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I am making a headboard. The top will be curved. There will be slats that
want to fit into a groove in the top piece. How would you go about cutting
the groove into that curved headboard?

TIA.

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I am making a headboard. The top will be curved. There will be slats that
want to fit into a groove in the top piece. How would you go about cutting
the groove into that curved headboard?


My preference would be a slot cutting bit in a router table equipped with a
pin, and a couple of good push blocks. Make incremental cuts and vary the
bit height to get your width.

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I am making a headboard. The top will be curved. There will be slats that
want to fit into a groove in the top piece. How would you go about cutting
the groove into that curved headboard?

Well ... the same way that porcupines make love: Carefully. Very
Carefully.

Seriously though, a router with a board clamped to the workpiece to act as a
guide is one good way.

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Shaper with two collars at my house.

Hedge your bet with the router by mounting a collar the same diameter as
your pilot if able.

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"Dick Snyder" wrote in message
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I am making a headboard. The top will be curved. There will be slats

that
want to fit into a groove in the top piece. How would you go about

cutting
the groove into that curved headboard?

Well ... the same way that porcupines make love: Carefully. Very
Carefully.

Seriously though, a router with a board clamped to the workpiece to act as

a
guide is one good way.

Norm



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On Sun, 21 Nov 2004 12:15:55 -0500, "Dick Snyder"
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I am making a headboard. The top will be curved. There will be slats that
want to fit into a groove in the top piece. How would you go about cutting
the groove into that curved headboard?

TIA.

Dick Snyder


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You can make a pattern of the curve and clamp it in place and use a flush
cutting router bit with a bearing on the shank end. Once the pattern is
clamped to your work you run the router bit against the pattern to mill your
groove.
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I am making a headboard. The top will be curved. There will be slats that
want to fit into a groove in the top piece. How would you go about cutting
the groove into that curved headboard?

TIA.

Dick Snyder



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