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Replicating Crown Molding & Corbels

10/26/2013

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The Appalachian Mountain Club are stewards for the Crawford Notch Train Depot in Crawford Notch. The AMC's construction crew is currently making repairs to the building. This structure is part of the National Historic Register so keeping as close to original as possible is a must.
Here Is a section of the Crown molding that needed to be replaced.

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In most instances you would have a cutter ground to match the profile. Then you need a machine big enough to hold the cutter. This piece is approximately 7-1/4" wide.
 Using the software that I have and the CNC router I can cut absolutely any profile using a ball nose bit. The machine traverses the stock with the bit traveling up and down to match the desired profile. The closer the passes of the bit the better the finish, the down side is the closer the passes the longer it takes to cut the part.

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The other pieces they asked me to replicate were some ornamental corbels. These pieces required me to make them in two parts then glue them together. Here is the 1st cut on one side of the piece (It's difficult to see but at the bottom of the cut there is a shoulder that sticks out.)  the top of this board is what will be the inside of the corbel.

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Once the inside cut was made I had to make a fixture to locate the parts on my machine table . The dark piece is a piece of 1/4" masonite cut to the shape of the back cut.  The corbels fit into this masonite piece holding them in place. Then I route the decorative details to the outside of the corbel.
There are a total of six finished corbels. In this picture you can see six rights and six lefts that get glued together.

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    I've pretty much had my hands on wood for the most part of my Life. Started in High school, on Marthas Vineyard Mass.Worked under a Father and son Partnership that taught me the valuable foundation of what High End work really is.
    I've taken those fundimentals and put my own spin on things. Today (some 36 years ago as I write this )My shop is located in Northern New Hampshire, where I have followed my philosophy of doing high quality work and delivering more than the
    customer expects.

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