How to Use Molding Planes

This episode originally aired on September 19, 2011.
Making moldings has to be one of my favorite parts of a project. You get to express your creativity and take a plain old boring box and turn it into a piece of furniture. This case is getting a simple waist molding that serves to draw the eye upwards from the floor and transition from the lower cases to the upper (once I get to building the upper cases). It also covers up the exposed joinery and helps to blend the three lower cases together and make them feel more like one large unit instead of three separate ones.

[@AramisWyler]

I can't believe this video doesn't have more likes. It is incredibly informative.

[@jonescrusher1]

Easily the best video i've found on planing mouldings, thanks.

[@Offshoreorganbuilder]

Excellent presentation.
Many thanks.

[@markharris5771]

I've learnt more about moulding from this video than I have from all the other videos I’ve seen. You’ve probably saved me hundreds of pounds buying all the wrong planes to begin with. Thank you.

[@michaelnicholson572]

Thank you Bob. I just acquired and tuned a dozen molding planes. I wondered why this flea market find included three rabbet planes. You made it all very clear. I will start tonight.

[@TonKuipers134]

Thx for posting👍, an excellent tutotial. 👌It inspires me to start using my wooden planes.

[@z4zuse]

Thanks, makes it much clearer. Especially the fact of the 60° angle of the curve makes it easier to know what the actual radius is.

[@HWCism]

Good explanation, thanks

[@SweSuf]

Very well explained as well as presented; thanks!

[@wolfa5151]

Very informative! Thank you! For sharing your knowledge!

[@johnadamski4012]

🌲🌳🍀🐾👍very useful info👍🐾🍀🌳🌲.

[@justin-tv3pc]

just what i have been looking for, thanks. I got m bickfords moulding plane book too. any other recommendations?