How to Make Door Trim & Crown With a Router

How to Make Crown with a Router

• 1

  Insert the crown molding edge bit into the router in the router table and lock it in place. Adjust the height of the bit and fence so it will trim off the profile of the bit into a 1-inch by 3-inch board.

• 2

  Place the board on the router table with the 3-inch side flat and the 1-inch edge against the fence. Run the board through the router in a steady, even motion. Run the opposite edge on the same 3-inch side of the board through the router in the same manner.

• 3

  Remove the crown molding edge bit and insert a molding bit into the router. Adjust its height to cut the full profile of the bit into the 3-inch side of the boards.

• 4

  Position the board with the 3-inch-wide side opposite the crown molding edges you routed in Step 2 flush against the fence. Ensure the 1-inch edge is flush against the router table. Run the board through the router to rout the decorative edge for the crown molding.

• 5

  Sand all surfaces of the molding board with fine-grit sandpaper. Repeat Steps 1 through 5 to make as much crown molding as necessary for your project.

How to Make Door Trim with a Router

• 6

  Insert the decorative molding bit into the router in the router table and lock it in place. Adjust the height so it routs the full profile into the 3-inch side of the boards.

• 7

  Position the 1-inch by 3-inch by 96-inch board on the router table with the 1-inch side flush against the table. One 3-inch side should be flush against the router table fence.

• 8

  Turn the router on and run the board through the router in an even motion while holding it flush with the table and fence. Turn the router off once the board has cleared the router bit.

• 9

  Sand all surfaces of the board with fine-grit sandpaper until completely smooth. Repeat Seps 1 through 4 to make as much trim as necessary for the project.