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   wrick2003 | May 02, 2003 02:47pm | #1

   that's called a cabinet head. here is the way i do it from the bottom up:

   5/4 plinth blocks the height of the tall baseboard, ussually about 10", with a radius on the top front edge.

   full 4" casings to reveal 1/8" of head jamb

   a bead made of 1/2" x 1 1/4" door stop, with both front edges rounded over, extending 1/2" beyond the width of the casings.

   (sometimes i substitute a 1 1/4" princeton stop for the above)

   a 6" fascia board

   a 2 3/4" crown or cove.

   when i have a whole room of them to do,  i'll do the plinths and casings at all the doors, measure for all the cabinet heads, make them all at the horses, and simply nail them all on.  it saves alot of stretching to fit the crown, etc.

   good luck     rg

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   cutawooda | May 02, 2003 08:47pm | #2

   would love to see a pic!

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   wrick2003 | May 03, 2003 11:07pm | #5

       no digital camera yet.  sorry for no pix.

       i would be happy to mail you a real picture from my portfolio though.

       have tried rosettes at corners, but it don't like them personally. in mpls, probably half of the old houses i work on have cabinet head trim.

        god bless america     rg 

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   cutawooda | May 04, 2003 05:35am | #6

   yes e-mail me a [email protected]

   thanks

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   MikeCallahan | May 02, 2003 10:51pm | #3

   There is a photo on page 13 of the new FHB. It is part of an add. The add calls it "Classical Craftsman". I use this detail often. I use a roundover bead that is 3/4" thick and the pediment is 1x6. A crown molding caps it off. The plinth should be thick enough for the base to butt to. Sometimes I install rosettes at the corners instead of the bead and pediment. I hate the look of mitered corners on trim.

   We may be slow, But we're expensive.
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   cutawooda | May 03, 2003 07:05am | #4

   that is the exact add that pushed me to trim it that way. I have seen it done ina FHB mag and liked it.