"marc rosen" wrote


Okay, I want to shape the legs of my cherry chairs using a pattern bit
and template. The stock is 1&1/2 inch , the template is 1/4 inch
beaver board (at least that what my Dad called it back in the 60's)
and I have a 2 inch straight bit with the bearing on the end. Would
you use this bit or would you use a 1&1/2 inch bit with the bearing
mouted near the collet instead of on the end?

Six of one, half dozen of the other.

Whether you use a pattern bit (top bearing) or a trim bit (bottom bearing)
is more a function of the pattern and how it is secured to the stock, than
anything else.

Lew