The title says it all. I would appreciate any insight or tips on the proper router bit(s) for this.
Razzputon
Welcome to the forum, Razz.
Please tell us all about your project. Do you want to just make a repair piece or make some more doors that will match ??
What kind of routers do you have?
Please tell us all about your project. Do you want to just make a repair piece or make some more doors that will match ??
What kind of routers do you have?
Hey John,
I would like to add an island to my existing kitchen. The existing kitchen is Kraftmaid Cherry. I would like to use some Poplar lower cabinets, with three drawers each. I plan to replace the drawer fronts with some cherry I picked up and would like to match the drawers. I have a Dewalt router on a universal router table.
I would like to add an island to my existing kitchen. The existing kitchen is Kraftmaid Cherry. I would like to use some Poplar lower cabinets, with three drawers each. I plan to replace the drawer fronts with some cherry I picked up and would like to match the drawers. I have a Dewalt router on a universal router table.
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This question comes up pretty often here. and the most popular answer is that the companies that mass produce this type of furniture, use their own proprietary profiled "shaper bits". Not the common router bits that us hobbyists have access to.
You can search the internet until you are blue in the face to find what is "close enough" for your needs.
Yes, there are millions of profiles to choose from.
If you are dead set on a 100% match, you may have to have some tooling made especially for you.
OR - an old-fashioned hand plane with a custom cut blade.
I saw a show on TV where Tom Silva ground down a shaper blade to match a specific profile on TOH. He had to run only about 40lf so it was worth his time.
Now, tell us, what you would really like to do and your realistic expectations.
You can search the internet until you are blue in the face to find what is "close enough" for your needs.
Yes, there are millions of profiles to choose from.
If you are dead set on a 100% match, you may have to have some tooling made especially for you.
OR - an old-fashioned hand plane with a custom cut blade.
I saw a show on TV where Tom Silva ground down a shaper blade to match a specific profile on TOH. He had to run only about 40lf so it was worth his time.
Now, tell us, what you would really like to do and your realistic expectations.
I also believe it is a shaper blade as well. You can come close reproducing the profiles typically by using multiple router bits and hand work most times and a lot of work. A router table is highly encouraged for the endeavor.
Here is a shaper blade by Grizzly that looks similar but not exact.
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Here is a shaper blade by Grizzly that looks similar but not exact.
@John Smith_ I'm good with finding as close as I can. With the stain match and it being an island and not right up next to the original cabinets, I think I can get away with that.
Thank you guys for all the advise and input.
Thank you guys for all the advise and input.
So I am curious ... Why couldn't you just choose a CURRENT shape, and run ALL of the doors through it so everything is universal? You would need to re-stain the other doors, or at least the edges, but I think that would be an easier way to make all of the door trims match. Am I wrong? I know absolutely NOTHING about this, except that it just seems easier to do it this way.
Joe
Joe
First, welcome. Good bunch of folks around here. I suggest you look a both OGEE bits and raised panel bits in particular. Look at many brands and manufacturers. This is a raised panel bit.
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