Here's a simple home made edge beading tool I made. I used the scrap plug leftover from making a hole with my hole saw.
I used a slotted flathead brass screw. Top of screw head was filed to produce a sharp edge.
I set the screw to produce the size bead that I want and continously cut a line until the screw shaft stops the cut. It helps to face the screw slot vertically facing down. It cuts better. 

 

 

Then I stick the edge of a piece of 150 grit sandpaper into the cut shot, fold it over, and sand 3 - 5 passes full length until a complete bead is formed. 

 

 

Here's the finished edge bead.

 

 

Thanks for looking! 

Cheers! 

MrRick 

That is a cool way to make a bead. Think I will stick with router tho

An inexpensive, creative and effective alternative approach. Thanks for the tip.

10 hours ago, Gerald said:

That is a cool way to make a bead. Think I will stick with router tho

Gerald.... this is just a tip for when you have no power or sometimes don't want to haul the router out, set it all up, just to make a simple bead. If you haven't ever tried it, give it a whirl just to be in the know. 

2 hours ago, Grandpadave52 said:

An inexpensive, creative and effective alternative approach. Thanks for the tip.

 

You're more than welcome Grandpadave52! Cheers! 

Great for soft wood species!

Lew.... I use it on hardwoods with no problem. I use it on Eastern hard rock maple and it works fine.