Wood working Help Joining Obtuse Angled Walls

Started by pootle roche on 1 September 2009. 3 replies.

Originally posted at johnlsayers.com, topic 13565.

Hello. Sorry to bother every one again with another question that is likely to be answered somewhere else. However, I would really appreciate help or direction to instructions on basic techniques of how to construct or build/join walls that join at angles other than at a 90 degree angle. Looking at many of the studio photo's and designs on this site and understanding the basics of studio design, I know that shallow angled walls are very common. So. Please post some advise. Thanks
Best I can do without pictures: Best advice I might have is that you have to lay out your walls on the floor. Having done this it will be far easier to establish what angle is going where and how it will be cut.
Yup, it's standard stuff... just layout your wall bottom plates like normal. Then make your top plates to match. Keeping in mind, the problem joints/corners that may have vertical angles. Again, you follow standard building practices of the top keeper plate crossing the top plate to lock in the joint; This pic is a lower corner in the iso booth... this is where two angles meet to for a corner to two planes. IIRC, the two angles are 12.5 and 17.5 degrees. Frankly, it's been so long ago that I did the framing, I really don't remember. :oops: The one thing I discovered when doing these *^&#@%!@*@^&%W@*^&!%!@&^ compound cuts is to have two compound miter saws... one for each angle! (You'll still screw up a few cuts, but it ends up far fewer if you get the cut schedule put down on paper.) [EDIT] NOTE: That this photo is NOT a photo of the completed framing; There is also a corner stud that is NOT visible. Also, the 2nd keeper top plates are not in place at that point in time. The 2nd top plate pattern is thus, that the plate coming from the right hand side actually goes on, overlapping the plate coming down from the top/left. The 2nd top plate coming from the top/left butts up to the plate that is overlapping the joint. I'll look for another photo of the completed assembly to post up that's a closer shot, but maybe you can see what I'm talking about in this shot; The 1st pic is the lower left corner of the iso booth. You can just make out the 2nd top plate that locks that corner together. [/EDIT]
Hey, thanks very much. I appreciate the help. I am still a good few weeks off the construction of the frame. However, would like to work out the methodology completelty before starting the job, so that there is less guess work and allow me to plan getting in expert help if need be (was going to put specialist help, but thought may give people too much to say...lol).