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What about using brass sheet? Cut it on a scroll saw with a metal-cutting blade and smooth the edges with a rotary tool.
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I uploaded a video of the largest of the curves finished. Essentially I just ground down the tapered edges with a rotary tool, took a while but it produced a smooth result. The video shows the following things:
A ruler for size comparison Running fingers along the edges, and of course no blood afterwards The blemished surface due to the use of the rotary tool and raw stock Point plotting and fitting the curve to the points Cutting along the perimeter of the curve (that X-acto is horribly beat up and I didn't do a wonderful job of fitting the curve as it was all done very quickly) Tracing an interior curve with a mechanical pencil (shouldn't do this as it leaves residue on the template) Finally, tracing the perimeter Fast, Free Video Hosting & Video Sharing - VideoBam
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I forgot to mention I also have 4 additional sets of these curves. As the cost wasn't that much greater I just went ahead and had more cut in case I screwed mine up. If anyone is interested PM me, otherwise I'll probably just put them up on ebay or something.
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I know the thread is 2 years old, but I'm also on the
Search for a set of metal French curves and Wondered if you have any for sale or know Where I can get them made! Regards Mattjary
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Stainless Steel French Curves
Hello,
I found this forum and thread on google and thought I would share a new product that I just released for Woodworkers that might fit your needs. Its a set of 3 french curves made from type 304 stainless steel. These curves are scaled for furniture work the largest of the three is 18" long. Visit my page www.sterlingtoolworks.com to learn more, there is a blog named "Roubo Curves". Best wishes to you all in your craft. Last edited by ChrisK; 07-04-2015 at 10:42 AM.
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07-04-2015, 09:46 PM
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Here the direct link for future viewers, to save searching the blog!
Announcing Sterling Tool Works Roubo Curves! | STERLING TOOL WORKS LLC ChrisK - thank you for the link. These are beautiful beautiful tools! Works of art in themselves and it is nice to see that this type of handicraft still exists. Expensive, but worth it with three in a set, and if exchange control was kinder I would be investing! As well as probably in other tools.
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