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How to add crown molding to a bookcase thistlewood farms. To do this i used a scrub plane, jack, a nd fore plane, in conjunction with winding. Making moulding planes with images woodworking techniques. Only pulled it out to sharpen the blades a couple of times. As luck would have it, she found some scrap wood and crown molding that i had left over from. Much of my plane collection is made up of wooden ones and if theyre for fine use then i can use that as an excuse to go new. We are redesigning a couple of the planes we previously offered and are working on adding additional types of planes. You can trim the completed shelves to exact length the measurement between standards. Library wall to wall bookcases bookcase plans sawdust.

Plywood case using plywood creates a strong, easytobuild case and sturdy shelves. The class focuses on making a pair of hollows and rounds, but much of the tooling and processes are directly relatable to making any wooden plane or tuning any. While generally considered outdated, a modern furniture shop doing reproduction or restoration work might keep a collection of moulding planes. Wetherell this plane cuts a cabinetmakerss 12 bolection for making the base molding that was commonly used to cap off ogee bracket feet. Thus, you can make a cheap bookcase look more expensive by adding molding even if it starts out as a plain laminate piece. Projects like diy furniture often require mitered corners, but drilling pocket holes on miter joints. I would recommend making a rabbit plane as your first plane in order to get the idea of how to make them. Once the shelves were securely attached, hubby measured and cut pieces of crown molding for the fronts and sides of each unit, designing the molding so the sides would end flush with the wall. These bookcases were a breeze since the molding attached right to the bookcase and no build out was needed. The other item needed is a router plane with a narrow blade that fits between the wedge bed angles, to clean out the waste to the right depth which is the width of the iron.

Free moulding plane resources and articles wood and shop. The pair of bookcases across the room took a bit longer since i had to combine them to make one larger builtin unit. Everything you need to know about moulding planes, or molding planes. The cutting was nothing fancy he just used a miter saw to cut at a 45 degree angle. I have used a router with a comparable size rounding bit 116 i think and must say that this plane. A moulding plane molding plane in the us is a specialised plane used for making the complex shapes found in wooden mouldings. Making planes is fun and rewarding because you get to make exactly what you use and itll likely far outlast your lifetime. Moulding making is an art all to itself with a lot of subinfo.

Free resources and articles for the moulding planes video filmed at roy underhills woodwrights school. Once youve got a depth thats taking decently thin shavings, then its all about holding it right. This is a really tough profile to find, which is why i bought it despite the fact that it is missing quite a bit of the boxing. This particular class was on making side escapement planes, and i came away feeling completely confident that i can make more on my own. Remember most wood comes in 96 sections, so you will have some waste. If you plan ahead how youre going to cut them, you can buy some shorter 72 or longer 120 sections to fit your design. Jacque, my wife, and the other half of the diy village has been kindly reminding me that i promised to make her a decorative shelf for our downstairs half bathroom.

You may need a little longer than 60 minutes to finish this one, especially if you do not have much expertise in woodwork, but it is still the simplest diy corner bookcase. Accent molding decorative base cap molding dresses up the bookcase top for an elegant look. There was a specific moulding i had in mind which i searched ebay for moulding planes for months for, but to no avail, and i even attempted using a combination of two different planes to achieve it, but it didnt really work well it was a complex shape, so i can only assume the best option would be to make my own. You can predetermine the angle of the moulding by holding the rabbet plane so that it rests on the two edges of the rabbets to be worked. Making moulding planes ive taken four classes taught by tod herrli at olde mill cabinet shoppe. Print one of these free bookshelf plans and youll have everything you need to get started building a bookcase for any room in your house. Making traditional wooden planes the book is okay but lacks a more in depth explanation and the diagrams are not as precise as they should be. Making moulding planes phillsville with images woodworking. These bookshelves are too tall to have adjustable shelves span the entire case. Traditionally, moulding planes were blocks of wear resistant hardwood, often beech or maple, which were worked to the shape of the intended moulding. Start by measuring the space where you want to put the shelves. First, figure out the molding profile, which will determine the width of the iron. Occasionally i get fancy and employ a complex moulding plane in the form of my 18 and 14. Place the moulding standing upsidedown and leaning against the mitersaw fence.

In woodworking, a moulding plane is a specialised plane used for making the complex shapes. The round plane has a convex sole and cuts a hollow in the workpiece. Every moulding cannot be made with two, four or even 10 moulding planes. I use it to quickly break the edge of things like shelves, boxes, etc. You dont need a lot of moulding planes the renaissance. How to build a decorative shelf with crown molding. Cut the shelf fronts m and m1 and glue them to the shelves.

Nov 26, 2016 instructions, howtos, and inspiration for crown molding, wainscoting, bookshelves, trim, and more. By making mouldings by hand you will dictate your results. My original plan called for a four foot long shelf, four i nches deep and four inches wide. Philly planes make a full range of traditional hand planes from block planes to jointers and moulding planes. Make a crown moulding profiles old planes woodworking magazine popular woodworking moldings hardwood tools projects by bill mccarthy a woodworker who needs a small amount of hardwood molding for a furniture or cabinet project is often out of luck. They act as an angle guide and a depthgauge when making passes with. I planned to glue up an extrawide blank and cut two shelves ou t of it. Because the body of the plane is milled to the width of the blade plus 116 in. Right handed versions of old street tool try and jack planes. Phillips waferhead strongdrive screw 100box 206101783. If youre a furniture maker and envisage making a lot of moulding of a particular profile, you may be lucky enough to find a moulding plane in.

For precise crosscuts, first make a simple, selfaligning tguide for your circular saw. Next, shape the sole of the plane to the reverse profile of the molding, and then true the iron to the sole and get started. With the molding plane held against both rabbets, its easy to hold the plane at a consistent angle while making each cutting pass. You can even make it from pine although it will wear quickly. Here, he explains how in a way that also helps you get an old plane back in usable condition. And then we added another piece of shoe molding to the top to hide the gap between the 1 x 8 and the bookcase. The plans include diagrams, photos, stepbystep instructions, and sometimes even videos to help you along the way. We strive to offer a complete system of essential planes for hand tool woodwork informed by traditional trade practice. A rummage through any secondhand tool shop or even the odd junk shop will uncover beech moulding planes from a plethora of british plane makers such as buck, a. Lately ive been exploring yet another part of the slope wooden moulding planes. Locate all the supplies you will need to make these shelves. After all, any dovetail on furniture can be cut with a single saw. Easy edging simple screen molding covers the plywood edges for a.

We have just completed the series on making wooden planes. Because nothing says fancy like a piece of shoe molding. For stability, ive installed a fixed shelf near the top and in the bottom. As part of terry making a cedar bookcase this video shows making a thumbnail moulding using a skew rebate plane and 34 hollow along. Use masking tape to align the molding and clamp it until the glue sets. There are many woodworking tools in a traditional woodworking shop, but there is often a shelf covered in old molding planes. Just a few empty wine crates of varying sizes and you end up with the coolest bookshelf ever. Building a bookshelf is a fairly simple woodworking project that you can get done in just a. A pair of these planes with the same radius is commonly used to produce a true ogeeone whose curves mirror each other. In the past, whenever i wanted to try my hand at making. With a few moulding planes and some guidance, custom pieces can be made. Kate from centsational girl made a pair of ikea billy bookcases unrecognizable by installing base and crown molding. She asked that i incorporate crown molding into the shelf, along with some hardware to hang hand towels. Im familiar with the workings of a plane and still had to concentrate on the topic and work on visualization of the planes in my mind carefully.