Routers
We tested more than 50 router-table accessories—here's the best of the bunch.
For versatility, you can't beat a router. Decorative edging, joinery, trimming, and much more fall within the router's capability.
With just a router, a straight bit, and a router trammel, you easily can form large, perfectly circular parts such as this project's tabletop.
Although you can mount nearly any handheld router upside down in a router table, some are better
Here’s how to make and mount a router subbase successfully.
Virtually every cabinet you build uses rabbet joinery somewhere: for lock-rabbet drawers, on inset doors, as a recess to house the back of a bookcase. A rabbeting router bit helps you make them all.
In this article, Jim Heavey shows you how you can use an ogee with a fillet to create six different profiles.
These cutters have grown increasingly popular in recent years because they don't require a big, variable-speed router (as horizontal raised-panel bits do). But, there are trade-offs that you need to consider.
When you want to use your router, you don't want to waste time routing through drawers and toolboxes for router bits, wrenches, and other accessories. This compact, wall-mounted organizer keeps everything you need, including your router, in plain sight.
Tip of the Day
Rout round-overs, not tip-overs
A tipping router can ruin the edge of a finished project, so keep that base stable. If you need to... read more