I'm posting this here cause I know you fellas have many different tools and thought you could make some suggestions. I recently purchased a router and table with the intention of making picture frames out of barn wood. I need to get these awesome drawings I got from Flintlock hung up on the wall.Anyway what bits would you suggest I purchase first.I have a chop saw for the 45s but don't know what bit I need for the groove where the glass sits.I hope to make a few trough calls in the future too.
I would suggest something like this:
(http://www.mlcswoodworking.com/shopsite_sc/store/html/smarthtml/graphics/straight_routerbit95.jpg)
The biggest selection of router bits I have seen is at MLCS:
http://www.mlcswoodworking.com/ (http://www.mlcswoodworking.com/)
If you order once, you will get catalogs indefinitely. I would suggest getting a router table as well for safety reasons. You can get a small table top version or go like I did and get one that replaces one of the wings on a table saw table.
Depending on what it is you are going to do.....if you are talking about just cutting the inside of the frame then I would definitely go with Wendell's suggestion, but anything on the outside of the frame would require some Roman Ogees or similar to that. Check with Porter Cable and see what they have. Buy a higher end quality set and they'll last forever.