[VAC] Re: Interior wall Templates

["Dr. Gerald N. Johnson, electrical engineer" <geraldj@xxxxxxxxxx>]

Look up a book on installing kitchen cabinets, and see the section on
scribing to fit.

Basically you cut the pattern or cabinet roughly, put it roughly in
position, then take a compass (school type with sharp point and pencil)
to mark the scribe line. You open the legs of the compass to the maximum
horizontal spacing between the wall and the cabinet or template, then
holding that spacing you draw a line on the template while holding the
compass level and the sharp point against the wall as you go up or down
the wall. Since the wall may vary, you get the best fit by scribing each
cabinet or panel that is to contact the wall. Use the template to get
close but leave extra wood to sand to the final fit. With care you can
make a perfect fit.

If the fit is within 1/8" or so, you can use a round pencil laying
against the wall to make the trim line on the cabinet or panel, but you
can fit small details with the compass.

http://www.workbenchmagazine.com/main/countrtx.html has pictures showing
scribing applied to counter tops. I did a google search on "scribing a
cabinet" (without the quotes). Had 726 hits, some with detailed text
taken from magazines, referring to pictures, but neglecting to show the
pictures.

Gerald J.