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Rout Perfectly Sized Dadoes
June 1, 2006

Here's a simple way to make a dado that is sized perfectly for the board that fits into it. First, set up a fence across the workpiece for the router…
All About Router Jigs
November 5, 2005

The router is often the first power tool a novice woodworker buys -- just the tool to put a fancy edge on a bookshelf. But there's much more to the…
Tripod Jig
October 25, 2005

With the aid of this homemade jig, mortises for tripod table legs can be routed while the pedestal is on the lathe, after it is turned cylindrical and before it…
Jig for Cross-Grain Routing
October 25, 2005

The concept is simple, but this jig is indispensable for routing dadoes in carcase sides, especially when several dadoes are to be made in one board. Once the jig is…
Purfling Router Guide
October 25, 2005

In stringed-instrument construction the router is commonly used to cut a small shoulder around the perimeter of the instrument. The dado holds an ornamental inlay (purfling) used to cover the…
Mortising Fixture
October 25, 2005

The sides of a cradle I built recently were made of slats mortised into the frame. The router-based mortising fixture I built for the project helped me cut all those…
Two Router-Table/Table Saw Extensions
October 25, 2005

My shop is too small to endure much more big equipment. So when I needed both a router table and additional outfeed support on my table saw, I combined both…
Hinged Router Table
October 25, 2005

I suspect that many of us use our routers upside-down, like a shaper, more than we do as a portable tool. I certainly do. But I don't like the flimsy…
Other Router-Table Improvements
October 25, 2005

I see the advantage of mounting an extra router base under the router table as suggested by Wallace Kunkel (Fine Woodworking #15, March '79). But instead of groping around under…
Routing Tongues
October 25, 2005

I cut the tongues for tongue-and-groove joints with a router. There are faster methods, but the router's precision depth adjustment produces a fit that's unbeatable. First set the router depth…

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