Woodworker's Journal 2009-33-6, страница 24

Some picture frame moldings are impossible to create without a shaper or a handful of expensive router bits, but, that's not the case with this project. Editor Rob Johnstone, art director Jeff Jacobson and I set out to design a frame that can be milled entirely on the table saw, and I think we've got a real winner! Here's a handsome holiday gift — and a great way to show off a 16" x 20" portrait or art print. All you need is a sharp 10" combo blade and a dado set.

Check out the Frame Molding section view at right, and you'll see that the rails and stiles will require lW'-thick stock to accommodate the deep

dentil inlay and the broad outer cove shape. I bought some 8/4 cherry and planed it down. Don't try to save a buck by face-gluing thinner stock — you could end up with a glue line in the cove area... not a good look. After surfacing your stock, crosscut blanks for the rails and stiles four to six inches longer than necessary so you'll have some leeway when mitering the pieces to final length. Make up some matching scrap now, too, for testing your saw setups.

Sawing the rail and stile profiles will remove a lot of wood, and you have to do it in the correct order to leave enough material for successive steps.

Cut a deep groove into your frame stock for the dentil with a dado blade. A scrap hold-down clamped to the rip fence and featherboards on the table will ensure consistent, safe cutting.

QUICK, EASY BLADE CHANGES