What Router bit do i need

[tenpin]

Hi,

i just had my kitchen carcasses delivered and now it's time to get on with the infram doors.

beow i have a sample of a door SWMBO would like for me to make but i'm blowed as to what router cutter to use to acheive this.
As far as i can make out it may be just a straight T&G version with a chamfer off the inner edges..

What do you think..
And where can i find the better quality 1/2" bits...Trend, Rutlands ?

Thanks

Nick

 

[WellsWood]

I've done them like this before, shaker style with a chamfered edge, but I stopped the chamfer a little shy of the corner and did the scribe and profile with a T&G set like you suggested. I've never seen a set of panel door cutters that incorporate the chamfer into the profile like that.
If you really wanted the chamfer to go all the way into the corner you could carefully extend it with a chisel after assembling the door, in the same way you'd square out the corner of a routed groove or hinge rebate.

 

[Pete Robinson]

I have not seen a T&G cutter set with this sort of profile and in any case a good sets aren't always cheep but just thinking about this, you could always use a combination of a straight cutter an a large dovetail bit mounted in the router table to achieve this.

Do you see where I'm coming from?

Does this make ant sense?

As for good quality cutters try www.wealdentool.com
I have found the quality and their service to be excellent, free next day P&P and because they are a manufacturer the prices are excellent as there is no middle man, they will also make you a special cutter at extra cost if they think they can incorporate it into their standard range - I know of someone they did this for!!!

Hope this is of some use

Pete

 

[WellsWood]

you could always use a combination of a straight cutter an a large dovetail bit mounted in the router table to achieve this.


As for good quality cutters try www.wealdentool.com
Pete

I think a chamfer bit that cuts at 45deg' is better, dovetail cutters are usually only around 14deg'

Bang on about Wealden- they're the ones I use - excellent paople to do business with and great quality kit.

 

[Pete Robinson]

Mark

I can't see how you would be able to cut both halves of the joint using a chamfering bit as you would with a dovtail bit, do you see my point?

Pete

 

[Pete Robinson]

Besides, from the photos, it doesnt look more than around 14 degrees anyway.

 

[TheTiddles]

you probably want to consider... just how important is that chamfer?

A kitchen made with doors like that wold look plenty good enough without it, especially if you had nice black granite worktops. The chamfer might lighten the look of the doors but this could be achieved by emphasizing the panel with cluster maple veneer perhaps.

Anyway, you've probably got a whole load of these to make and having a specific cutter (like a M&T router bit) to do all the work for you will get the job done in a fraction of the time it takes to carefully cut a chamfer back with a dovetail cutter, personally I'd probably regret attempting the complication after three doors are done and there are ten left to go.

Aidan

 

[tenpin]

hi guys,

thanks for the input...
i'm coming round to the idea of no chamfer on the inner edge...SWMBO has given me more details now as to the new door style and searching the tinternet i came up with this door and inframe set....i think will look pretty 8)

and easily acheivable with T&G bit...i hope

The Tiddles

A kitchen made with doors like that wold look plenty good enough without it, especially if you had nice black granite worktops. The chamfer might lighten the look of the doors but this could be achieved by emphasizing the panel with cluster maple veneer perhaps.

spot on....it will be black or dark granite...and have already sourced a good quality mdf veneered board for centre panels....

to be honest i can't wait till November 5th an me weeks hols too get started.

Right Wealdentools, here we come.

Nick

 

[WellsWood]

Mark

I can't see how you would be able to cut both halves of the joint using a chamfering bit as you would with a dovtail bit, do you see my point?

Pete

Er, no not really, do elaborate I may learn something here - and that's never a bad thing.
I can't see how you would cut the joint at all with a dovetail bit. In fact I was only talking about using a chamfer or "v" bit to profile the inside edge of the frame, and to use a standard T&G set to cut the stile and rail joints.

 

[Chris Knight]

It's not exactly pictured here but I would assume that set No. 800510 would do the job

 

[James A Larsen]

You should look atthis site. www.infinitytools.com ,item #00-525 and item #91-525tc. I have quit a few Infinitybits and they are first rate. Jim