How to Make Molding with a Router & Build a Picture Frame

this episode is sponsored by mountain khakis work hard play harder check out mountain khakis apparel made for adventure at mountain khakis comm for quick tips behind-the-scenes footage giveaways and to see what I'm working on right now follow me on Instagram and Facebook hey everyone and thanks for tuning in in this episode we'll use this small handheld router and a few router bits to make moulding and then we'll use the moulding to make two picture frames with this one board this board is described as a five quarter by eight the wood is poplar and if you're not familiar with buying lumber lumber is always described heavier than it actually is so this five quarter by eight actually measures about an inch and a sixteenth by seven and a quarter if you want to build this project I'll have a list of all the router bits along with the drawing that you'll be able to find on my website and I'll have a link in the description this is the first piece of molding I'm going to make and I'll get started by ripping the board at an inch and three-eighths this is called a corner beating router bit and I'll use this bit to add this bead profile on the inside of the frame before running the router down the length of the board I'll test it on the edge to make sure I'm at the correct height [Music] the next step is to use a quarter-inch rabbeting bit to make a notch that will accept a piece of quarter-inch plywood [Music] the next piece of molding is this back band and I'll make this piece by ripping the board at an inch and 5/8 and then resaw that rep at three-eighths of an inch making two pieces of molding that measure in ancient five eighths by three eighths of an inch [Music] now raise the blade set the fence by 3/8 of an inch and restore the boy for the back band I'm using a small round over bed [Music] the last piece of molding is this piece of Cove molding and to make that I'll use a cove bit in the router this is a larger router simply because I couldn't find my cove bit with a quarter inch shank this router has a half inch shank and will accommodate this router bit but you can definitely make cove molding with the smaller router that I have been using to get started I'll rip two pieces from the board at a half of an inch now I've set the fence at 5/16 of an inch and I'll use the offcut for the molded I've just reset the fence at 7/16 of an inch I'll take the molding and flip it like this and run it through the saw one more time [Music] okay well now that I finished cutting the molding I'll get to work on making the frames just a quick tip before we get started this is called a sacrificial fence I've got a video on my channel on how to make one this makes making frames very easy because you can line your pencil mark up with the saw kerf cut into the sacrificial fence since both of these frames are the exact same size I've made a mark on the sacrificial fence at seven and a quarter for the short molding and nine and a quarter for the long holding and I'll make four cuts at each length after cutting the molding I need to take the cut off flip it over cut a new mitre on it flip it over again and then hold it at the mark for these frames on building the inside frame first I'm using inch and a quarter nails in the nail gun and once the inside frame is built I'll build off of that with the inside frames finished next I'll use the back band to band the edge and I'll keep the back band flush with the back of the frame holding the outside of the frame on the inside cut of the mitre I'll mark a line for the next cut now that I'll be attaching the smaller moldings I've replaced the inch and a quarter nails with 3/4 inch nails in the nail gun now I'll attach the cove molding to the inside of the frame notice how I always hold the moulding to the left of the saw blade and I never changed the angle of the saw for flat moldings our moldings with a 90 degree angle reference you can change the direction of the mitre cut simply by flipping the molding the last piece of molding is a piece of quarter-inch plywood ripped at 1 inch this molding will fit into the rabbet joint at the back of the frame and hold the artwork in place [Music] I feel all the nail holes with joint compound Prime the frames with a latex acrylic primer let it dry then give the frames of good sanding and then they're ready for paint to see what I'm working on now follow me on instagram and facebook for vlog-style q and a's check out my second channel shoptalk [Music]

Channel: Jon Peters - Longview Woodworking

Views: 700,465

Keywords: DIY, do it yourself, how to, woodworking, jon peters home improvement tools wood working home projects interior design, router, router bit, rabbit bit, rabbiting bit, cove router bit, cove bit, make molding, make picture frame, make a frame, how to make a frame, how to make molding, how to use a router, router bits, how to make cove molding, cove molding, roundover bit

Id: 7cYL-ZWr9wI

Length: 8min 27sec (507 seconds)

Published: Mon Aug 06 2018