Wood – How to make trapezoid-shaped wood board (beveled edges)

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The reason why I want this is somewhat difficult to explain. I basically am looking for moulding-sized planks that have a trapezoid shape like this:

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That's the best trapezoid shape I could find, but it's going to be as slim as the moulding/trim you'd find around your door or along your floor and wall. Is there a tool that can create such beveled edges on a plank of wood as thin as a plank of moulding?

Edit: I wasn't clear on this, but I am looking for lengths up to 7 feet long, 2 1/2 inches wide, and 1/4 to 1/2 inch thick. I want to miter the edges so that, looking at it dead center, it will look like the below. Look at it as if it's a moulding profile. I am basically going to be creating my own moulding for a project.

Best Answer

Sorry. My first answer mis-understoood the question. Based on the updated question, there are many ways to create a shape of the desired profile, based on what tools you have or can find/buy/etc.

  • Rip the edges with an angled tablesaw blade.
  • A handheld power (circular) saw, with the blade at an angle. A fence will help you get a straight edge.
  • A jointer.
  • A handheld power jointer.
  • A hand plane. A good craftsman with a sharp jointer plane can do this easily.
  • A router table.
  • A handheld router.
  • A millwork shop can easily turn this profile out, so you can always buy it ready made, for a price.
  • If you have a friend with any of the above power tools, I'll bet they can be bought off for the price of a pizza.

Very much depends on what tools you have, how much money you want to spend. You can use it to justify buying a specific tool, if you have a use for one of the tools I've mentioned. They are all useful.

A tablesaw or a router are both terribly useful tools, but if this is a one time job and you have no interest in woodworking, then I'd look for a friend who can help you out. If you insist on doing it yourself, and might have an occasional use for a hand held circular saw, then go that route. A circular saw will be often enough of use even to someone who is not an avid woodworker.

Attach your board to a straight piece of wood to use as a fence. Then angle the blade, and rip the edge as you want it. I'll argue this is the cheapest solution that will give you a good edge. (A hand held jointer plane might be even cheaper, since you can get them quite inexpensively from an antique shop. But a jointer plane will take some practice to do this job well.)