Louis Brandt
06-15-2009, 6:40 PM
Hello,
I’m still just a hobbyist when it comes to woodworking, but I am coming along. I have most of the necessary tools in my “shop” (garage). I have a router table, and I’m getting ready to buy a router for it.
My question is, do any of you use your router and router table to “make” or “modify” molding? What I mean is, suppose that I wanted to create or modify some “cap” or “chair rail” molding with a detail that I couldn’t find locally. I’m talking about the kind of molding that you’d use at the top of wainscoting, etc.
Is this something that I could expect to do with a router in a table, or is this beyond the scope of that tool?
I know that some of you will tell me that a shaper or table saw is the best tool for this, but I don’t have either one, and I don’t plan on buying either in the near future.
Thanks,
Louis
I’m still just a hobbyist when it comes to woodworking, but I am coming along. I have most of the necessary tools in my “shop” (garage). I have a router table, and I’m getting ready to buy a router for it.
My question is, do any of you use your router and router table to “make” or “modify” molding? What I mean is, suppose that I wanted to create or modify some “cap” or “chair rail” molding with a detail that I couldn’t find locally. I’m talking about the kind of molding that you’d use at the top of wainscoting, etc.
Is this something that I could expect to do with a router in a table, or is this beyond the scope of that tool?
I know that some of you will tell me that a shaper or table saw is the best tool for this, but I don’t have either one, and I don’t plan on buying either in the near future.
Thanks,
Louis