Hi. I'm basically a "newbie". Dabbled with wood years ago, nothing recently. If these questions have been answered before I apologize. I spent some time searching through old posts and couldn't find answers.
I'm restoring an old house and will need to generate a sizeable amount of wood trim to match the existing materials (baseboards, doors, window surrounds, etc.) I've been looking at the Grizzly 3hp shaper as the basic wood shaping tool Is that a decent starting point?
A specific short-term question: I need to reproduce some window surrounds (casings) and rosettes/cornerblocks. I want to match the existing profile.
For the casings, I assume a shaper with custom knives is in order. Can anyone make a suggestion as to the "best" cutterhead, and where I can get the knives made? The cut profile is probably about 3.25" wide.
Same questions apply to rosettes/cornerblocks. They match the profile of the casings, so I guess I'll have to get a custom cutter set-up here as well. Can anyone recommend a source for the knives? Is there a good vs. bad brand or type of cutter head? I assume I can just mount the cutter in my drill press?
Thanks,
Tom
I'm restoring an old house and will need to generate a sizeable amount of wood trim to match the existing materials (baseboards, doors, window surrounds, etc.) I've been looking at the Grizzly 3hp shaper as the basic wood shaping tool Is that a decent starting point?
A specific short-term question: I need to reproduce some window surrounds (casings) and rosettes/cornerblocks. I want to match the existing profile.
For the casings, I assume a shaper with custom knives is in order. Can anyone make a suggestion as to the "best" cutterhead, and where I can get the knives made? The cut profile is probably about 3.25" wide.
Same questions apply to rosettes/cornerblocks. They match the profile of the casings, so I guess I'll have to get a custom cutter set-up here as well. Can anyone recommend a source for the knives? Is there a good vs. bad brand or type of cutter head? I assume I can just mount the cutter in my drill press?
Thanks,
Tom