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Infinity Tools 1/2" Shank 11-Pc. 17th Century Profile Router Bit Set

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Towards the late 17th century, Great Britain was a growing world power and trading nation. This led to an economic boom and there were more people in Britain that could afford opulent homes and furniture. The notable makers of the time, such as Garret Johnson and Grinling Gibbons, sacrificed strength for style, incorporating curved classical rounded shapes into the moldings of furniture. These profiles evolved from the classical Greek and Roman shapes as used by famous architects and designers Christopher Wren (designer of St. Paul's Cathedral in London) and William Kent to name a few.

This unique 11Pc. Architectural Profile Router Bit Set was designed to emulate the more popular profiles found on 17th century British furniture. The moldings of this period were originally created by hand using scratch stocks or molding planes but now they can be created using the router.

The idea for this 11-Pc. router bit set is to enable restorers and producers of fine furniture to make authentic moldings loyal to those found on traditional furniture.

Included in set 00-175:

Item Shank Profile Description Large Diam. Carbide Height
17-505 1/2" A Base Molding Bit 2-5/8" 7/8"
17-510 1/2" B Ogee & Bead Bit 1-1/16" 1-1/8"
17-515 1/2" C Double Ogee Bit 1-1/4" 1-1/16"
17-520 1/2" D Thumbnail Bit 1" 1/2"
17-525 1/2" E Small Molding Bit 1-1/8" 5/8"
17-530 1/2" F Waist Molding Bit 2-1/8" 1-1/8"
17-535 1/2" G Ogee Panel Molding Bit 1-7/16" 1-1/8"
17-540 1/2" H Single Ogee Bit 1-1/4" 3/4"
17-545 1/2" I Double-D Bit 2-5/8" 7/8"
17-550 1/2" J Surbase Molding Bit 2-1/4" 1-5/16"
17-555 1/2" K Big Ogee Bit 2-7/8" 1-1/8"
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Customer Reviews (4.8 / 5 · 5 reviews)

Grace U. ★★★★★

Installed the ogee and cove bits on some poplar for a cabinet door, and the profiles came out clean with no burning. The 1/2-inch shank gave the router great stability even on the deeper cuts.

Kevin Q. ★★★★★

The 17th century profiles cut perfectly on my curly maple table legs, with crisp beads and coves right out of the box. The 1/2-inch shank held steady even during deep passes, and the variety covers just about every period molding I need.

Aurora ★★★★★

I was pleasantly surprised by how smooth the 1/2-inch shank runs through hard maple. The ogee profile came out perfectly on my test piece with no burning or tear-out at all.