I would like to find a router bit to cope shoe base molding. Do you know of such a bit?
Burnet, TX
Shoe Molding Profile
Our Expert
Shoe molding is usually a strip of wood which is shaped to a quarter of a circle. It can be coped with a cove router bit. For example, Amana Tool no.49520 3/4" roundover bit can be used to shape the shoe molding profile and Amana Tool no.49120 cove bit will shape the reverse profile, or cope.
Is common to cope a crown molding where it intersects at the inside corner of a room. Unlike a miter joint, a cope will help ensure that the joint closes tight during installation. However, when a shoe profile is coped a fragile knife edge will be created on the top surface of the molding. You'll most likely get better results with a miter joint.