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Radius size of roundover bit?
On Wednesday, July 13, 2011 12:25:48 PM UTC-7, jtpr wrote:
I am making drawer fronts and want the edges to be completely rounded over. The wood is 3/4". Now, I have a 3/8" radius bit If you set the bit depth less than 3/8", you can put a curve where there was originally a (roughly) square edge. That means your inevitable dents on the drawer edge don't draw attention. If you set the bit depth exactly 3/8", it'll not look good, because any small bending of the board will make the edge of the cut waver noticeably (you can sand away this 'feature', of course). If you set the bit depth more than 3/8", it makes a shadow line at 3/8" where the bit cut stops. Sometimes that's attractive. With an undersize pilot, you get two shadow lines (good for outside corners of upright members, but maybe not a drawer face). I'd discount the 'completely rounded over' look, myself: it looks ugly to me. Are there any particular drawers you DO like, and can copy? |
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