I need to reproduce (or as close as possible) moldings for an old house I am restoring. The molding profile contains three elements, a cove, a bead, and another cove. It looks like bit #54104, with an additional small cove sitting on top and slightly back. The overall dimension of the profile is 7/8" highand 1" deep
Do you have any tips for making this with standard bits and multiple passes, or will i need to get a special bit made?
- Ron
Flanders, NJ
Our Expert
Complex moldings are typically made by combining simple profiles such as coves, roundovers, ogees, etc. You can probably create a close reproduction of the molding by using three separate bits to shape two strips of molding. After shaping stack the molding to create the finished profile.
Recommended router bits for this project.
Amana Tool 49094 & 49110 - Cove router bits
Amana Tool 49610 - Beading router bit
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