mctawards Posted October 21, 2017 Report Share Posted October 21, 2017 Hi, Everybody... i am a wood working enthusiast.. This is my first post.. Have a good table saw. I need to make plaque like this.. Can anybody help me? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tpt life Posted October 21, 2017 Report Share Posted October 21, 2017 Check out videos on table saw cove cutting. This is not a process for the new beginner. If you do not understand table saw safety, please don’t attempt it. Better to buy a rasp. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phinds Posted October 21, 2017 Report Share Posted October 21, 2017 While it is, as C Shaffer points out, theoretically possible to make those scallops with a table saw, and IS done by pros, I wouldn't try it myself, I'd use a router. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brendon_t Posted October 21, 2017 Report Share Posted October 21, 2017 A medium to fine rasp followed by hand cleanup looks like the right tool for that job. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drzaius Posted October 21, 2017 Report Share Posted October 21, 2017 For 1 or just a few, use a rasp. For many, use the appropriate bit in a router & make templates to shape the scallops. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brendon_t Posted October 21, 2017 Report Share Posted October 21, 2017 57 minutes ago, Lester Burnham said: I think you could get those shapes done with a drum sander drill bit for the most part and then hand sand it to the final shape. This is a low cost option. You can buy a drum set cheap. It'lll take a bit longer than a rasp. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mctawards Posted October 22, 2017 Author Report Share Posted October 22, 2017 Hi, thanks for very quick replies. I hv drum sander. But hand work tedious. I need simple idea for table saw cutting then sand. Searching youtube, unable to find. Like cow jig etc., Regards Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wdwerker Posted October 22, 2017 Report Share Posted October 22, 2017 Danger ! Count your fingers before and after each cut. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeneT Posted October 22, 2017 Report Share Posted October 22, 2017 I would use a sanding disc on a angle grinder. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phinds Posted October 22, 2017 Report Share Posted October 22, 2017 3 hours ago, GeneT said: I would use a sanding disc on a angle grinder. Unless you are seriously proficient w/ one it seems to me it would be nearly impossible to maintain consistency in the angle and depth of the coves around the frame. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bankstick Posted October 22, 2017 Report Share Posted October 22, 2017 I would go to Hobby Lobby first. If they didn't have the frame, then I would tackle the job. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keggers Posted October 22, 2017 Report Share Posted October 22, 2017 That looks like a job for a template and a router to me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phinds Posted October 22, 2017 Report Share Posted October 22, 2017 27 minutes ago, Bankstick said: I would go to Hobby Lobby first. If they didn't have the frame, then I would tackle the job. Yes, but that would be cheating Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gee-dub Posted October 22, 2017 Report Share Posted October 22, 2017 I think you may be catching the drift here. That scalloping is not a beginner project, especially without the correct tools. You have a profile that is a set of concave arches which are then profile by a graduated amount to the equilibrium point and then withdrawn along the curve to give the desired result. That's a fancy way of saying the profile goes deeper as it follows the arch. My first reaction is to choose an alternate design that you have tools for. My second reaction is like others here; layout some witness lines: grab a rasp and some sandpaper and go at it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric. Posted October 22, 2017 Report Share Posted October 22, 2017 If you look closely, those curves are not full thickness on the edge of the frame. They are deepest at the front and bevel back towards the back. Like Frank said, make a template that mimics those curves, then use a chamfer bit to create the beveled profile. There's no way to do that with a table saw that I can think of. Or yeah...a spokeshave and rasps...but that will require fairly honed skills to get them even close to fair. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Southwood Posted October 22, 2017 Report Share Posted October 22, 2017 Yep that ain't done on no tablesaw, would take a bunch of jig building just to try and get close. See you in the emergency room if you try it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mctawards Posted October 22, 2017 Author Report Share Posted October 22, 2017 Hi, The cutting hv a table saw cut mark rather a router. Will send close pic soon. Thanks Regards Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Eric. Posted October 22, 2017 Popular Post Report Share Posted October 22, 2017 9 minutes ago, mctawards said: Hi, The cutting hv a table saw cut mark rather a router. Will send close pic soon. Thanks What? 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phinds Posted October 22, 2017 Report Share Posted October 22, 2017 5 minutes ago, Eric. said: What? +1 on that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wtnhighlander Posted October 23, 2017 Report Share Posted October 23, 2017 While I agree that doing what you need safely on a tablesaw will be non-trivial, I suggest you take a look at this site for more information on how it works: https://woodgears.ca/cove/ Matthias has several videos & articles about cutting coves on the TS. Note that all of them appear to be coves along the length of the material, rather than the scalloped corners your example frame shows. To do that will require something like a miter spline jig to hold the frame at the proper angle as it passes over the saw. You also show multiple cove radii in your example. Doing that means multiple saw setups, possibly multiple jigs. I'm not sawing it is impossible to do what you ask safely on a tablesaw. But I think it would certainly take more effort than it is worth. I have cut coves (moldings and table top edge treatments) with my tablesaw, and it is NOT a time-efficient technique, especially if you plan to make many of those plaques. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chet Posted October 23, 2017 Report Share Posted October 23, 2017 22 hours ago, mctawards said: The cutting hv a table saw cut mark rather a router. Will send close pic soon. Thanks 22 hours ago, Eric. said: What? I think he was trying to say that the sample plaque has saw marks in the coves so he is assuming that it was done with a table saw not a router, But my guess is that the plaque was mass produced and made to look that way, you know, "rustic". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tpt life Posted October 23, 2017 Report Share Posted October 23, 2017 Those were possibly freehanded on a bandsaw type device. I am not recommending it...but I have seen it done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mctawards Posted October 23, 2017 Author Report Share Posted October 23, 2017 Yes, it was with circular saw earlier sample from china. Now new sample didnt hv. Possibly better finish. Will upload asap Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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