Hollowing out wood

I can’t tell what the radius of that center cut is, but I’d be building some templates to hit this with a bullnose bit in a router.

Once the major cuts are made with a router, use a saw of some sort to cut the kerfs for the knife slot.

-- Dan Lyke, Petaluma California, http://www.flutterby.net/User:DanLyke

Yeah, I though of that, but I’m not sure if the bull-nose biits available out there would reach. What do you think of making this out of an upper and lower part and using the bull-nose to ddo the bottom part, and a straight bit for the upper part, and then glueing both pieces together? Unless you tell me there’s long enough bullnose bits out there.

Thanks

I would use a collet extension and a “bowl and tray” router bit with a template to do the reccess for the bread. But that means probobly purchasing more things.

You could carve it out?

-- BRODY. NSW AUSTRALIA -arguments with turnings are rarely productive-

You could use an extension on the bull nose, but the layered idea would work also. Maybe even use contrasting woods.

-- Artificial intelligence is no match for natural stupidity!

Thanks guys, I think I can take it from here.
Lumberjocks rules.

For the holes for drawers in my jewelry box, I used my trusty Dremel with a large round Kutzall bur. I was on a handpiece so that I could go deeper. Unfortunately, you have no depth guides so you have to do it by eye.

-- http://www.jordanstraker.com

I’m not sure if this will help, but you don’t have to copy the design exactly… Modify it as you see fit to make it a little easier to construct. Just thought I would throw that out there.

-- J. KUGEL Kirkland, WA

Hoo Ray Baguettes for every one. The templete idea should work fine or a bullnose bit in a router table with stops placed on each end .

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