[Shop-talk] Router bit conundrum

[David Scheidt]

On Thu, May 6, 2021 at 5:32 PM Jim Franklin <jamesf at groupwbench.org> wrote:
> I'd like to do something "pointier" than just a bullnose edge, but I can't figure out how to get it. I thought about using a 3/4 roundover bit, but the second side won't have the same edge to guide the bit because the first pass will remove too much wood.
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> This is on the short edge of boards up to 14' long so I can't use the router table. Any idea on how to get this type of edge (and what it's called) without a fence?  It would have a parabolic shape instead of a perfect round shape.

Just because you can't take it to the router table doesn't mean you
can use a fence, or other template.  Cut a template out of mdf, attach
some blocks for getting it aligned right, clamp it the correct
distance from the end, and run the router along it.

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David Scheidt
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