Arched window rail segment calculator

This has been kicking around in my head since a gig where I had to piece together lumber for an arched window.

In this example the curve is bisected into 4 segments. Each partial curve will get it’s own trapezoid of material. You can use trigonometry to find the dimensions of these trapezoids based on your inner and outer curve radius.

In Figure 1, each trapezoid is a piece of an isosceles triangle. Slicing this triangle in half renders two right triangles. We can use one of these triangles to find the dimensions of our trapezoid.

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French door restoration

Is restoring salvage pieces worth the effort? It depends.

What will the final finish be?
Clear or transparent varnish or stain over wood
Painted
Ok. Are there a lot of millwork grooves and ridges?
Go for it!
Yes
No
Don’t bother.
Go for it!
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Water damage repair on a 1920’s style paneled apartment

Mostly minor stuff on this Park Avenue apartment, but the water damage and slap-n-dash repair jobs over years meant a lot of gaps and flaking and mismatching elements that needed to be patiently coaxed back into order, one bit at a time around the entire perimeter of the room. To add to the fun, things had gotten done out of order (why do so many people want to START with flooring??), which meant carefully sneaking around and behind elements to repair things you wish they had scheduled first.

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