Vaughn McMillan
02-17-2006, 2:06 AM
I've been contacted by a potential client in Ohio who'd like a paper towel holder styled to match her new cherry bathroom cabinets. The cabinets have little ~ 1.25" x 2.5" "rosettes" that appear to be raised above the surface of the cabinet frame.
Here's the manufacturer's website shot of the cabinets in general:
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And here's a pic she sent of the detail:
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She also sent a tracing of the detail, so I know the general height and width dimensions.
OK, enough background...the question is...how would you do a similar detail on the ends of a paper towel holder? I've told her I think I could approximate the style, but probably couldn't duplicate it exactly. I've seen plunge bits with an ogee profile, and I'm considering doing it with a router and template, and routing the design into the panel instead of raising it somehow. I have the typical hobbyist collection of routers and a router table, although I've never done any template routing.
Any ideas out there?
- Vaughn
Here's the manufacturer's website shot of the cabinets in general:
32061
And here's a pic she sent of the detail:
32060
She also sent a tracing of the detail, so I know the general height and width dimensions.
OK, enough background...the question is...how would you do a similar detail on the ends of a paper towel holder? I've told her I think I could approximate the style, but probably couldn't duplicate it exactly. I've seen plunge bits with an ogee profile, and I'm considering doing it with a router and template, and routing the design into the panel instead of raising it somehow. I have the typical hobbyist collection of routers and a router table, although I've never done any template routing.
Any ideas out there?
- Vaughn