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Making an Ovolo Moulding by Hand

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12 years ago
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Had to make a moulding for a cabinet I’m working on and I thought to myself.

“Self, people might enjoy watching this process”

my inner voice usually has some kind of accent

This will be carved in the next step for a cabinet I just installed at a local Episcopal church.  I wanted a larger ovolo profile than I usually go for so I had to finally restore a pair of vintage #14 hollow and rounds.  Actually there wasn’t much to the restoration other than regrinding the profile and honing it.  The plane body was in good shape already.

So, I present the simple step by step on how to make an Ovolo using rabbet and hollow planes.  Enjoy!

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Jonathan Szczepanski

Nicely done. Just one question, are those period-authentic Crocs? 😉

Jonathan
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    Shannon

    Indeed, I found them during an archaeological dig on the Mayan plateau. Apparently the prototype was briefly introduced to the masses then taken away; hence the end of the world prediction.

    Seriously though, I have found nothing better for comfort on the hard concrete floor. Pity they aren’t steel toed though.

Jerry Palmer

Well done! Easy enough!

Jason Young

What is the music playing. I love that tune?

    Shannon

    “Carolinian” by Chatham County Line off Freemusicarchive.com

Robert Easton

Well done Shannon!

Now, what are you going to carve on that ovolo?

    Shannon

    Bob, I’m doing an Acanthus leaf pattern taken from the baptismal font at the church. Similar to the one Mary did in her school but more Anglican.

Brander Roullett

I just finished reading Mouldings in Practice, and while it made some sense to me intellectually this helps me visualize things much more clearly.

Thanks for posting this.

    Shannon

    Brander, check out my other posts on the class I took with Matt for more info. Look for the Mouldings submenu under techniques above.

    I think I’ll do more of these for different profiles. It was fun to produce.

Chris Wong

Hi Shannon,

Nice video – it was fun to watch. It looked like you laid out the curve of the moulding using the hollow’s plane blade. I just want to clarify that the profile of the blade when laid flat is not the same as the profile created by the blade when installed in the plane, since it is not bedded at a 90-degree angle.

Chris