nice job Chris...any follow-on showing how you mated the binding and purfling to the bevel?

Some solid wood can be used if you can afford it or find it large enough to cut the bevel insert from. I've been using soft maple just because it's available and pretty inexpensive compared to other woods. That's Macasar ebony quartersawn veneer and it was expensive enough as veneer.
http://www.theveneerstore.com/
My first attempt was a Laskin style which many just paint black and use ebony binding and just run it into the bevel. But if you are using a light color binding and binding around it then it's pretty hard to bind and hide the joints. For this Ryan style it's a little easier to bind if you keep the vertical curve at a minimum. At least that's what I've found . This is only my 2nd. set of beveled rests and the first Ryan style. And from what I've found out so far it seems Kevin Ryan wants people that he has shown his technic too to keep it under hat. So I'm just refining my technic as I go.
I'm thinking about a binding video next. Although my method at this point is pretty crude as I haven't made any routing templates and it leaves a lot of room for error. It pretty much involves tape, #11 X-acto knife, Dremel tool, magnifiers, SSII sometimes and a steady hand.

I would love to see how you do the binding and purfling also.
Chuck

That's in the tut section already just read through it or doubble click on this video window and it will take you to youtube and then click on my name or subscribe to my channel and you can get the full list of my videos.

be careful with that sander. I cringed when I saw you pull that out. I have to use a version (the original)of that from time to time at work. I hate using it, it always digs in suddenly, and i spend more time fixing my mistakes than it would have taken to sand by hand.
One thing that dose help a little is to get rid of the triangle sanding pad, and make some custom fittings out of 1/8" plywood etc. that are shaped to fit in a specific area as needed, and as a last resort.-and again use caution.

I was just trying it out and won't be using it again for that. A ROS works much better.
I bought that for doing some flooring for a one time use. I'm pretty sure the Fein is a much better tool as it's twice as fast and not as loud and they use better steel for the blades.