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6 Decorative Profiles QUARTER ROUND A quarter round (round-over) is one of the simplest profiles you can make with a molding head. Simply bury the cutter in an auxiliary fence and cut a round-over on the edge of the board. You can create a shoulder (or fillet) along the edges of the roundover by raising the height of the molding head and repositioning the fence. © © A Installing the Knives. Each knife is securecf to the cutterhead with a sockethead set screw. CENTER BEAD One of the advantages of a molding head is that you can cut a profile in the center of a wide board (something you can't do with most router bits). This feature allows you to make your own beaded board using a beading cutter. Simply use the fence to position the bead on the center of the board (or anywhere else you choose). TWIN BEAD Beads can also be cut on the edge of a board. This detail is often used on dividers between drawers or on the edges of shelves. With a zero-clearance insert installed in your table saw, you can run a workpiece through the saw on edge to create a single bead. Or you can flip the workpiece around to create a second bead, and then remove the waste in between with a different cutter profile.
FLUTING Fluting is just as easy to accomplish with a molding head as beading. You start by adjusting the height of the molding head so that just the tip of the knife is exposed. Then simply run the work-piece over the cutter to create the flute. To make additional flutes, simply move the rip fence over an equal distance after each pass to keep the spacing between the flutes consistent. BULLNOSE A modified bullnose profile can be used on the edge of a table or cabinet to provide a visually appealing, softened edge. Start by easing the top edge of the workpiece using a "thumbnail" cutter. Then flip the workpiece over and cut a V4" roundover with a shoulder along the bottom edge. You may have to do a little sanding where the two profiles meet to form a smooth transition. THUMBNAIL A "thumbnail" profile is commonly used on the edge of tabletops. This profile is created in three separate steps, using three different cutters. Start by cutting the thumbnail profile with a shoulder on the top edge. Next, use a fluting cutter to create a small cove along the edge of the shoulder. Then flip the workpiece over and cut a V4" roundover along the bottom edge. Adjust the height of the molding head so the round-over transitions smoothly into the curve of the thumbnail. Again, you may have to do a little sanding, but when you're done, you'll have a classic, decorative profile. Quarter Round Center Bead Twin Bead Fluting k Thumb-M \ nail 47 |
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