Threshholds-transitions?

[Warped]

     Anyone cut, mill, route or install any? I have to come up with two for my mother, one 109" transition between tile and carpet, and a simple square nose at the cellar stairway. Want to use dark stained cherry to match kitchen cabinets. Any pics would be great!

[mesquite buckeye]

You want them to taper enough so that a toe won't catch on one. You can cut a chamfer with a table saw, then round it a bit with sanding, or use a wood shaper or router to cut a curved or whatever shape you like for the edges. The main thing is to make it so somebody doesn't trip on it. Beyond that it is all personal preference.

[LeeB]

I do the taper and sanding method. Just put down one a few weeks ago. Can't get any pictures right now though. It's a little over 11,000 mile away.

[Larry]

Lot of ways to do them.  I don't like the tablesaw cause my machine is right tilt and it feels awkward (read unsafe) to me.  Left tilt would be fine.  Easiest way is to fixture an inclined board with lip on a planer table than feed your board through until you get what you want.  Round the edges with sandpaper.

They can be made on a jointer with a rabbet ledge that nobody ever uses.



An example of a door threshold I make on my edge sander and shop built jig.  I think the detail adds a lot.

[Warped]

Looks nice Larry!
Guess I'll have to dig out the router table, ugh...
The 109" has to be a Tee, the tile on one side is higher the carpet on the other. Have round over and 45 chamfer bits but may have to buy one like Larry's, thinking something used for door stiles. I don't have a moulder....hmmmm.
     Was going to run it through the table saw on edge for a large angle face and clean it up with a hand power planer, but they both bit the dust last week. :(