Had to make a moulding for a cabinet I’m working on and I thought to myself.
“Self, people might enjoy watching this process”
This will be carved in the next step for a cabinet I just installed at a local Episcopal church. I wanted a larger ovolo profile than I usually go for so I had to finally restore a pair of vintage #14 hollow and rounds. Actually there wasn’t much to the restoration other than regrinding the profile and honing it. The plane body was in good shape already.
So, I present the simple step by step on how to make an Ovolo using rabbet and hollow planes. Enjoy!
Nicely done. Just one question, are those period-authentic Crocs?
Jonathan
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Indeed, I found them during an archaeological dig on the Mayan plateau. Apparently the prototype was briefly introduced to the masses then taken away; hence the end of the world prediction.
Seriously though, I have found nothing better for comfort on the hard concrete floor. Pity they aren’t steel toed though.
Well done! Easy enough!
What is the music playing. I love that tune?
“Carolinian” by Chatham County Line off Freemusicarchive.com
Well done Shannon!
Now, what are you going to carve on that ovolo?
Bob, I’m doing an Acanthus leaf pattern taken from the baptismal font at the church. Similar to the one Mary did in her school but more Anglican.
I just finished reading Mouldings in Practice, and while it made some sense to me intellectually this helps me visualize things much more clearly.
Thanks for posting this.
Brander, check out my other posts on the class I took with Matt for more info. Look for the Mouldings submenu under techniques above.
I think I’ll do more of these for different profiles. It was fun to produce.
Hi Shannon,
Nice video – it was fun to watch. It looked like you laid out the curve of the moulding using the hollow’s plane blade. I just want to clarify that the profile of the blade when laid flat is not the same as the profile created by the blade when installed in the plane, since it is not bedded at a 90-degree angle.
Chris
You’re right of course Chris and if you notice at the end my actual profile is a bit tighter than what I had drawn and a bit of marker is visible still on the end grain. Normally I use a circle template or mark from the actual plane sole but the blade was out after honing and I thought I would give it a shot since I wasn’t trying to reproduce anything exactly. The drawn profile and actual are very, very similar wouldn’t you agree?
Shannon,
Yes, they are very similar and this method of marking will work as long as you understand that it is futile trying to work exactly to the line with the same blade in a plane.
Chris
Shannon, very cool video – how long did that take you in real time? Also, I wasn’t sure how I’d like the POV cam, but when used sparingly like you did it’s a great addition.
Andy
Thanks Andy. Believe me, I’m fully aware of how obnoxious the “helmet cam” will get if I use it a lot. There are some shots however that just are much better from the POV perspective and I’m glad to have it in my arsenal.
This moulding took 30 min from start to finish. My raw footage was 31:28