How to combine router bits for better mouldings

How to get a lot more from the simple router bits in your collection!
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[eviethekiwi]

Honestly incredible how well this man explains things. I would have loved to have him as my shop teacher...

[complexeddrummer]

You just changed my entire life, and I'm not kidding. I had briefly thought of using multiple bits for a single profile, but was disheartened when I realized I'd need complex angle jigs to carve them from a single piece to deal with the limited vertical reach of the router table. I never thought of glueing up separate profiles into a single moulding and I can't thank you enough for posting this. This method is still a bit outside my woodworking comfort zone, but seeing how this can be done has given me a clear direction to work towards

[gregstockert]

I was going to tease and say the reason we don't use planes to make coving on boards is that you have them all. Seriously, very good video. I love the way you broke down the process.

[RobDucharme]

You've really been on a roll lately with the short videos that have amazing tips for those of us who haven't had a chance to explore all the possibilities yet...

[tomjeffries]

An amazing amount of information squeezed into 7 minutes and 2 seconds.

[jimmiller]

I see the potential for matching old trim without making custom knives. Priceless video. Thank you!

[musamor]

I take my hat off to you Sir. Having used: 1) moulding planes, 2) scratch stocks, 3) routers, and 4) Parisian French spindle moulders (you call them 'shapers" in America), I must say this is an eye opener. This is one of the best YouTube woodworking channels on the net, without any doubt. Your work is clear, well explained, thorough, and comprehensive. This world needs more people like you. Very warm greetings from France. Bravo Monsieur.

[jbratt]

This is consistently the best woodworking channel on YouTube no one else comes close. Thank you for the videos 👍

[keving]

James, there are many good woodworking channels out there, but when most run out of topics to cover you just keep creating high quality content week after week, oftentimes going deeper into the history or the reasons why things are done in a certain way. Thank you for all your time and effort in sharing your knowledge of both modern and historical woodworking, safety and many options of getting to the same results. Very much appreciated!

[glencrandall]

I watched you make that profile and still found it hard to believe the result. Thank you for sharing. Have a great day and stay safe.

[tanjidurrahman]

The way of applying glue using finger. I just LOVE it!!!

[famhr]

I have seen the huge number of wooden planes that were used by old timey woodworkers that would have overflowed the amount of space available to a modern day home shop amateur woodworker. Intellectually I understood that they are a combination of different profiles but I never put it together on how I get the same result with a small number of router bits. This is an incredibly useful video. Thank you very much.

[donny_bahama]

What a fantastic video! Amazing, mind blowing technique that I can’t wait to use! And I have to say, that’s the best looking crown molding I’ve ever seen in my life! Time spent watching Stumpy Nubs videos is ALWAYS time well spent. Thank you so much for all your great content, James. I think you elevate the woodworking skills of everyone who watches your video.

[cyrilnorrie]

James, you have a way of making us look at our tools in a new light. Thanks for your practical advice and for showing us that if we use our imagination, we can do things we may never have thought possible for us. So many of your videos and much of your advice is money-saving and I appreciate that so much. Thanks for sharing your brilliance with us!

[johnlp]

I have been experimenting with this for a while, wish I had watched this before I did all my door molding lol. Never thought about glue two pieces together thanks for all the information.

[designer-garb]

As an ex fibrous plasterer who would cut these shapes out of zinc sheet and run them on a bench this was right up my alley, another excellent video

[allanwilliams]

Yet another winner James. I can only marvel at the variety of subject matter AND the regularity that you are putting this information out there for us. Thank you so much. I learn something every time I watch your videos. 👍🏻

[stephanieSimmons]

Love Bits and Bits - They are the best. Thank you for helping us to look at combing bits and multiple passes - it helps a great deal to explain some beautiful finishing work!

[AMTunLimited]

There's a book called "Mouldings in Practice" by Matthew Sheldon Bickford that's completely dedicated to this topic of building moldings, and how to work them out with just compass and straight edge. It was written for hand planes, but I don't think it would take too much imagination to turn it into router bits like you've done here.

You can also find molding designs sketched out, often in real scale, in older shop drawings like those shaker shop drawing books.