As a pipe smoker (I know…not “politically correct” these days), I’ve acquired quite a collection, and I’d like to make my own pipe rack(s) for storage/display. The best method of “scooping” out the lower section escapes me. It’s probably best done with a router, but how? (For those who’ve never seen a pipe rack, the usual approach these days is an 1″ x 2″ (approx.) oval-shaped depression that’s cut perhaps a quarter-inch deep. There are multiple repeats of this depression, spaced an inch or so apart, either on a radius or along a straight line.
None of the commercially-available racks that I’ve seen seem to show any trace of multiple passes by a router bit such as I would expect to be used (core bit, most likely). Suggestions would be appreciated.
Edited 10/27/2008 6:05 pm ET by JustJack
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The cut would be made with a core box bit or something similar. The trick is that the router is on a slightly sloping track that comes in from one end so that the bit cuts deeper as it moves forward an inch or so to complete the cut, and then you back out the way you came in. You'd have to build a jig for this, the slope would be something like 1/4" in 1".
This is hard to explain without a drawing, I hope I've explained it well enough, if not, get back to me.
John White
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