How to Make Crown Moulding With a Router

Crown moulding is a trim placed along the top of walls for decoration. Most lumber supply stores have multiple types of premade moulding available for purchase. However, you can easily make your own simple crown moulding using a router. You can create your own moulding for the building or you can match an old piece of moulding that you can no longer purchase. Knowing how to use a router to make moulding is a valuable skill during renovations.

Safety goggles
Router
Router table
Router bits
Strip of wood

Instructions

- 1
  Put on the safety goggles.
- 2
  Mount the router in the router table per the instructions with the router table.
- 3
  Choose the router bit that will create the desired profile for the moulding.
- 4
  Insert and mount the router bit into the router per the instructions with the router.
- 5
  Adjust the router bit up and down to get the right amount of the bit sticking above the table. Look down the table to see what portion is sticking up and will be cutting.
- 6
  Move the backstop guide into place next to the router bit. This process will determine how far the bit cuts into the wood.
- 7
  Place the strip of wood behind the router bit and against the table's backstop. Look down the backstop to see the exact profile that will be created by the router bit. If the profile is incorrect, adjust the router bit up and down and the backstop back and forth until the profile is correct.
- 8
  Plug in the router.
- 9
  Feed the strip of wood through the router per the instructions provided with the router and router table. Always keep your hands away from a spinning router bit.
- 10
  Unplug the router.

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