Posted by Jon Harl on February 02, 2004
CheckersI've been looking at several signs done by Shane Durnford and wondered how he might have done the crown moulding. Also would anyone have knowledge of a book I could for reference to produce curved crown moulding like this. Any help would be appreciated.
Thanks,
Jon Harl
Outwater Plastics has an architectural products catalog with
with a lot of cast & flexible mouldings. Their web page is
www.outwater.com
Another interesting source is fypon - www.fypon.com They have
a lot of architectural elements that can be incorporated into
your designs. The best thing about their products is they're
cast out of HDU.
Havin' fun,
Checkers
D. Bernhardt
Danny BaronianMy guess is that it was done for him by a commercial millwork shop on a shaper, as the 2 pictures look to be of the same profile. It isn't that difficult to do your own with a hand router and a series of bits although not "that" particular profile. The big half round in the centre would be tricky and need a few jigs. The redwood also tends to tear-out quite a bit when you reach the crest/cross the grain. Will also wait to hear the final call!
Jon,
I'd guess that he either bought the moulding, or had them milled. I use shop that does only curved millwork - windows, mantels, and custom work that could easily do this type of work.
There are a lot of architectural elements available now either in wood or cast composites. Check out Outwater plastics, they have a large selection.
It could be milled on a CNC but it would take a program like ArtCam or Rhino, unless roughs it out with the router and finishes it by hand.
If you really want to know, give him a call, he's up in Ontario, and if you find out, let us know.
Danny
Jon Harl
Thanks for the imput guys. Danny, I e-mailed Shane, just haven't gotten a reply yet. As soon as I find out I'll post his answer. As of his article in Signcraft he didn't have a plotter, but he was using a computer. Maybe he got a CNC router. Also in the description of the example sign he only mentions redwood as the material used. I thought he might of milled separate pieces then assembled the whole. We'll have to wait and see if Shane replies.
Danny Baronian
Jon,
There's no way of knowing what the crown is made of. It doesn't say the whole sign is made of redwood, but my guess is the main body, not the crown.
Given the cost of redwood and the amount it would take to produce that cap, it could conceivably cost 1-2k to have a crown made of redwood.
Here's a question regarding redwood. Why is it so expensive and scarce here in California, while the supply is abundant and economical in other parts of the country?
Danny
Mike Jackson
Mike JacksonJon,
There is a very good chance this shape is commercially available as some sort of the head board for a bed frame. I used to spend a lot of time at a Home Depot looking for stuff that was originally made for another purpose that I could adapt to a sign project. I doubt this came from a Home Depot, but you get the idea. Search around on the net for Architectural moldings.
Mike Jackson
Jon,
If I were guessing, I'd say it is high density foam milled with a CNC router and a huge ogee style bit. A shaper...maybe?
Mike Jackson
Jeffrey P. Lang
Jon,
I would have to guess he used a shaper following a template for the curve.
Jeff
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