Ripple Molding #235-22

A steady, rolling ripple across a 27/32": the classic Dutch Golden Age frame molding, knife-scraped in solid hardwood.

Ripple molding #235-22 is 27/32" wide and nearly 1/2" high. Choose maple, cherry, or walnut below. Each stick is 5 feet long.

The profile

From the sight edge out: five stepped beads, ovolo, and torus. Five beads climb from the sight edge in steps, each catching its own line of light, before an ovolo and a full torus round off the high back edge, so the whole face steps down toward the picture. The ripple runs through the whole profile, so every member rises and falls together, with crests about 1/2" apart and about 1/16" deep. That is enough to catch the light and throw a soft shadow, the way the 17th-century Dutch and Flemish frames do. It runs in an even cadence, the waves repeating evenly along the stick for a crisp, uniform rhythm.

Ways to use it

• As the main molding of a Dutch-style frame, mitered and applied to a base frame
• As a stepped cap or liner that builds depth down toward the picture
• On mirrors, cabinet doors, and casework that call for an antique look

Details

Images are true-to-profile renderings in raw maple; cherry and walnut are cut to the same profile. Like the period originals, each stick shows small variations from the knife and hand finishing. That is part of its character.

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