In this video Rob Brown shows how he made the pulls for his "Make Integrated Cabinet Pulls" in the October/November 2023 issue of our magazine.
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Routing
Routing, from Canadian Woodworking, provides practical tips and proven techniques for using your router safely, accurately, and effectively.
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3 simple (yet essential) shop-made router jigs
Routers can be made even more efficient and accurate with the use of jigs. Jigs don’t have to be complicated to work well. Even beginner woodworkers can make these router jigs with limited tools.
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Turn your router into a jointer
Even if you currently have a jointer, there are some times when your jointer just won’t do the job that a router can do on jointed edges.
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The router is a versatile tool. It’s essentially a motor that spins whatever cutter you choose. The accessories you use with it determine how you can use the router, and what you can do. Here are some simple improvements you can make.
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Learn about the basic types of specialty woodworking router bits.
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A router equipped with a joinery bit makes quick work of repetitive joinery tasks.
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Router Bits – Profile/Edge Treatment
Use these router bits with a fixed base or plunge router or on a router table to create simple or complex edge profiles.
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The most frequently used type of router bit, essential for cutting grooves, dados and rabbets as well as for mortising.
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In this video Rob Brown shows how to made a split fence for your router table. Read the accompanying article on how to make and tweak your own router table.
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Router Skills: You’ll be able to quickly machine multiple parts – always the same size and shape – by learning these template routing fundamentals.
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With so many bits available, which ones are the most useful?
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Routing Bits, Jigs and Accessories
When you buy a router, you are investing in one of the most versatile tools you can add to your shop; but to get the most out of your router you’ll need some accessories and a collection of basic router bits.
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Keep your router and bits clean to avoid the problems caused by the two deadly enemies of all powered woodworking tools - heat and dust.
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Mortise and Tenon (with the router)
Mortise and Tenon joinery is both attractive and structurally solid. Because of that it is one of the most widely used joinery in woodworking, with uses ranging from traditional frame and panel doors to furniture.
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Routing Basics – Part 6: Specialty Bits
For jobs that are a bit out of the ordinary, you need a different kind of router bit.
