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Reproducing Traditional Moldings: Transferring the Profile

All Videos in This Series:

  1. Introduction
  2. Saving the Alvah Kittredge House
  3. Capturing a Profile  
  4. Transferring a Profile  
  5. Four Essential Planes  
  6. Removing Material  
  7. Using a Shooting Board  
  8. Interview with Bill Rainford

To get an accurate replica, the molding’s profile must be applied to the properly-sized stock.

Read the companion article:
Reproducing Traditional Moldings  
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