Posted: Sun May 15, 2011 6:11 pmI did mine by laying out my side wall on the panel, cutting it out and then framing to match the panel. seems easier that way than trying to hold together a bunch of sticks in complex shapes.
aggie79 wrote:I don't know what the capabilities of your CNC is, but if it can handle 4' x 10' sheet goods (or whatever size profile you're using), I'd be tempted to use 3/4" plywood "framing" instead of stick framing.
I did it the manual way with a template, jig saw and router. Here is a picture of my framing with the interior wood applied:
(By the way, I left about 3" minimum width of plywood for framing. Half that width would still be plenty strong enough.)
Cut the framing, apply the skin, and you're done.
This is how I plan on doing mine. But I'm not sure if I am going to use 1/2" or 3/4" plywood for the core. I am going to use 1/4" on the inner and outer wall because 1/8" seems to be hard to find around here. If I use 1/2" it will be a 1 inch thick wall when sandwiched together. Can anyone think of any great reasons to go with 3/4" over 1/2" for the core? Mine will be a teardrop profile wall made from one 4x8 sheet.