Tip #4
Using the Shopsmith Molder to Make Decorative Accents and Picture Frames
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Creating Crown & Bed Moldings

Crown Moldings & Bed Moldings are two of the most popular molding patterns in use today. Here are the step-by-step procedures for creating these popular profiles with your Shopsmith Molding Package.

Crown Molding
First Cut: Lay your molding stock flat on the saw table. Tilt your table to 30-degrees and use the Cove Cutter to cut the cove in the top face of your molding.

Second Cut: Leaving your saw table tilted to 30-degrees, reposition your stock use your Cove Cutter once again to cut the cove in the bottom face of your molding.

Third Cut: Re-position your molding stock, tilt your saw table to 45-degrees and use your Bead & Bevel Cutter to cut the center profile in the face of your molding.

Fourth Through Seventh Cuts: Replace your Molding cutter with a saw blade -- and with your table tilted to 45-degrees, cut the four 45-degree bevel cuts on the outer edges of your molding strips, as shown.

Bed Molding
First Cut: Lay your molding stock flat on the saw table. Tilt your table to 30-degrees and use the Cove Cutter to cut the cove in the top face of your molding.

Second Cut: Leaving your saw table tilted to 30-degrees, reposition your stock use your Bead Cutter to cut the cove in the center face of your molding.

Third Cut: Re-position your molding stock, tilt your saw table to 10-degrees and use your Bead Cutter once again to cut the bottom profile in the face of your molding.

Fourth Through Sixth Cuts: Replace your Molding cutter with a saw blade -- and with your table tilted to 45-degrees, cut the three 45-degree bevel cuts on the outer edges of your molding strips, as shown.

The following drawings show a number of additional molding profiles that can be made with Shopsmith's Molding Knives. Click each image for larger view.