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Router or Shaper for Drawer Profile - EddieO - 10-04-2015
A friend of mine asked me to make a false drawer front to replace a damaged one in his kitchen. It has a profile going around it. Can I use my router table with a profile bit or do I need a shaper machine?
Eddie
Re: Router or Shaper for Drawer Profile - glzahn - 10-04-2015
I do all my drawer profiles on the router table.
Re: Router or Shaper for Drawer Profile - Dan Moening - 10-05-2015
I don't own a shaper and have only seen one in action.
However, depending on the thickness of the drawer front and the complexity of the profile, I see no reason why a table mounted router couldn't be used.
I've done many edge profiles on my router table.
A couple of tips:
- cut the profile on the end grain section first. This way any splintering will be removed with the subsequent long grain cuts.
- Do not exceed a depth of cut that is greater than the width of the profile.
- Taking a very shallow cut on the last pass will leave you with a crisp detail.
- feathers boards help maintain proper pressure.
Re: Router or Shaper for Drawer Profile - JGrout - 10-05-2015
As a general rule a router is more than adequate for simplified edge profiles.
Re: Router or Shaper for Drawer Profile - Routerman - 10-05-2015
One off? Then the router table.
A whole kitchen? Maybe the shaper.
Everybody's kitchen and bathroom on the block? Then Shaper.