Curved Router Carriage
Here is the basic carriage. Note that I chose to use my laminate trimmer with a cove cutting bit. Also, the router is boxed into the carriage to eliminate unwanted movement.
I recently made a pair of stools and wanted to put a curved “saddle” in the seat to cradle the butt and also to make sure that no one mistook the stools for end tables. After considering several different ways I decided to make a router carriage set-up using two barrel staves for the curve. The pictures tell the story.
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Here is the basic carriage. Note that I chose to use my laminate trimmer with a cove cutting bit. Also, the router is boxed into the carriage to eliminate unwanted movement.
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This shows the curved part of the jig. The curve of the stave is somewhat adjustable with the screw at the middle of the curve.
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Now by moving the router back and forth I cut the curve into the seat. I toyed with the idea of indexing the slide with screws into the stave but that would have taken too much time. I can vary the dept of cut by adjusting the router or by inserting shims under the piece being shaped.
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After the final pass with the router I removed any high spots with a spoke shave and scraper and started sanding. As I rarely make the same thing I'll probably put the jig in the corner of my shop and it will sit there until I need the materials for something else. I'll post the finished pub table and stools in the Readers Gallery.
Comments
GOOD AND SIMPLE JIG
I LIKE IT AND WILL BUILD ONE
NEXT JEWLERY BOX MAYBE
KEEP THE GOOD STUFF COMING
Very clever woodsmith3! I like the re-use of the barrel staves and it is a simple jig (the best kind). I have no doubt that you will find a purpose for the materials for another jig in the future.
Building an outdoor bench for a buddy was considering shaping the seat, definitely building one of these. Great jig thanks!
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