Crown Molding for Chest Drawers

Very excited to get started on the Chest of Drawers that you detailed in the most recent issue of Popular Woodworking. The only spot that I'm a little leery of is the crown molding.  You mention you ran it over the router table several times to get your profile. I'm wondering if you could either tell me or publish just how you did this (ie. which router bits, what order, depths, etc...)? I've never made my own moulding like this before and I'm afraid I'd spend forever trying to figure it out not to mention waste a whole lot of wood! Thanks and might I compliment you on a very nice looking plan as well.


-JCL

Corrales, New Mexico 

Our Expert

You can shape large, complex moldings with your router by combining the profiles from several bits. I begin by drawing a sketch of the molding then I break it down into simple profiles. After routing the shapes on separate pieces of stock I stack the layers to create the molding.

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