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Help needed - museumguy - 12-05-2015
My cousin is repairing a 100+ year old cabinet and needs a new door rail. I know there has to be an easy way but my mind isn't allowing me to figure it out. The material is paint grade and is 3/4" thick. The length of the tongue is 3/4" as well. The radius on the cove is 3/16". Any thoughts ?
Re: Help needed - Howard Acheson - 12-05-2015
Cuts of that type are made with a shaper using a bit with that profile. It's probably too big to use a router. Shapers of sufficient size to turn a bit of that size are large, powerful machines.
Re: Help needed - Cecil - 12-05-2015
Hand tools and band saw. Cut the tenon with a tenon saw, then cut to cove on the bandsaw. You could cut the tenon on the table saw too, then do the one section on the bandsaw. The shoulders need to be good. The top and bottom of the cove needs to be good. You could scoop out some clearance in the cove with a chisel if needed. You could leave the cove and grab the clearance from the style, if it is easier.
Just a thought
Re: Help needed - jteneyck - 12-05-2015
Cut a mortise on the end for a loose tenon. Then cut the profile with the BS and files and/or sanding drums.. Insert loose tenon. Done.
John
Re: Help needed - Big Dave - 12-05-2015
I'm leaning more toward cutting the slot to match the tenon with either a slot-cutting bit in RT or on the tablesaw w/ a dado blade, and then matching the radius with a round-over bit...
Two pennies worth...
Dave
Re: Help needed - museumguy - 12-06-2015
Thanks everyone. I haven't decided which way to go, all are very viable solutions. Like I said, I need to think outside of the box.
