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TABLE
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CONTENTS
DOVETAILING WITH A
ROUTER AND JIG
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ROUTER TABLE
EVERY TIME
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INTRODUCTION
Today's trim routers are compact, nicely appointed and affordable. They're small enough to
stand on the edge of a board for
trimming off edge banding or
laminate, yet powerful enough to
handle most smaller profiling
bits. You can grip a trim router
easily in one hand, and the compact size won't feel intimidating
to control. Trim routers are also
ideal for cutting hinge mortises,
GETTING
STARTED
IN
ROUTING
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If one machine needs to cover the w hole gamut of routing for your shop, choose a
mid-size plunge router. While it may not be the ideal solution for every operation,
you'll find it to be amply pow ered and feature-packed.
Routers are made in three basic sizes to accomplish a w ide range of purposes. Trim routers (left) are intended to trim laminate and
veneer and perform light-duty template or profiling tasks. Mid-sized routers (center) are the " bread-and-butter " machines for
template w ork, moderate profiling and joinery. Full-sized routers (right) are designed for heavy-duty operations and router table use.
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R 0 UTI N G
OSt people would never buy a set of golf clubs without taking a few swings or a pair
of shoes without trying them on for size. It's sensible to follow that same logic
when shopping for a new router. Tryout the ones you like before buying. You'll ftnd that
routers come with a variety of handle styles, shapes and sizes. Switch and control layouts
vary, too. Your router should fit your hands comfortably, and the On/Off switch and plunge
controls should be easy to reach. Make sure the depth stop system on your plunge router
is simple to understand so you'll have an easy time using it when necessary. Have a look at
the sub-bases that come with the tool. Make sure one of them will accept rub collars.
Combination kits are designed to be interchangeable. Tryout the motor removal mechanism. It should work smoothly and lock the motor securely in both bases. As you narrow
down the options, what's most important is to buy a sufficiently powerful router that feels
really comfortable to use, even if it costs a little more than the competition. There's usually
a routing application involved with most projects, so make sure you'll enjoy using the tool.
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CUT
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DOVETAILS
COMMON
STYLES
OF DOVETAILING JIG S.
By SANDOR NAGYSZALANCZY
Dovetailing was once purely a hand-tool endeavor. Now, routers and an increasing variety of jigs have transformed dovetailing into a
machine operation . With patience and attention to details, you can turn out perfectly fitting, beautiful joints just like the masters did .
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A half-blind dovetail jig creates both the pin and tail boards
in the same machining operation by clamping the parts
horizontally and vertically in the jig. A template guides the bit.
Photo 1: Set the jig 's template and stop bar to match the
thickness of the stock you'll be dovetailing . An on-board scale
makes this process easy.
Photo 2: Square and clamp the vertical test board in the jig, and
adjust the jig 's stop flush against the edge of the workpiece.
Make sure the board end is snug against the template bottom.
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Photo 4: When standing in front of the jig, you' ll move the router from left to right
across the template to make the deep cuts. However, depending on your jig, you may
need to make a light skimming pass from right to left first to help reduce tearout.
Photo 5 (left): Feed the router in and out of the template fingers to cut the pins and tails to shape. Work slowly and methodically,
keeping the router 's base planted firmly on the template. Photo 6 (right): Before unclamping the boards from the jig, check to make
sure you've routed away every bit of w aste material in and around the template fingers .
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Photo 7: Assemble the test joint and evaluate the part fit. Likely,
you ' ll need to make a few more adjustments to your setup.
Through Dovetails
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Photo 10: Cut the pins w ith a guide collar outfitted in your router base and a 5/ 16"diameter straight bit. Feed the router from left to right to cut aw ay the w aste.
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PUT AN
RAGGED
PROFILES
ARE SIX
WORTH
HERE
TRYING.
By CHRIS MARSHALL
SIX
TIP S
FOR
Tearout is one of those avoidable problems w ith routing , and you have lots of w ays to
prevent it from happening. Here are six tips to keep those corners and edges crisp.
A V 0 I DIN G
R 0 UTE R TEA R 0 U T
The correct feed direction is to move the router against the bit's rotation. When routing an inside cutout, feed the
router clockwise around the opening (left). Switch to a counterclockwise direction for outside edges (right).
