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   lwilliams | Aug 28, 2002 04:48am | #1

   Jerry,

   Generally a cove used with an ogee won't have 90º of arc. Most are about 66º and set at an angle to a line that would split the arcs of the ogee. If you made a full 1/4" rabbet, then you're using a 90º arc. I think you can make the proportions work out okay with the planes you're using if you're using a #4 round instead of a true cove plane. You can start your cove with a smaller rabbet or even a "Vee" groove and enlarge the profile until things look right.

   I hope this helps and I've managed to visualize what you're having trouble with. Graham Blackburn's Traditional Woodworking Handtools is a pretty good source of information on using molding planes. There are also old and new catalogs that show a number of these complex moldings which will serve as a good starting place for getting things going in the right direction as far as proportion. Many of the new catalogs also contain a number of bad examples. I like the bad examples as much as the good ones because it's always nice to be able to learn from the mistakes of others. I do think I remember lessons better when I learn them the hard way, though.  If you've got your planes working well for you, you've got the hard part done. It sounds like you're on your way.

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   mallard10 | Aug 29, 2002 01:44am | #2

   Larry thanks for the advice , I'll try making the Vee grove and just enlarge it. Thanks again Jerry