Any advice on how to make the edge around this drawer would be appreciated.
Thanks, Ed
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Any advice on how to make the edge around this drawer would be appreciated.
Thanks, Ed
project.jpg
Ed, not sure I understand your need. The table looks very finished to me. I would not change anything!
Or, you want to build one like this photo? The beading appears to be applied to the edges of the drawer front. A half-round router bit, or two passes of a quarter-round bit along the edge, would zip off a moulding strip you could cut with accurately mitered corners and apply to the drawer front.
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Bead part of beading bit , then resaw on band or table saw.
I have made these before. I make them like "J" molding. That are very durable and will not get knocked off like an applique because they are part of the solid wood.
I can't tell from the photo whether the beading is applied to the drawer opening or to the drawer itself (cock beading). If it's the latter, here's a link to a recent thread on the subject:
http://www.sawmillcreek.org/showthre...eading-drawers
Cock beading is a strip of beaded stock rabbeted into the drawer face. Quirk beading (on the rails and stiles) gives a similar appearance when the drawer is closed and are not as subject to damage.
Last edited by glenn bradley; 12-27-2010 at 2:35 PM.
Making the cock beading is the easy part - installing it and joining the sides to the front is the hard part. FWW has an article on it (search the site), Norm did it on NYW, and there are a few tutorials online I found when I did it a couple years ago.
Here's a sturdy example of cock beading that covers the edges of the drawer front. Corners are mitered to an exact fit:
cock beading.jpg
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