CMT 855.603.11 Finger Pull Bit, 1-1/2-Inch Diameter, 1/2-Inch Shank

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Try to avoid the big knots. They are unpleasant and the front wouldn’t look as good as it could. Straighten one face and square one edge of the timber

Measure the opening of the drawers from one side to the other, and from the top to the bottom. Add a 2 mm margin for each measurement. That will help the front in the opening, regardless of humidity. Choose a beautiful piece of timber You can also make these cuts with the circular saw. You will need a guide to be able to run it straight, so you can get a 90 degrees cut. Choose the shape of the handle and draw it on one side of the front SINTERHIP HI-DENSITY INDUSTRIAL CHROME CARBIDE: CMT uses specially formulating chrome carbide specially designed to cut wood and laminates. A new process called SinterHIP (Hot Isostatic Pressing), helps prevent material failure and increases cutting life. Creative Options: Create a molded edge on the door or drawer itself or make a standalone hardwood pull for retrofitting to an existing cabinet, or a contrasting wood handle on your project.If you use the sliding miter saw, be sure it is correctly set. Cut one end of the board. Measure the distance and make the second cut to get the needed width of the front. Cutting one end of the board The second option popular in European furnitureis to get a matching or offset-colour piece of timber and run it past the the router bit on both sides, then cut the handle to length and fix it to the door as a feature. Apply one layer of primer. Apply the primer first on the edges and then cover all the surfaces. After it dried, turn over the front and apply the primer on the other side (in the same way, first on the edges and then all over the surface). This way the edges will have two layers of primer. After the primer dried, sand everything with 320 grit sandpaper. Remove the dust with a clean cloth and apply one layer of varnish on both sides and on the edges, too. Applying the water-based primer and varnish

Choose one face of the timber and straighten it until you get a flat surface. Choose the concave face that you are going to straighten, so you don’t have to repeat the process too many times. Straightening one side of the board Sand the fronts with a sander (we usually use the belt sander) with 80 grit sandpaper and then with 120 or higher grit sandpaper to get a smoother surface. Manually sand the routed handle, with 120 grit sandpaper. Apply primer and varnish Keep the Focus on the Wood: Preserve the harmonious beauty of the wood grain, or just keep the surface of your project uncluttered by hardware.

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Infinity Tools’ European-style Finger Pull Bit (55-601) allows for a cabinet drawer or door front to be free of hardware such as a pull or handle. Simply rout the edge of one side of the door or drawer, and a finger pull is created, creating an uncluttered look for your cabinet project. Save Money: Good hardware is expensive. Cheap hardware usually looks, well, cheap. Save some money and add some subtle style to your work. Gaining significantly in popularity in recent times, finger pull bits provide two options for keeping grabs in line with the doors being produced. The first option is to cut a recessed pull directly on to the door, whether by running a pull all the way along the top or bottom of the drawer or cutting out an inset in the middle or edge of the doors.

Set the depth to make several passes, if needed, so you don’t have to force the router bit or burn the wood. The routed shape of the handles Make the finger pull in the drawer frontSet the routing depth. We left 3 mm to the other side of the front because we didn’t want the cutout to be through the entire board. We used a top-bearing flush trim router bit to route the shape. Several passes to route the shape Choose a beautiful piece of timber. That means it has to be wide enough. I believe a wooden front made out of only one board is more beautiful than one built out of two or three narrow boards.

MULTI-AXIS GRINDING CREATES A MIRROR FINISH LASTING 3X LONGER: Sharpening is done to extreme precision on multi-axis CNC machines. Each bevel and angle are ground or sharpened to the micron, to produce a cutting edge that is both razor sharp, yet extremely durable. Why interrupt the subtle linearity of an all-wood drawer front or cabinet door with a metal knob or handle? Use a CMT finger pull bit and make a harmonious wooden handle. Choose your preference - a template profile made directly in the wood or a European-style hardwood pull.Use a finger pull router bit to shape the edge of the handle. Do not run too slowly, otherwise, you’ll burn the wood. In the end, it would be very difficult to sand the burnt slot. The routed handles before sanding and finishing them with water-based primer and varnish Sand the fronts