Hello all, new guy on the block hope you guys & gals have room for one more avid woodworker.
My first post is how do I make a crown molding? I have most of the basic tools but not enough knowledge. Just recently went to purchase a piece of oak crown to finish up a display cabinet I have built but can’t find the size I’m looking for. Hope someone can help me. sincerely bobblack
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Welcome bob black!
The answer to your question in right in the current issue of FWW. Page 68
This article even goes beyond simple crown molding to symmetrical coves. My own experience doing this is limited. I've used the table saw. My FIRST experience making crown mold was with the only saw I had at the time- my radial arm saw. It worked well but I wouldn't recommend it to anyone, the table saw is better. Ken
Molding can be made up of several smaller pieces of molding easier than trying to make one big one. First figure out what your design is going to be. Then try breaking it down into smaller pieces. This way you can look at router bits molding planes and other means of shaping wood. The attached photos show two pieces of molding that I am after making for cabinets. The one on the left is a crown molding that I made using a
Crown Molding Bit for the beveled face and a
Roman Ogee Bit for the backer boards bottom edge. The molding on the right is made up using a
Full Radius External Bull-Nose Bit for the top section and a
Molding Bit for the lower section.
Scott C. Frankland
Scott's WOODWORKING Website
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Hi Bob, I am absolutley no help cause I've never made my own crown molding...yet. Just wanted to say welcome to Knots. Great forum, great folks! Keep coming back!
Brian
Bob,
I'm a cabinetmaker.
Unless it's a real high-dollar piece and grain direction is important, we do it the way Scott said - crown moulding is really a collection of smaller profiles laid next to each other.
Cheers,
eddie
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