On Sep 27, 12:17*pm, Jeff B wrote:
Does anyone have pointers to websites or publications that can provide
info on making my own crown moulding? * My custom kitchen cabinets
came with really nice stained cherry crown molding. *But to complete
the room, I need about 50' of paint grade molding. *The profile is NOT
standard and only comes from the cab manufacturer (of course!). * Even
for their unstained maple, they want an outrageous $12 per lin foot.
A local lumber mill can design a cutter and run some for me, but that
isn't much cheaper since the cost of the cutter set up is about $250.
Theirs works out to about $10 per lin foot.

I just need some $1.50/ft paint grade pine but with a matching
profile. *I'd like to look into making my own from stock with a router
and saw.

Pointers needed. *Thanks!!

--Jeff

Making molding is a pain. Making molding that matches someone else's
profiles without custom made knives is almost impossible.

If it were me and I thought I was getting really screwed, I would
change out all the molding and put another profile up. There are
plenty of places to buy molding in most large cities, and even on the
internet.

Somewhere in there, you might want to figure what your time is worth
as well.

Robert