Question about Stop Chamfering of oak posts...

[macman]

Hi all,

I'm having a couple of 2.4m long x 6" square green oak posts put in as porch supports.

Question: Is there a specific width/dimension for the stop-chamfering of the corners? To my mind, if it's chamfered too much it'll look wrong, equally so if it's not chamfered enough.

Just wondered if this query has cropped up before - the supplier is going to do the chamfering, but has held off as he wants to discuss it with me.

Any ideas anyone? Do I say, ask the flat face of the chamfer to be 10mm wide, for example? Really not sure...

All advice appreciated as always.

TIA, Paul

 

[gregers]

im trying to envisage what you need doing,but wouldnt it be prudent to use some gash softwood to the same dimensions with the differing chamfers and then choose which 1 is pleasing to YOUR eye?

 

[big-all]

dont forget you need to match in to other timbers connected or nearby as well as say chamfers on brickwork or other moldings
but in general 6" down from the top and around 9"-12" up from the bottom would probably look best
but as said personal choice

you could maybe use tape along the corner where the chamfer will be

 

[macman]

im trying to envisage what you need doing,but wouldnt it be prudent to use some gash softwood to the same dimensions with the differing chamfers and then choose which 1 is pleasing to YOUR eye?

Good advice Gregers, thanks. I'm seeing the supplier tomorrow and it will be he who does the work on the timber - I'll ask him to show me some examples on similar sized pieces.

Just seems logical to me that there should be a chamfer depth that will look 'right' on a 6" sq post - I reckon somewhere between 12-15mm across the chamfered flat. My eye is that of a designer, so proportionately it needs to be 'right' or as near as.

Thanks again - good call.

 

[macman]

dont forget you need to match in to other timbers connected or nearby as well as say chamfers on brickwork or other moldings
but in general 6" down from the top and around 9"-12" up from the bottom would probably look best
but as said personal choice

you could maybe use tape along the corner where the chamfer will be

Thanks big-all, sounds like a plan. Builder is going to set the support posts up on low piers capped with engineering bricks, so the chamfer height will be as critical as the width acoss the chamfer flats - but I like your thinking.
Thanks for input.

 

[pinenot]

dont forget you need to match in to other timbers connected or nearby as well as say chamfers on brickwork or other moldings
but in general 6" down from the top and around 9"-12" up from the bottom would probably look best
but as said personal choice

you could maybe use tape along the corner where the chamfer will be

Just to add, to that, as you asked what chamfer profile/width/dims. 3/4" - 1 1/4"" (measuring the flat) is about right...pinenot