Was arranged to make some fluted colums out of cedar. The tools we have acess to is pretty basic. What the hell I figured I’ll give it a shot.
Front door that this is supposed to go around:
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Bosch Colt router. Chamfer bit for the outside edges. Rough stop and squaring techniques
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Round bit I found in pile of old bits I own and really never use. This is for the flutes...
Yea I sanded off those rough spots...
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Two boards being made.. Set edge guide for 1 7/16, run one same edge of both boards up to the stop. Add another squaring board onto the left side and pull the one on the right side... run 1 7/16 guided router on other edge of both boards...
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Move guide to 2 7/8 Repeat process routing both boards on same edge moving holder to other side and routing other side for the center two flutes
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I wish I had taken a few more pics but I was wrapped up in the process. Came out pretty nice... had one spot on tearout it was on the edge and real easy to see in one of the pics the flutes came out real nice. I was able to sand out the tearout pretty good. couldnt even tell.
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Still needs some trim to be done completly.. ill take pics if anyone cares ;^)
Edited 10/16/2009 10:33 pm ET by danno7x
Keep it up. I love these threads!
i care enough that i've got a few questions. why no flutes on the outer columns?
why do the flutes stop short of the top but go all the way to the bottom?
maybe the finished photos will answer those. bring'em on!
Seems more common to stop flutes short at the top and run through on the bottom or cover with pith block. Doing same on outer columns I think would be too much going on there and wouldn't look right doing all 4.
Probably the best answer I can give you for that is- thats what she wanted. Its pretty much like it was originally, house was built in the 40's, this stuff was getting pretty rotten.
I brought up doing something to the outer columns, she thought it would make it too busy. Ive got to go back sometime and put some trim around the top of the columns and some to cover the screws that hold the stucco looking hardie on. It takes her a while to make up her mind so im not sure what the trim is yet, at least shes happy with her decisions when its done, no going back and changing things.
You can kind of get the idea from these pics, if you want heres a link to some of the other pics of the house, you could use magnifying glass to check it out better.
http://picasaweb.google.com/DPScotts/TenEyckSt?authkey=Gv1sRgCPi24fmw8-GpMw&feat=directlink
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Edited 10/17/2009 6:59 am ET by danno7x
Looks good. Thanx for sharing.
Chuck Slive, work, build, ...better with wood
Nicely done. Really makes that entry inviting, now.Love to see some more pics. Especially of how the fluted boards fit up against your trim header there.'Man who say it cannot be done should not interrupt man doing it' ~ Chinese proverb
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Nice job! I've been thinking of buying one of those Bosch Colt for door mortises, seems like it would be lighter and easier than my current router. Not that I have a problem with the one I'm using now but it's a good excuse to buy another tool.
-Steve
I use mine for door mortises. works very well, but the base is to small. you can't
be fully supported in the middle. It would be perfect with an offset base.
Good thread!
Keep em coming, I love nice work with basic tools.
How did the Colt handle the fluting? I burnt one out
doing some beaded columns and have been babying the new
one ever since.
Looks good but I'm confused by the "limited tools" comment. How else would you make the trim? There is no special "flute making" tool out there that I know of.
yeah, I was thinking this isn't even in the same city as ghetto tooling
Barry E-Remodeler
I was thinking mainly of a thread basswood did here on some fluted columns and how he had the fairly expensive ez saw guide and router attachment and a little better than a 100 dolla router. I thought his was a nice set up.
The title got your attention though, didnt it. I was happy with the results and wanted to share. I love it when others post pics and figured I owe the crowd here.
Any snow yet? I think henley may have had some!
No, thankfully Ive got too much stuff outside to do. Its gotta hold off till January.
Its gotta hold off till January>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
I'm dreamin of a white January!
Just doesn't have a good rting to it! Good luck on Jan starting winter in NY!!!
No problem. I was expecting too little I guess! I once made some tapered flutes with scrap form 2x as a sloped rail and start / stop blocks. Had a decent router though so not too ghetto. Just used the edge guide and decided to see how it would work.
Home owner laughed as I rough sanded the concrete off the gray 2x's but loved the results. I was an employee sent to do a mystery job, had to improvise. Gotta love paint grade stuff!
Looks good.Practical way to go. My set up was for doing hundreds of flutes so it was worth the bother.All the best,Bass
I think this place is great, I dont know if I would even have attempted this if I hadent seen your posts on those flutes. Just kind of put it in my head that I could do it.
That bit wanted to pull and run wild. It seemed to take a lot of concentration and some luck to keep it from running. I know should have done multiple passes, but then I would have to refigure the depth a few times as well as the spacing.
I was thinking the whole time theres no way I would do half as many flutes basswood did with this method. Thats what made it ghetto, nobodys goning to do it with less of a setup than I did. Im king of the ghetto set-ups.
Somewhere on this site is some pics of my flutes in Azek, with n ez guide, man they were ez pz to whip up. Azeks a lot of snow tho'.Spheramid Enterprises Architectural Woodworks
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Doesn't the colt have a depth stop? I have one on the truck for a year or so now and haven't broken it out yet. With any routering I make multiple light passes. Works the tool, bit and material easier. I'd find then set the depth stop, then start and lock it in higher and work my way down.
Ive never noticed a depth stop, but I probaly assumed it dosent have one anyways have to look next time.
No depth stop on that colt. It has a marginally useful micro adjustment though.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1OtfuVm_ShMThe text with the video has a tip about avoiding burn marks on stain grade flutes that might be helpful.
I like the bit about bumping to full depth before the final plow. Will have to try that. I'm not sold on the EZ deal though. I can do much the same pretty quickly with just an edge guide. Dividing it out is fast if you don't measure and I'm pretty good at eyeballing where the bit's going to drop.
I do all my "division" by laying the tape across on the diagonal and picking out whole numbers and making tic marks. No math. Quick and easy. Not sure how to describe it if someone's not seen it and I can't show them in person.
If you have this many flutes to run, the guide is handy:
That's not a couple of flutes, that's the whole woodwind section!
I'm just guessing flutes are woodwind instruments by the way?
Looks just fine Danno, you did a very good job.
I see you left room for caulking twixt the wood & masonry on everything. Use a quality caulk.
Well done.