Custom made router bids

[Chadi]

Hey all. I have a 1930's house with wood trimi that I would like to replicate. I haven't been able to find the exact router bit the matches the patterns on the trim. The pattern is similar to a roman ogee but taller and less pronounced. Is there a company that makes custom router bits or should I just go to any tooling shop?

Thanks

Chadi

[LCHIEN]

try googling "custom router bits"

you get a bunch of valid hits. One says $118 for a custom bit.

http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q...=Google+Search

[whitecobra]

There are a few BUT you would be FAR better off simply using roundovers and beads of various sizes and then taking multiple passes

I just finished a Bolection Molding for a customer's kitchen doors that took 3 bits and 7 steps but they came out exactly as desired

The bits are harder to have made then Shaper or Molder blades. There are several big firms that will make them at a fair cost (about 125 each)

Dr D

[Holbren]

Do you have a sketch of any kind? Maybe I saw something in my travels.

[Chadi]

Thanks for the input

Thanks all. I haven't sketched out the pattern. I will dig around my neck of the woods

[JR]

I have a friend in New Jersey who is renovating an old house. A local mill there has hundreds of profiles they can replicate. If you can't find what you want, they'll jig up a new profile for $100.

I don't know if such a service might be available elsewhere. You might try the hardwood suppliers and lumber yards in your area.

JR

[Russianwolf]

Hey all. I have a 1930's house with wood trimi that I would like to replicate. I haven't been able to find the exact router bit the matches the patterns on the trim. The pattern is similar to a roman ogee but taller and less pronounced. Is there a company that makes custom router bits or should I just go to any tooling shop?

Thanks

Chadi

have your checked out the MLCS and CMT catalogs? Especially the architechtural moldings sections. You might find it in there.

Oh, and companies like Amana make bits that have interchangable carbide cutters. Some of those can be custom made also.

[JR]

I came accross this listing on Craigslist today:

http://losangeles.craigslist.org/sfv/tls/299404921.html

I don't know anything about these guys, other than their posting.

www.WolfCarbide.com

JR

[Lgb362]

Hey All...

I have ordered several custom bits for my restoration projects from several different companies. I would have to say that Wolf Carbide was the best though. They had much faster lead times, and their prices were good.

Hope this helps!

[Lgb362]

Wolf Carbide Link

Hey guys, here's the link to the Wolf Carbide Website...

WolfCarbide.com

[Tom Slick]

you might be able to find a moulder knife grinder that could make something.

[Lonnie in Orlando]

Check with a local cabinet shop. Most have a Williams & Hussey molding machine or something similar. Custom knives for it will probably run ~$125+.

- Lonnie