A short climb
cut (left)
removes the
corner that will
be prone to
tearout when
cutting across
end grain .
Follow it up
with a normal
left-to-right pass
to complete the
cut (right).
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Back up cross-grain dado cuts with a piece of scrap (light-colored wood in photo).
Then rout the dado, feeding the router slightly into the scrap to finish the pass.
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S I X
TIP S
FOR
A V 0 I DIN G
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R 0 UTE R TEA R 0 U T
UP YOUR
WITH
CLASSIC
DRAWERS AND
INTERLOCKING
CASEWORK
Box
JOINTS.
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Box
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with a key to index the slot spacing. You can either purchase a box
joint jig or make your own from a
piece of scrap wood fitted with a
wooden key and screwed to a
miter gauge (see top left photo,
facing page). In either case, the
size and location of this key, and
its spacing from the router bit, are
what establish your box joint pat-
You can purchase a box joint jig from w oodw orking suppliers such as Rockier or make
your ow n simple scrap jig and fasten it to a miter gauge.
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The first pass creates an outside pin (left). Once the first pin is finished, fit the first slot
over the indexing key to cut the next pin and slot. Repeat the process (right).
the jig's indexing key, and support it from behind with the
moveable sled (or miter gauge
fence for a shop-made jig) . Rout
the first slot (top center photo).
Mill the rest of the pins and
slots across the workpiece by
slipping each new slot over the
key to create the next pin and slot
(top right photo). Press the workpiece down fully over the key
each time to ensure that the slot
depths will match. Even one slot
cut too shallow will keep the
entire joint from closing properly.
Troubleshooting tip: If the
router bit leaves a shallow lip next
to the last pin (bottom left Photo),
your workpieces are slightly too
wide. Joint or rip this lip away,
and adjust the width of the
remaining three workpieces to
match the first board.
With one workpiece now completed, flip it to the other face,
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en it comes to router
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BITS
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ScrewS/ot
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MLCS
Clean slots for #8 screws are a job for the router, not the drill press. One bit cuts the
slot and a countersink (left); the other makes a slot with counterbore (right). Use a
plunge router to make blind slots.
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A cross-lap joint is
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IS TIGHT,
ROUTER TABLE
ON
DOWN
DESIGN
THE
HANG YOUR
WALL.
THIS
DROP-
FLOOR.
By CHRIS MARSHALL
This full-size router table stow s in the space of an average w all cabinet and tips dow n
for quick, easy setup. No base is needed.
en my wife and I
bought our first house,
I finally had a place to
set up a "real" shop. It was a onecar garage, stuffed with our car,
trash cans, a mower and bicycles.
Floor space was so cramped that
there was hardly room for a
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ROUTER
TABLE
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also create a 1/4" lip for supporting the router plate. Switch to
RockIer's piloted pattern bit to
create the shallow plate recess.
Carefully set the bit depth to
match the thickness of the
router plate, and test the cut on a
The author milled the router plate opening using rub collars, a
spiral bit and pattern bit in tandem with Rockier's plate installation
template (left photo). He mounted a Freud precision fence to
the table with aluminum T-track, T-bolts and lock knobs (center
photo). The table pivots on a pair of lag screws driven into deep
holes made with a doweling jig to keep them centered and true
(right photo).
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ROUTER
TABLE
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NO-FRILLS
ROUTER
A BENCH
VISE
By BILL HYLTON
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"I might be able to build something even nicer, and for a lot less
money," I said, concerned that
I've said that before without living
up to the promise. Thankfully,
this time, it worked out just fine.
All three moldings were formed using a router table. The fiddleback curly
maple was a challenge to rout ... the grain wanted to tear out. The author used
a compression bit (inset photo, left) made by Freud to tame the wild grain.
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Wall Molding
(End View)
When mounted
on the wall, the
space between
the moldings
must be 2"
at the point
of contact
to the wall.
Shelf Cleat
Molding
(End View)
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Shelf Frame
Molding
(End View)
MATERIAL LIST
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FENCE
RAISING
IS
MADE
OR WHENEVER YOU
TALL WORKPIECES
UP FOR
NEED TO STAND
ROUTING.
