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   forestgirl | Oct 02, 2009 08:55am | #1

   The New Router Handbook by Patrick Spielman is a comprehensive book.  Might look a little dated in the "projects" section, but it thoroughly covers routers, bits, safety, jigs, dovetails, specialty routers and more.  Click here for Amazon listing.

   forestgirl -- you can take the girl out of the forest, but you can't take the forest out of the girl ;-) 

   
   

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   Edited 10/2/2009 1:57 am by forestgirl

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   jonnieboy | Oct 02, 2009 08:58am | #2

   Thanks, Zeva.

   --jonnieboy 

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   jonnieboy | Oct 02, 2009 09:01am | #3

   Yes, that does look like a good one. Thanks again.

    

   --Jon

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   flairwoodworks | Oct 02, 2009 10:24am | #4

   I'm not familiar with Spielman's book, but I quite like Bill Hylton's Woodworking with the Router book. I did a quick google search, and the first hit is apparently for a free download:
   http://www.free-ebook-download.net/other-book/309-woodworking-router-bill-hylton.html

   If it really is a free download, you can't beat that. I have never heard of the site and don't know if it requires a membership or if there are any catches. It's a good book though, and of course you can buy it in print form.

   Chris @ www.flairwoodworks.com
   and www.flairwoodwork.spaces.live.com)

    - Success is not the key to happiness.  Happiness is the key to success.  If you love what you are doing, you will be successful. - Albert Schweitzer

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   forestgirl | Oct 02, 2009 11:16pm | #6

   I would be very careful browsing that Free eBook site.  Even though it's marked "safe" by the Norton Site-Safety software, when you go there, you'll get lots of pop-ups and pop-unders, and links that look pertinent but direct you to irrelevant advertising.forestgirl -- you can take the girl out of the forest, but you can't take the forest out of the girl ;-) 

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   flairwoodworks | Oct 03, 2009 02:26am | #7

   I was wary too. That's why I warned the OP. Thanks for the concern.Chris @ http://www.flairwoodworks.com and http://www.flairwoodwork.spaces.live.com)

    - Success is not the key to happiness.  Happiness is the key to success.  If you love what you are doing, you will be successful. - Albert Schweitzer

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   jonnieboy | Oct 03, 2009 08:36am | #8

   Flair,

   I do appreciate the suggestion. Free is my favorite price. I went to the site and clicked a button or two. It didn't seem like they were going to let me get away without a virus or two, so I skee-daddled.

   -jonnieboy

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   jigs_n_fixtures@icloud.com | Oct 02, 2009 05:09pm | #5

   Bill Hylton's "Woodworking With the Router", and "Router Magic", are both excellent books. 

   "Woodworking With the Router", is the most complete book on basic work with the router I have seen.  I still use mine as a reference, after a lot of years of working with the router. 

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   mikeddd | Oct 03, 2009 08:26pm | #9

    I also have the book Forestgirl recommended The New Router Handbook by Patrick Spielman, I have found it to be very useful and informative, I've had it for a few years now and still find myself looking up different technics in the book just to refresh the memory. I bought my copy at Lee Valley.

   Mike