I have been asked to build a raised panel range hood for a very good friend. They already have the liner and the new vent that will go under it. This will fit under a small cabinet where a Microwave was at one time.

 

So I am okay with doing a square raised panel door, but I am a bit unsure about tackling the tapered, curved panel in the hood. I am sure there would need to be some type of jig to hold the panel since I am sure I don't want to hand feed that across a panel raising bit.

 

Any of you built one of these or something similar and if so would you care to share some information about the wheel you created do I don't have to create it again?

 

I only have to build the lower part, not the chimney.

 

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John Moody
John Moody Woodworks
http://www.johnmoodywoodworks.com

Cut the lower rails with your bandsaw.  Sand them smooth and get a nice, true arch and consistent width.

Using your router table without the fence, cut a 1/4" slot 3/8" deep in the bottom rails with a slot cutter that has a bearing on it.  Either by hand or with your router in your router table.

Cut the bottoms of your doors on the bandsaw too.  Smooth out the arches.  Then using a raised panel bit with a bearing, form the bottom contour until it slips into the grooves of the lower rails.

The balance of the grooves and forming can be done using your router mounted in the router table with the fence.

CAM..

Larry

John2..

It just occurred to me that you might want the doors to open.  Gettin' old..

But, you can use some of my suggestions for making the lower rail and the doors.

Larry

Larry, thanks, but they are not doors, they are just panels. This is a range (stove) hood. There is an actual vent system that mounts under this to pull out the smoke and orders.

 

The middle of the arch is only about 6" so that raised panel door will be no more than a couple of inches in the inside. I feel like it will be better to cut the arch as you suggested, build a jig with the same arch on it to mount the panel on to run through the router table, that way keeping my hands back from that panel raising bit. I don't think I want to free hand that small of a piece across that large of a bit.

 

Other than the door thing though, I think you are right on.

 

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John Moody
John Moody Woodworks
http://www.johnmoodywoodworks.com

 

John, I think you're going to have to use the same techniques for making arched top raised panels. This will include making a couple of templates and using a cutter with a bearing to follow the pattern.

There's a lot of information on the net on the suspect.

 

http://www.rockler.com/articles/how-to-raised-panel-doors.cfm

Thanks Rich, that is kinda what I was thinking also.

 

 

 

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John Moody
John Moody Woodworks
http://www.johnmoodywoodworks.com