1/16" Round Over Bit

I'd think the sanding method would suffice. I use the foam sanding blocks.

give those edges to Gene...
he's the man w/ the plan...

Sandpaper. By the time you have the bit set up, you'd have the job done. A tiny error in setting it up and you'd ruin the piece.

Stick486 said:

give those edges to Gene...
he's the man w/ the plan...

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That is funny Stick. :laugh2:

Sanding is just as fast.

hawkeye10 said:

That is funny Stick. :laugh2:

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now that you know how...
you can pick up the slack...

Cherryville Chuck said:

Sanding is just as fast.

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and quieter too...

Cherryville Chuck said:

Sanding is just as fast.

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Far faster as far as I concerned. I normally just hit my edges with my ROS, quick and easy.

But you know, Theo, sometimes it's just really pleasant to not have to listen to machinery; just enjoy the feel of working with your hands on wood. Maybe a little music in the background.
Could be that's the attraction of carving, to folks that do it?

Veritas make a cornering tool that rounds over the corners to a fixed depth. It’s a simple set of hand tools for creating 1/16, 1/8, 3/16 or 1/4 round overs. Just wanted to give everyone a heads up on an elegant solution if you weren’t aware that the tool existed.

http://www.leevalley.com/us/wood/page.aspx?p=32682&cat=1,230,41182,41200



In woodworking there is always more then one way to accomplish something.

I have one of those!......somewhere

DaninVan said:

I have one of those!......somewhere

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You probably have a lot of things...somewhere...in your garage. And that's the problem. It's in the garage. I've seen the pictures.

DaninVan said:

But you know, Theo, sometimes it's just really pleasant to not have to listen to machinery; just enjoy the feel of working with your hands on wood. Maybe a little music in the background.
Could be that's the attraction of carving, to folks that do it?

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I did say normally. Depends on the project. But actually, the sound of the ROS is relaxing to me, more relaxing than knocking edges off by hand. Goes well with the classical music station my radio is kept on.

Now that you've seen the pictures Charles, you'll need to be liquidated...

(Garage, toolshed, woodshed; pretty much all the same issue. )

DaninVan said:

Now that you've seen the pictures Charles, you'll need to be liquidated...

(Garage, toolshed, woodshed; pretty much all the same issue. )

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we gonna have a shop (estate type sale)at pennies on the dollar prices...
I'm in...

here ya go...

Mini Edge-Rounding Plane - Lee Valley Tools

Get back on topic gentlemen

The Veritas cornering tools are more finicky than I expected. In hard splintery wood, the angle of the tool is critical, and can result in a fistful of splinters, or no cutting at all. A smooth rounding generally escapes me, but that is probably just me. My edges land up looking like goldilocks' porridge - full of lumps.
The little plane Stick referenced, would be a better bet, I think.

This one works too Carbide-Tipped Radius Plane or Chamfer Plane-Radius plane | Rockler Woodworking and Hardware plus you have the option of machining a chamfer on the edge instead of the radius. Just like the cornering tools though, you have to pay attention to the direction of the grain or you'll wind up with a mess.