I needed to see I could duplicate a Roman Ogee profile on the edge of a 3/4" board for a bookcase in progress. More details to follow with the completion of the bookcase.
I started with a cutoff for testing, cut a kerf via kerfing plane, followed by plow plane and rabbit plane;
Then a hollow plane for the round portion of the ogee, and a narrow round plane for the small cove;
In between these two I cut a second kerf for the shallow hollow; Continued smoothing with planes until I matched the ogee with a copy of the plans full scale drawing;
Finally all tools used in this experiment, all planes, kerfing saw, and marking gauge;
Further information on this bookcase project to follow when it is complete.
If you haven’t read Matt Bickford’s Mouldings in Practice that might be a help when figuring out how to reproduce things. He has a pretty clear explanation of what rabbets you need to make to lead to a finished profile, what hollows and rounds you’ll need to get there, and how to think through the process.
Looks like you’re getting there, but his book might save a few mistakes along the way.
Dave, I agree with the book suggestion, looks like a great reference. As for mistakes, I've made more than my share, I've learned to make practice runs first with scrap cutoffs from the same wood as the project.
Hi Mike, I agree, could have gone straight to the rebate BUT - I love using this plow, it's a beautiful plane and fun to use. I have two such plows, this one set by wedge, and the other has wooden threaded arms with beautiful wooden nuts. I'll use one of these plows every chance I get. Yea, the referenced book probably will be very beneficial but I've viewed several YouTube channels with instructions on how to use, then I go to my books on making period furniture for ideas on contour. My next project is a living room table for my daughter and I've already set my mind to doing it 100% by hand. Only electricy I'll use is for the lights. Thanks for the comments, enjoy your woodworking, take care. Tom
