I want to make a headboard with a curved corner with a cove centered in the curve. About 3.5". How would you go about this with a router table? It needs to be mitered with rest of cove molding. Here's a terrible drawing-
Just cut the curve first, using a template or even a paint can or whatever is the right diameter. Then use a cove bit that has a bearing, and the bearing will ride the curve.
CW - that is not a good example: it appears that photo has an upholstered
embellishment with the material held in place with tacks.
can you find something a little more clear and in line with what you want ?
how wide and how deep are you thinking of making the "recessed cove" ?
I have a large "round bottom" (cove) router bit like this that would cut a cove
in the middle of a board. I have no idea of how you would build a jig or modify
a router table in order to achieve the cut inside the corner like you show.
but, it's a start for those that have a deeper thought process than myself.
Yes - I would create the headboard with all the curves and miters and then make a curved fence from a piece of ply or mdf and use a plunge router run along the fence to make the cove. In a couple if passes.
Cut the corner pieces long,
make a curved fence for the router table, cut the cove,
then miter to fit.
Then apply to headboard.
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Edit:
My first thought was as to what I think dday is saying.
Make the headboard, then make a frame to go around it that you could run your router against, like so,
Which would work, but it would leave your outside edges on the curve with a rounded corner.
Touché my friend!
I was celebrating my birthday early with out of town friends practicing social drinking, I mean social distancing when I wrote that and remembered seeing that style there when I traveled on business.
I had a few nips of Wild Turkey. To quote a buddy Little Black Duck. It went down good but served not well.
I though I deleted this comment.
Your right everyone has different tastes, thank goodness. My friends who are still here would like to pick up a truck load of that Mission style furniture for pennies before they leave if you could tell me where to get them. -)
Good luck on your project and we'll leave the lights on for you.
When you're working up your stock to make the headboard, be sure and plan on having enough for set-ups. I don't know what equipment you have, you could have dedicated machines for the run, but every time I start a project like that, something always seems to happen. Oh well.
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