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Routing V-Grooves in Tongue-and-Groove
October 25, 2005

To produce identical chamfers on matching edges of tongue-and-groove stock, I use an extra piece of stock with a nailed-on router fence, as shown in the sketch. Both the tongued…
Centering Routed Mortises
October 25, 2005

John Birchard's door-making article (FWW #49) prompted me to send this mortise-centering idea I've used for quite awhile. Like Birchard, I use a plunge router to cut mortises in the…
Routing Tambour Grooves
October 25, 2005

I recently built a set of display cases that had tamboured doors with 1/4-in. thick edges. I wanted the grooves in which they ran to be 1/32-in. wider so the…
Shaping Beams with a Router
October 25, 2005

Four years ago my eight-year-old daughter, an aspiring gymnast, pleaded for a balance beam of her own to practice on. Her request required me to find a way to shape…
Self-Made Mortising Template
October 25, 2005

This procedure for making a router template is quite accurate because in the early stages the template uses itself for the setup and quality control. First lay out the mortise…
Crank Adjustment for Router Table
October 25, 2005

The Makita plunge router I have installed in my router table works beautifully. But adjusting the depth of the bit with the adjustment knob was awkward and tedious. I solved…
Making Tenons on Chair Rungs
October 25, 2005

Here's how to use your router table to produce tenons on the end of chair rungs, quickly and accurately. First, chuck a rabbeting bit into the router and raise it…
Clear Router Subbase
October 25, 2005

I make router subbases out of 3/16-in. Plexiglas, to increase visibility. Jerome Crawford, Durham, N.H. Fine Woodworking Magazine, October 1987 No. 66
Jig for Sliding Dovetail Housings
October 25, 2005

I use a simple but effective jig to cut housings for sliding dovetails in drawer construction. The jig consists of an L-shaped shelf, a fence to guide the router and…
Makeshift Plunge Routing
October 25, 2005

You can adapt a standard router with a screw-lowering mechanism to allow it to make plunge cuts. Fasten a hose clamp around the waist of the motor housing to stop…

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