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Raised Panels
Well I got me a 3 piece set of raised panel bits
. I was gonna buy the CMT at woodcraft but they were out of stock.
So I got the Freud http://www.freud-tools.com/fr97ograparo.html. About $30 more than the sale price of the CMT's. Didn't want to wait till next week since this weekend I have time to start.
My question is is there any formula or guidlines for making raised panels so they look like they belong
? Im going to build a desk and basically will have two "drawer cabinets" on each side and Im thinking four panels on the outside and 4 on the front (non working side) in case its not against a wall some day. Then if I go with the 4 smaller ones I will put two on each side of the hutch on top and A door on each top corner of the hutch.
And possibly two more in the middle connecting the two sides
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I guess it all depends on how easy it is to make them.
I started with 25BF of red oak. Wanted lyptus but the wife thought $1 a BF would save lots of money by the time im done which she is probably right . oak will pry beat the bits up less too. Anyhow if you have any experience with what works best and what doesn't id appreciate it. I will be using a 2 1/4hp PC router (i know slow speed on the big bits ) in the little craftsman laminated table. Thats one of the reasons I don't want to make one big one. plus its less practice.
Plus I will finally get to use my PC dovetail jig for 6 (i think) drawers .
So im hoping to greatly enhance my skills with both panels and dovetails.
I'll post my progress. Hope its done before the summer heat gets here .
. I was gonna buy the CMT at woodcraft but they were out of stock. So I got the Freud http://www.freud-tools.com/fr97ograparo.html. About $30 more than the sale price of the CMT's. Didn't want to wait till next week since this weekend I have time to start.My question is is there any formula or guidlines for making raised panels so they look like they belong
? Im going to build a desk and basically will have two "drawer cabinets" on each side and Im thinking four panels on the outside and 4 on the front (non working side) in case its not against a wall some day. Then if I go with the 4 smaller ones I will put two on each side of the hutch on top and A door on each top corner of the hutch.And possibly two more in the middle connecting the two sides
.I guess it all depends on how easy it is to make them.
I started with 25BF of red oak. Wanted lyptus but the wife thought $1 a BF would save lots of money by the time im done which she is probably right . oak will pry beat the bits up less too. Anyhow if you have any experience with what works best and what doesn't id appreciate it. I will be using a 2 1/4hp PC router (i know slow speed on the big bits ) in the little craftsman laminated table. Thats one of the reasons I don't want to make one big one. plus its less practice.
Plus I will finally get to use my PC dovetail jig for 6 (i think) drawers .
So im hoping to greatly enhance my skills with both panels and dovetails.
I'll post my progress. Hope its done before the summer heat gets here .
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