I made this combination router table so that I could quickly switch the tool from the traditional vertical position to a horizontal position for making raised panels and sliding dovetails. The basic concept behind the table is the demountable 3/4-in. plywood L-shaped router carrier, which has mating sets of mounting holes on each leg of the L. One set of the mounting holes are slotted so that the router may be adjusted up and down in the horizontal position. In the vertical position, the slotted holes allow in-out adjustment of the router’s fence. Note that the fence, which normally faces the long end of the table, can be reversed to face the short end of the table for small pieces.

Andrew Westerhaus, Burnsville, Minn.

Fine Woodworking Magazine, October 1993 No. 102

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