Any ideas of how to make concave and convex mouldings in 2 1/2 stock without without a spindle moulder?
Mike
Any ideas of how to make concave and convex mouldings in 2 1/2 stock without without a spindle moulder?
Mike
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With a router mounted in a table (which is just a proxy for the shaper) or with a set of hollows and rounds - handplanes if you're not familiar with the term. A Stanley 45 or 55 will also work. All methods and tools have their limitations and the ones I've mentioned are no exception.
Edited 8/1/2003 5:35:39 PM ET by CHASSTANFORD
Do the concave part on the table saw but running the wood on a diagonal through the blade. I believe there is an article in FWW on this.
I roughout large moldings on the table saw, by making a series of closely spaced kerfs, adjusting the depth to conform to the desired profile. A little cleanup with hollow and round molding planes, or a goose neck scraper will produce a nice molding. While this is an easy task, it isn’t for a large run of molding, as it is quite slow. I have attached a photo showing some moldings for a tall case clock I made. In this photo you can see the kerfs that I cut on the table saw, and you can see where I will use a shaper to make the thumbnail profile on one edge of the molding, to the right.
Rob Millard
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