On 21 Sep 2006 08:23:35 -0700, "Todd the wood junkie"
wrote:

I have a garage full of walnut and am going to be making some crown
molding for my kitchen and family room. I have a nice router table and
thought I would rip the walnut into 3-4" boards, then resaw to 1/2"
thickness before profiling them on the router. I also have a DW705 to
do the corner work. I have researched crown molding router bits and
have settled on a few bits my wife likes.

Coupla questions. Is 1/2" sufficient or do I need thicker on the
boards?
Anyone have any experience they can share, particularly with the router
bits (dos, don'ts, etc)?

Thanks,

Todd

To answer your question, I'd stay with 1/2" - possibly 5/8
There really is not any benefit to going thicker and added thickness
will, add weight, make it less flexible, etc, etc.

I use a shaper for large profiles such as Crown. If you have time,
please let us know how things turn out with the Router. Will you be
making the seating angle cuts on the Table Saw?

In any event - Good Luck!