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TIPS & TRICKS

PRO TRICK:

Two Sides of Grooves Make Pretty Decorative Panels

are parallel ^

to each other. Make each groove a little more than half as deep as the board is thick. Then turn the board upside down and cut another set of grooves at an angle to the first set. Where the grooves intersect, they will create openings. The size, shape and spacing of these openings depends on the size, shape and spacing of the grooves.

PRO TRICK:

Simple Cock Beading

Cock beading is a simple edge detail that can dress up doors, drawers and much more. But cutting this detail on a door panel can be a lot of work. The simple option is to run a quantity of Vs" hardwood through your router table adding a bullnose detail to one edge. Then, simply glue this edging to your panel. Presto -simple cock beading.

FILLET OR LISTEL

Use straight bit

CHAMFER

Use chamfering bit or V-bit

BEVEL

Use chamfering bit or V-bit

FLAT-BOTTOM GROOVE

Use straight bit

V-GROOVE

Use V-bit

FLUTE

Use fluting bit

ROUND-BOTTOM

Use fluting bit

COVE OR CAVETTO

Use cove bit

QUARTER-ROUND HALF-ROUND BEAD

BEAD OR ASTRAGAL

Use roundover bit Use beading bit for

small beads, nosing or roundover bit for large beads

Basic moulded shapes

CYMA RECTA CYMA REVERSA

Use ogee bit (centers Use ogee bit (centers

of curves are aligned of curves are aligned

horizontally) vertically)

hardly ever see a moulding with a double cove or a double bead.

• To make mouldings more dramatic, use sharp, crisp transitions between the shapes. Make the curves and flats meet at distinct angles, or you can use fillets to separate shapes.

• If the structural strength of the piece is important, use simpler shapes.

Once you have designed a moulding,

you need to plan how you'll make it -what bits to use, how many passes you'll need to make, etc.

Then, consider how to incorporate the moulded shapes in the project you're building. You have two choices: You can cut the shapes into the surfaces of the structural parts, or you can make separately shaped parts (mouldings) and apply them to the piece.

This tabletop will see a lot of use, so the woodworker who made it cut a thumbnail moulding in the edge.This relatively simple shape preserves the strength of the edge, while a more complex shape would weaken it and the edge would soon show the wear.

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