edge bead on arched face frame - How to do it?

[Prashun Patel]

I am making a built-in mudroom closet. I'd like to bead the faceframes. The top face rail will be arched between openings. I'm not sure how to make a bead along the face of this arch; the arch will prevent the piece from riding on its edge on the router table.

Any help appreciated.

[David Werkheiser]

You could either mill the bead separte and apply to the arch rail or use a "scrach bead" tool that is used like a draw knife.
David

[Jerome Hanby]

Maybe I'm not picturing this correctly, but it seems like a scratch stock like the ones they built recently in either Shopnotes or Woodsmith would work. I think one of their examples was using it off of a curved surface...

[Joe Cowan]

I think milling it separately and bendiing it into the arch would be be best. Depending on the radius of the arch?

[Jamie Buxton]

Scratch stock is the classical way to do it. But if you want to do it with a router, you can. The bead consists of a groove and a roundover. You can use one of these bits to make the groove: http://www.eagleamerica.com/product/v139-0202/ea_-_groove_forming .

[keith micinski]

Make it separately out of quarter inch stock and then bend it to fit.

[Philip Rodriquez]

+1 for keith.

[Conrad Fiore]

Prashaun,
I know you are itching to make a scratch stock of your own to do some quiet handwork....

[Prashun Patel]

Hey, I'd love to do it by hand; but I don't want to experiment on this unit. Also, even if I can cut it on the curve, I still have to do jack miters on all the frames. I don't want to bite off more than I can chew.

I think an applied bead will kill two birds with one stone on this. However, the smallest beading bit I've been able to find is 1/4" dia. I'll have to do some experimenting to see how much flex it'll allow me.

[Stephen Cherry]

Scratch stock made from an old jointer or plander knife-- just use a chainsaw file to file a half circle near one of the back corners, sharpen up the edges, and make a handle. Or, if you've been good this year, maybe it's not too late for Santa to drop off the Lie-neilson beading tool:

http://www.lie-nielsen.com/catalog.php?sku=66

[Wayne Hendrix]

Lee Valley also makes a Beading Tool
http://www.leevalley.com/US/wood/page.aspx?p=62030&cat=1,41182,62030

[keith micinski]

Man I have to quit looking at this web site. I would still probably make it a separate piece and apply it but boy would I like an excuse to buy that beading tool from Veritas.

[Bruce Wrenn]

I'm the power tool guy. I would install my trusty Sears molding head with beading bits. Then make a circular fence to guide stock past cutter, with two of the beads on cutter buried in fence. Just like a Williams and Hussey molder does it, only up side down.

[Robert Malone]

However, the smallest beading bit I've been able to find is 1/4" dia.

Amazon has the Freud 1/8"..
http://www.amazon.com/Freud-80-122-Traditional-Beading-2-InchShank/dp/B00004T7K9/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1327139338&sr=8-1

[Ed Edwards]

A Williams & Hussey moulder would certainly fill the bill..