Issue 309
Issue 309
Handheld Routers: The Gateway Tool
Unless you are ready for the consequences, don’t let anyone give your kid a router. Because once they get a taste for edge trimming, dado routing and molding making … they will be hooked. You’ll have a woodworker on your hands, plain and simple. And we all know what that means: coming home late with dust all over their clothes, unexplained voids in the bank account corresponding with shiny new tools appearing in the garage. It’s a project-strewn, dust-covered slippery slope.
Why do I mention this? Well, because this eZine is all about routers … often identified as the tool that takes a person from a DIYer to a woodworker. So consider this a warning: you may want to keep this eZine from your kids. Unless you want them to become woodworkers — in that case, spread the word!
Rob Johnstone, Woodworker’s Journal
Today's Woodworker
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Bill Hylton: the Versatile Router
“I have an obscene amount of routers – it might be close to 50,” says Bill Hylton.
Q & A
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Where Can I Find a 220-volt Router Speed Control?
Do you know of any router speed control that is made for the European, Australian and South African market?
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Should I Patch a Butcher Block Crack?
I do not have the ability to rip the joint and re-glue the top. Any suggestions on how to patch and prevent it from splitting again?
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How Can I Stop My Router From Leaving Burn Marks?
I have an old Craftsman 6.5-amp router that regularly burns wood when cutting with a bearing and template, no matter how new the bit, even carbide.
Industry Interviews
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New Plunge Base to Expand Bosch Colt’s Versatility
Say the word “Colt” to a router enthusiast, and it’s a good bet he or she will immediately know which…
What's In Store
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Triton TRA001 Dual Mode Precision Plunge Router
Triton’s TRA001 Dual Mode PrecisionPlunge Router can be used either handheld or mounted in a router table.
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Grow Your Handmade Business by Kari Chapin
Grow Your Handmade Business: How to Envision, Develop and Sustain a Successful Creative Business by Kari Chapin covers the process for creative entrepreneurs to found a business based on their passion.
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Freud Quadra-Cut 1/4-inch Shank Bits
Freud’s Quadra-Cut™router bits, with four cutting edges instead of two, are slated to be available later this fall in 1/4″…
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Makita RT0700CX3 Compact Router Kit
This past spring, Makita joined the emerging class of compact routers by launching the 1.25hp (peak) RT0700C Trim Router in a fixed base.
Tricks of the Trade
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Shaping with a Router
I don’t have a shaper so I came up with this alternative.
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Preventing Laminate Trim Burn
When trimming plastic laminate on a table top, the pilot on a table top, the pilot a solid carbide router bit can burn the laminate already applied to a panel’s edges.
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Improve Visibility when Free Hand Routing
When free hand routing, the pattern line is sometimes obscured by wood chips and sawdust, making it difficult or impossible…
Reader's Project Gallery
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White Oak TV Stand
I made this TV stand out of white oak. The measurements are 60 x 22 x 30 inches.
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Barrister Bookcase
Barrister bookcase built from solid black walnut. Beveled glass doors and dovetailed drawers.
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Cove Recipe Boxes
Here are a few of the fun projects I completed this winter.
