Hey y'all, once again I call on your collective knowledge, and I appreciate any and all help that you can give me.
Let me give you a quick run down of the scenario... I have an older friend, whom has just lost his wife of 25 years to cancer. He barely has a "pot to pee in" and a good organization, that we both belong to, is taking up donations for her cremation. I gave monetarily, of course, but I feel that I can do more and make an Urn for her. She was an influential person in my life and so is he, and I would like to try to attempt this. (Note, they are not counting on this, so if I can not do a "perfect" job they are not depending on this. However, I really feel with Y'alls help I can get this done.)
My first question: (I wish I could use sketch up, I've been meaning to learn) If I want to build a tall vessel (say 12" or 14" tall), using mitered joints. If I want it to taper gradually from top to the bottom (4 sided) how do I determine the compound angles for the miter joints? Does anyone have a good starting point for angles for a visual appealing, well balanced shape?
My second question: I have never had to cut tapers on my tablesaw, I need a quick and easy jig to build, it doesn't need to be pretty/ heck it doesn't even need to be adjustable. It just needs to be exceptionally quick to assemble/ make, and accurate enough for this project. I figure If I am going to be able to do this, I need to have the container built and ready to start finishing sometime tonight. (the more I think about this I might not have time, but if It is possible I really really want to do this for him)
Thank you very much for all your help!