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Cabinetry Router Bit Q - C(-)ris - 10-15-2024
I have some existing cabinets that have a styled edge on them that I assume was done with a router bit. I'm adding another cabinet and need to cut the square door and drawer to match. I can't figure out how to even begin figuring out what router bit to purchase to make the same cut. Any ideas?
Here is a photo of a drawer front.
Re: Cabinetry Router Bit Q - John B. - 10-16-2024
That might be two passes.....a coving bit to cut the inner channel and then a round-over bit to round off the outer edge.
https://maker-hub.georgefox.edu/w/images/thumb/0/00/Router_Bit_Chart.jpg/750px-Router_Bit_Chart.jpg
Re: Cabinetry Router Bit Q - DeusxMac - 10-16-2024
That sample photo appears to be trim-moulding-like PVC. If so, it was probably extruded to that profile, or the manufacturer produces so much that they have a custom cutting head for that shape.
Re: Cabinetry Router Bit Q - C(-)ris - 10-16-2024
DeusxMac wrote:
That sample photo appears to be trim-moulding-like PVC. If so, it was probably extruded to that profile, or the manufacturer produces so much that they have a custom cutting head for that shape.
It is wood of some nature and a bunch of coats of latex paint.
Re: Cabinetry Router Bit Q - MikeF - 10-16-2024
Definitely not a standard profile. Most router and shaper bits are fatter close to the shaft and thin out further on the radius. Three pass or more, maybe with a plunge cove bit (can't have shaft in the middle), and then a bevel to get the middle part, and a round-over to finish the edge.
Or a table saw shaper blade kit with multiple passes and different bits.
Re: Cabinetry Router Bit Q - Grateful11 - 10-16-2024
That wood is probably MDF.
This is very close to what you're showing you just don't raise it up as high as the cut example in the image. There should be other companies that have a similar bit.
https://www.hvalleytools.com/product/vp14-3591-mlcs-ogee-foot-molding/mlcs-molding-router-bits
Re: Cabinetry Router Bit Q - JoeH - 10-16-2024
MikeF wrote:
Definitely not a standard profile. Most router and shaper bits are fatter close to the shaft and thin out further on the radius. Three pass or more, maybe with a plunge cove bit (can't have shaft in the middle), and then a bevel to get the middle part, and a round-over to finish the edge.
Or a table saw shaper blade kit with multiple passes and different bits.
Manufacturer may have used a wood moulder, 2-axis cutting with shafts at 90 degrees to each other.