Australian Wood Review

A Simple Edge Tool

Decorative edge-treatments can add greatly to the appearance of a piece of furniture, and there are plenty of bearing-guided router bits available in numerous profiles. These can do a good-enough job for you in many situations, but what if the edge you wish to profile is curved?

A bearing-guided bit can follow a simple convex curve if it is gradual enough, but it is tricky to pull off without using a jig of some sort to steady the

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