Ogee 5/8" - 4

The everyday profile comprises a 1/4" tall fillet on the bottom right corner. It's connected to two 7/16" tangent radiuses creating the cyma reversa in the center with a 1/8" elevated vertical section at the top. This 5/8" - 4 ogee edge measures .625" in thickness, and the width gets milled to any desired size. The suggested rough wood rip size using four-quarter lumber is 1/4" larger in width than the sought-after milled dimension. This pattern has many uses within the molding industry, more commonly utilized as a chair rail by milling two sides of the lumber. Or machined on a single edge of a board for manufacturing a door stops attached to an interior door jamb.

Proper tool balance is essential to your molding operation. Read how critical it is to have balanced knives, screws, and gibs in the cutter head. There is also information on the problems it can create if you focus on something other than this simple task. Protect your current woodworking machinery; your clients will appreciate the wood molding quality and your disciplined manufacturing approach.

The present-day combined high-speed steel knives & template prices are listed below for quoting purposes. You may only need blades for a specific cutter head on the itemized costs, saving money by employing knives you already own.