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Rigid Routing Sled
by American Woodworker Editors Monday, March 8, 2010
A routing sled is a great help when coping the ends of rails and stiles. But I had a problem when I built my first sled. The pressure from the toggle clamp caused the 1/4-in.-thick sled base to deflect, which messed up the alignment of the rail-and-stile...
Flattening End Grain with a Router
by American Woodworker Editors Tuesday, December 8, 2009
My favorite woodworking projects are clocks—big ones or little ones. If it ticks, I’ll make it. My latest venture provided me with the challenge of flattening the face of some log sections that I wanted to make into clocks. Belt sanding was...
Perfect Holes for Router-Bit Tray
by American Woodworker Editors Tuesday, November 10, 2009
I decided to organize my router bits by making a tray from a scrap block of wood. But I soon discovered that my 1/2-in. shank bits wouldn’t fit into 1/2-in.-dia. holes—the holes needed to be slightly larger. Unfortunately, I didn’t have...
Versatile Router-Bit Storage
by American Woodworker Editors Monday, October 26, 2009
When it comes to router-bit storage, I could write a book. I’ve tried everything, but I think my latest design is a keeper. I prefer to keep my bits protected in a drawer. At first, I just drilled some holes in a block of MDF and set that into the...
15-Amp Router: Above-The-Table Adjustability
by American Woodworker Editors Tuesday, August 11, 2009
Typically, it’s difficult to use a plunge router in a router table. That’s because you often need to remove the router from the table in order to change bits. Setting the bit’s height requires fighting the plunge springs while pushing...
Adjustable Slot Rail and Stile Set
by AW-Editor Monday, September 1, 2008
Have you ever slid a piece of 1/4-in. plywood into a 1/4-in. groove? It ain't pretty. It's a fact of life that plywood is undersized in thickness and this results in ugly gaps in doors with plywood panels. So here's the skinny—skinny...