ironaggie Posted March 29, 2011 Report Share Posted March 29, 2011 I want to make a new cuutting board to replace the one like in this picture. Any ideas on how to cut out this 3" wide juice groove? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bywc Posted March 29, 2011 Report Share Posted March 29, 2011 I would use a router and template with a guide or bearing router bit if I were going to do it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JayWC Posted March 29, 2011 Report Share Posted March 29, 2011 Use a router table and make stopped grooves with a cove bit. Raise the bit on successive passes for a cleaner cut with less burning. That's my $.02. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lawrence Brown Posted March 30, 2011 Report Share Posted March 30, 2011 As the others said: router with a bull nose or other rounded bit and a template. You may also want to check out this TWW video. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Bennett Posted March 30, 2011 Report Share Posted March 30, 2011 This was machined on a Spindle moulder (shaper) Quite frankly I wouldn't go near a three inch cove like that with any Router. I have the biggest router Elu ever made called a MOF11 and I wouldn't attempt it even with that. You could play around with a smaller cove cutter making successive passes and so on but, I wouldn't want to waste that much time because even when you've done there will be hours of scraping and sanding before you achieve the right quality of finish. Three inch cove cutters are common for spindle moulders and would certainly make a better job. In minutes. If you know anyone nearby with a shaper let them do it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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