Making moulding from scratch

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  • September 27, 2016 at 11:56 am #1940
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    Matt Stern
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    Hello all:

    A client with a turn-of-the-century home needs to replace some moulding and I can’t seem to find them anywhere.

    So, I figured I’d custom make new ones to match. Here’s the quandary: how to make them.

    I “mapped out” the profile using traditional router bits and found it would take 3 passes on the router table (with 3 bits) AND two passes on the table saw to cut the angles (both different).

    Then I remembered those single and triple blade moulding cutters for the table saw. I figured I could take a profile that was close, and grind it to what I needed. Then, I thought about the Stanley 45 and 55 moulding planes!

    Bottom line is, which do you think would be the easiest/fastest to use if I only need about 20-30 feet of moulding?

  • September 28, 2016 at 3:49 pm #1941
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    Charlie James
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    If the profile allows you can hog off a bit with a power tool and finish it up with a molding plane. You can custom cut a blade in a few minutes then finish it with sandpaper if you need to. Of course if you can do it with a router it’s probably faster.

  • September 28, 2016 at 6:13 pm #1942
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    Matt Stern
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    Thanks, Charlie, sounds good. I even tried using my scratch stock for the finer parts of it.

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