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PRODUCING LINEN FOLD PANELS WITH THE ROUTER

his range of cutters may be used to produce mock linen fold panels
Twith the router. Linen fold is a traditional effect used on furniture and
panelling, which was usually hand carved, making it a skilled and time
consuming operation.
The panels produced with this router method offer a very good
simulation of traditional linen fold and, when the necessary jig has been
manufactured, are quick and easy to make. The panels are built up from
76mm (3") wide strips (or plaques), which are glued to a plain backing
panel of either solid timber or plywood/MDF with a facing veneer. It is
therefore possible to produce finished panels of 2,3,4 etc. strips giving
finished widths of 150, 225, 304mm etc.
The operation is best carried out with two routing machines, however
this is not essential, the minimum requirement being an 8mm or "
shank machine and an adaptor or collet for the " shank cutter T2932.
IMPORTANT. If the 8mm shank version of the T2931 is purchased it
needs to be used in a machine of at least 750 watts power rating and
the cut depth needs to be achieved in several passes to prevent
overloading the machine and damage to the cutter shank.
The plaques are produced in three stages:
Firstly 76mm (3") wide strips of timber are moulded in two
passes with the Linen Profile cutter T2931. This operation
needs to be carried out with the router mounted in a table
and will produce strips of moulding with the section as
shown in the full size profile section below.
The second and third operations are carried out with the
aid of a jig. Full instructions and templates for
manufacturing this are provided with the cutters. The
second operation then involves cutting the moulded strip
into the required lengths for the plaques, and profiling the
ends of each with a bearing guided panel trim cutter, such
as T8016B or T8016B or similar. If a suitable cutter is
not already in your toolkit, one will need to be purchased
separately.
The final operation, using the Linen Radius cutter T2932,
moulds the ends of the strips with a profile to produce the Linen Radius Cutter T2932 Linen Profile Cutter T2931
linen fold effect. This is again carried out using the jig.
Whilst the use of these cutters to produce linen fold
panels is straightforward, it requires some experience
with the router and in the production of jigs, and is not
really suitable for the router novice.
Moulded profile section - Full size
The cutters should be ordered using the part numbers
detailed below.

Replacement parts
Part No. A B C D E Description
T2931 – 8 25.0mm 44mm 8mm 32mm — Linen Profile Part No. Description
T2931 1/2 25.0mm 44mm 1/2 40mm — Linen Profile TB504 Bearing
T2932 12.7mm 10mm 1/4 38mm 4mm Linen Radius TC6300 Collar

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