Most of my work incorporates mouldings. I love the rich detail they add. Often I need to make my own because the selection available for sale is so limited, especially in hardwood.
I buy my lumber in the rough, it is dried in a kiln,but not smoothed or surfaced.
To make this moulding I start by cutting the board into strips that are larger than the finished moulding.
In the next step I run the rough size lumber through a thickness planer which smooths the sides and brings it to exact size.
![making moulding (3)](https://sunrisewoodwork.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/making-moulding-31-250x169.jpg)
This is a moulding head with a cutter which goes into a shaper to actually cut the moulding profile into the wood.
![making moulding (4)](https://sunrisewoodwork.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/making-moulding-41-250x169.jpg)
Here the wood is fed through the shaper. I use a set of guides which are made for this particular moulding to hold the wood in the right position as it is cut in the shaper. A little thing like this makes the difference between making a nice clean moulding and making an expensive pile of kindling.
![making moulding (6)](https://sunrisewoodwork.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/making-moulding-61-250x169.jpg)
Here is the moulding next to the wood it is cut from, in this case the wood is Cherry.
![making moulding (8)](https://sunrisewoodwork.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/making-moulding-8-250x250.jpg)
The moulding, with one of its fellow mouldings in its new home on a flat file sorter.
Beautiful work and great to see the process!