On Wed, 22 Jun 2005 08:50:04 -0700, "Slowhand" I'm@work wrote:

A tenant in my building has a round nautical type window in his door and
asked if I could trim it out for him.

The window is about 12" round by 2" deep. The trim thickness will be 3/8".

I will be using oak to match the door if it makes any difference.

Also, how do I explain this. Let's see, the trim will be on the inside (not
on the face). Although I will need to trim the face once the inside is
done. Does that make sense? I can draw a picture I think if it needs more
clarification.

I'm guessing what you need is a 2" jamb extension and then trim on top
of that. I've done a lot of half round windows but all with a much
larger radius.
If the door is solid and the hole for the window is a good round one
(with the window centered) I might try just using thin strips of oak
and build up inside the hole. With the larger radius windows we see I
have to make a jig and bend and clamp my strips. That might be pretty
difficult on such a small window.
As far as the trim piece goes, I would use a circle jig on the router
to make a pattern. Rough cut the trim piece and clean it up with the
pattern and pattern bit. Your trim will probably need to be made in
two or three pieces (if it's made of stock) depending and the width
of the stock you have. Make your pattern accordingly.

Mike O.