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   MBerger | Aug 10, 2007 12:36am | #1

   Hey 4runner.

   I'm having trouble visualizing exactly what you're trying to do. Answer my questions below and I'll have a reply for you:

   "I'd like to take a square piece of stock,set it on it's edge" what are the dimensions of the piece (thickness by width by length) and which edge is it set on? "cut a cove in it so that the opposite edge fits into a corner." Where is the cove being cut, is it a radius cove and how will that allow the opposite edge to fit in a corner? Sorry for being so picky but sometimes writing a question makes it sound more complicated than it really is. Thanks, Matt Berger Fine Woodworking

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   4runner | Sep 10, 2007 06:08pm | #2

   I would like to put a cove in a sq. piece of stock sitting like a diamond, on the left or right edge. The dimensions are 1 1/2x  1 1/2, so that the opposit corner will fit in the 90 degree created by the over hang and the rail.

   Good to hear from you.

   4runner

   p.s.

   How can I send you a sketch?

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   MBerger | Sep 14, 2007 11:38pm | #3

   Hi 4runner. It makes sense now. The shape you describe is actually a standard corner molding that you can purchase at Home Depot or the like. However, it doesn't come in the dimensions you want and probably is only available in a softwood.

   I'm not sure I have an answer for how to produce it. Ideally, I'd do this on a router table with a quarter-round bit. Basically start with a wide peice of stock that's 1-1/2 in. thick (maybe 4 in. wide), run it past the bit to create the cove profile on one edge, then rip the molding off at 1-1/2 in. wide on the tablesaw. You should end up with a piece that has to sides measuring 1-1/2 in. and a cove opposite the 90 degree corner.

   The catch is that I'm not sure you'll find a quarter-round bit large enough to match the dimensions you're after. Do you know anyone with a shaper? If so, I'd use the same procedure as described above using an adequately sized quarter-round shaper bit.

   If you want to try the tablesaw cove cutting technique, I'd start with a wide board, cut your cove, and then rip the board at 45 degrees on both sides to cut away the waste. Can you picture that?

   - Matt

   P.S. to attach a sketch, create one in a simple drawing program (you should have Paint installed on your PC by default) or take a digital photo of a hand-drawn sketch, save it as a file on your desktop, then upload the file using the "Attach Files" option when you compose your message.

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   4runner | Sep 18, 2007 11:07pm | #4

   Thanks a lot! I like the last one where  rip off the part I need a t a 45.

   Thanks again.