By CHRIS MARSHALL
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Base (1)
Braces (2)
Top Facing (1)
Bottom Facings (2)
Carriage Bolts (4)
Knobs (4)
Dust Port (1)
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TxWx L
3/4" x 5" x 32"
3/4" x 3" x 32"
3/4" x 3" x 3"
3/4" x 2'/,0' x 32"
3/4" x 2'/,0' x 16"
1/4" x 20 x 2"
1" Dia.
rockler.com (item 39663)
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The author used a slotting jig, rub collar and straight bit to mill
four slots in the fence back for the through bolts. Tw o rails
under the jig made for easy alignment and clamping .
Use glue and pin nails or brads to assemble the fence back, base
and braces. Check to make sure the back and base form a 90
angle, then reinforce the glue joints w ith countersunk screws.
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A corner template,
guide collar and
straight bit in
a plunge router
milled the draw er
openings cleanly
and accurately in
the chest. Chisel
or file the routed
straight bit to rout these openings. My jig (see bottom photo) has two strips of scrap nailed to the
back to position it accurately and squarely to the
corner of the front panel. When you size the openings on the template, make sure to account for the
offset between the guide collar you'll use on the
router and the bit. Clamp the template and test
piece securely to your bench with a scrap backup
board underneath, and rout the openings in a series
of repeated passes, increasing the cutting depth
each time. If the jig works properly, rout the actual
chest panel in the same fashion. Chisel or file the
corners of the drawer openings square.
At this point, I went ahead and glued up the chest
carcass, adjusting it for square before the glue set.
Since the chest will slip down inside the table frame,
here's a case where "dead square" is especially
important. You may be wondering how I fitted the
chest bottom with the chest carcass already assembled. Well, the bottom of this chest rests on stopped
rabbets in the legs, so I wasn't much concerned
about trapping it in a groove for added strength.
Instead, I simply cut a 1/2"-wide, 1/2"-deep rabbet
(using a router) around the inside bottom edges of
the chest to fit the plywood bottom panel (piece 3).
If you prefer a trapped bottom, cut the chest bottom
panel grooves before gluing up the carcass.
Square the corners of the bottom rabbet next,
with a chisel. Sand the bottom panel up through the
grits and install it in the chest with glue. You can
reinforce the joint with brad nails driven through
from the sides, if you like, but keep in mind that the
nail holes will show.
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BLANKET
CHEST
Case
Joinery
Layout
(Front View)
(Top View)
MATERIAL LIST
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
TxWx L
3/4" x 18" x 18"
Chest Sides (2)
Chest Front/Back (2)
3/4" x 18" x 36"
Chest Bottom (1)
1/2" X 17'/,0' x 35'1z"
Drawer Fronts/Backs (4)
1/2" x 3 3100" x 5'1."
Drawer Sides (4)
1/2" x 3 3100" x 16%"
Drawer Bottoms (2)
1/4" x 4"100" x 16'1."
Drawer Knobs (2)
3/4" Dia.
Drawer Housing Bottom (1) 3/4" X 12'1z" x 16'1z"
Drawer Dividers (2)
3/4" x 3'1z" x 16'1z"
End Panel (1)
1/2" X 6'1." x 16'1z"
Drawer Housing Top (1)
1/2" X 12'/,0' x 16'1z"
Compartment Divider (1)
1/2" x 1%" x 12'1z"
Letterbox Lid Cleats (2)
1/2" x 1/2" x 4 'Iz"
1/4" x 4%" x 12%"
Letterbox Lid (1)
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are joined with a butt joint.
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MATERIAL LIST
15 Tray Front/Back (2)
16 Tray Sides (2)
17 Tray Bottom (1)
18 Tray Cleats (2)
TxWx L
x 5%" x 21'/4"
3/4" x 5%" x 16'/4"
1/2" x 15%" x 20%"
1/2" X 1/2" x 16'/2"
3/4"
The author divided the area above the drawer housing with a large
open compartment and a lidded letterbox. Install the letterbox lid
cleats so the lid is even with the compartment divider.
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20
21
22
23
24
Legs (4)
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1%" x 1%" x 29'ji'
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26
27
28
29
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1%" x 1%" x 18'/."
1'/4" x 1'/4" X 6"
3/4" x 22'/4" x 43%"
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Table Frame
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