On Tue, 25 Nov 2003 12:43:16 -0700, "George M. Kazaka"
wrote:

I do both and as i have been getting older, SHHHHH don't tell anyone I also
have been leaning more to furniture, but that would be no reason to get rid
of the machine, just some of the knives you have

The molder was purchased to do the larger work that my shaper couldn't
do. Crown moldings, radiused and elliptical casings, etc.

All of the work that I will be doing in the future is within the
abilities of the shaper that I have, and some molding planes that I've
been aquiring.

Even with my shaper i never buy ready made knives of standard shapes, I have
always designed my own and had them ground I still get them not far from
you, a company called CAYCE just outside of baltimore cost for 5/16"
corrugated back knives are 20.00 per inch.

I have some light blades that i grind myself for short runs,
I use only one knife in the head and a almost balancer in the other slot.

The only thing I do not like about the W&H and a lot of other standard knife
machines is the limit on the depth of cut,
I tend to like a moulding to stand out as a moulding not a few scratches on
the wood.

You might want to check out the profile selection from someone like
Schmidt, for the WH Molder. I've a couple of casing knives meant for
5/4 stock that are pretty high relief.