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Molding

Dress up an edge, conceal end grain or plywood edges, or add detail to a base or top with any number of trim, molding, and edging techniques ranging from simple to sophisticated. The Basics: • A proliferation of profiles: From chamfers to ogees to ovolos,
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  • Curved Moldings on the Router TableCurved Moldings on the Router Table

    by W. Mickey Callahan

    You need to make curved molding, but you don't have the time or inclination to do the whole job by hand with carving gouges, and you don't have the money or desire ...

  • 8 Tips for Flawless Moldings8 Tips for Flawless Moldings

    by Steve Latta

    Creating molding safely and cleanly requires that you use proper tools and pay careful attention to technique. Here, Steve Latta shares tips for making sure that ...

  • Mitered Molding Simplifies Traditional DoorsMitered Molding Simplifies Traditional Doors

    by Lonnie Bird

    Sticking is the decorative molding that decorates the inside edges of traditional door frames. To join this type of profile cleanly at the inside corners of a frame, ...

  • Dress Up a Frame-and-Panel DoorVideo: Dress Up a Frame-and-Panel Door

    with Mario Rodriguez

    Add a decorative bead-and-quark molding for a traditional look

  • Cove Angle CalculatorCove Angle Calculator

    by Stuart Sabol

    A few quick keystrokes yield tablesaw-blade and fence-angle settings

  • Asymmetrical Coves on the TablesawVideo: Asymmetrical Coves on the Tablesaw

    with Stuart Sabol

    Check your setup by eye, or use a computer spreadsheet to establish blade tilt and fence angle

  • Easy-To-Carve Diamond BeadingVideo: Easy-To-Carve Diamond Beading

    with Charles Shackleton

    Personalize your furniture with just a few simple tools

  • Rip Narrow Moldings from Wide StockVideo: Rip Narrow Moldings from Wide Stock

    with Steve Latta

    Custom push sticks and an organized milling process produce delicate moldings safely on the tablesaw

  • Set Up a Miter Saw to Cut Crown MoldingVideo: Set Up a Miter Saw to Cut Crown Molding

    with Gary Katz

    Use the miter-saw fence and a steady hold for accurate joints

  • Conquering Crown MoldingConquering Crown Molding

    by Gary Katz

    Finish carpenter Gary M. Katz will tell you that there's no great mystery to cutting crown molding on a miter saw, especially if you know the right techniques. ...

  • Built-Up MoldingsBuilt-Up Moldings

    by Alan Charney

    In a small shop with basic equipment it is still possible to tackle ambitious projects. With nothing more than a basic router, a few router bits, a shopmade router ...

  • Why Use Nails in Fine FurnitureWhy Use Nails in Fine Furniture

    by Michael Dunbar

    Nails have a bad reputation as a joinery method for fine furniture, one that woodworker Mike Dunbar feels is somewhat undeserved. While many folks think using nails ...

  • Going Over EdgesGoing Over Edges

    by Will Neptune

    Will Neptune focuses on 18th-century edges in this article, which illustrates how small details distinguish one style from another. In designing a piece, he suggests ...

  • Making Large MoldingsMaking Large Moldings

    by John W. West

    John West tackles the problems that often accompany the installation of large moldings – the tendency to cup, the difficulty of making good outside corner miters ...

  • Dressing up a Basic BoxDressing up a Basic Box

    by Philip C. Lowe

    Philip Lowe added a few easy elements to basic boxes that make a simple cabinet/bookcase look like detailed Gothic furniture. He explains how to build the piece ...

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