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beaded face frame help needed

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#1 · (Edited by Moderator)
I'm considering making beaded face frames for my bathroom cabinets.
I looking at using something like Kreg's notching bit to make the notch for the frame joints. The bead I want to uses is only 3/16 diameter with 1 1/2" wide frames. The 1 1/2" notching bits say they are for 1/4 beads. Can this bit be used and adjust the depth of the notch to fit the 3/16" bead or does the notch bit and bead bit have to be a matched set?
Here is the Kreg bit: https://www.kregtool.com/shop/routing/routing-system-components/14-x-1-12-notching-bit/PRS4200.html
I called Kreg customer service, he said they've never experimented with my question above.

I did find a 3/16" bead set at Woodline, but the notch bit is a 1 3/4" notch.
Any help is appreciated!
 
#2 ·
An easier option might be to follow Norm Abram's tip of building the face frames normal and then adding the bead detail after they are put together. You basically just use a beading bit to rout the profile on a 3/4" board, rip it down on the table saw and then attach it inside the face frame with glue and pin nails, mitering at the corners to get the look you are talking about.

He has a brief write-up about it in Fine Woodworking Issue 196 (Feb 2008).
 
#4 ·
An easier option might be to follow Norm Abram s tip of building the face frames normal and then adding the bead detail after they are put together. You basically just use a beading bit to rout the profile on a 3/4" board, rip it down on the table saw and then attach it inside the face frame with glue and pin nails, mitering at the corners to get the look you are talking about.

He has a brief write-up about it in Fine Woodworking Issue 196 (Feb 2008).

+1

- MikeJ70
 
#6 ·
The short answer is yes you can adjust the depth of cut to account for any size bead.

One thing to be aware of is that the width of the notch changes with the depth. So if you have a smaller diameter bead than the kreg bit is setup for the notch will be smaller than 1.5" by the same amount as the difference in bead width.

Also the kreg beading bit is 1/4" including the quirk, so it's already setup for a 3/16" bead.
 
#7 ·
I have that bit. It's a 45º bit, so it can cut a miter at any depth up to its cut depth. I've even used it to make raised panels for doors. Sneak up on the cut using a test piece. If you have a digital height gauge it'll help, but you still need to do test cuts.

A beaded frame will always look better than one with a bead molding added to it. Molding has its place, but tacking it in on a frame like that is cheesy.
 
#9 ·
A beaded frame will always look better than one with a bead molding added to it. Molding has its place, but tacking it in on a frame like that is cheesy.

- Rich
Agreed, but only if you can pull it off cleanly. If not, the molding might be an easier option. Mortise and Tennon would be better too, but most people use pocket screws for cabinet face frames.

To the OP, go to garymkatz.com and look for jack miter under trim techniques. There might be some info there that helps.
 
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