"Working with Routers shows how to get the best from the most versatile tool in the shop--making moldings and edge treatments, cutting joinery, milling wood and a host of other practical shop applications. the book also shows how to save time by using templates to make the same parts consistently.
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46 of 47 people found the following review helpful:
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Useful, But Incomplete,
By Marc Ruby™ "The Noh Hare™" (Warren, MI USA) - See all my reviews (VINE VOICE) (HALL OF FAME REVIEWER)
This review is from: Working with Routers (New Best of Fine Woodworking) (Paperback)
There was a time not all that long ago when I had not routers, and now I have three - four if you count my plate joiner. I have made all the standard mistakes and confused purchases that every hobbyist makes. Enough so that, having decided to put together a highly powered router and a 'real' table it decided to actually read a book on routers and find out what it is that I didn't know in the first place.
As this selection of articles from Fine Woodworking demonstrates, there really is a lot to know. They can be used for joining, shaping, decoration, and even as an emergency saw (don't do this if you have any self respect). Understanding the world of bits - type, purpose, and composition is another challenge, one that affects both our pocketbooks and our satisfaction. Working With Routers covers several aspects of these questions and then dives deeply into joinery, jigs, and tables. With an unending supply of things you can build to enhance the power and flexibility of this little, whirling demon. The fault of this book really is that, while the articles are all interesting, they really don't offer anything like structured and thorough information. Sometimes an article will raise as many questions as it answers. And I know of very few people who actually would need the plans for five separate and distinct router tables. Router coverage in Fine Woodworking has always been a bit weak, and it shows in the gaps left by this set of articles. Still, there is a lot of information here, presented in readables styles with plenty of illustration.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
Good reprint of several articles,
By Woody "Woody" (MD E Shore) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Working with Routers (New Best of Fine Woodworking) (Paperback)
This book is a combination of a number of articles from issues of a very excellent magazine. There have been better, more in depth articles in the mag that would have made a good book better.
2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Great for the routing beginner,
By Marie G. (San Diego, CA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Working with Routers (New Best of Fine Woodworking) (Paperback)
This book is just my speed. Before I started routing, I knew what I wanted to accomplish but knew virtually nothing about routers. This book covers application, execution, and safety considerations in enough detail for me to understand and appreciate. After reading this book I was more comfortable performing routing work for the first time.
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"When you lose control of a router, whether totally or just a little, it's the workpiece that most often gets messed up." Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
indexing fence, router lift, work platen, router carrier, router subbase, template holder, fence halves, router fixture, spiral bits, rub collar, clamping board, tail jig, panel router, angled tenons, collar guides, clamp levers, transfer punch, pin jig, dust port, dovetail bit, pin templates, plunge router, tails template, router table, template routing Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
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"When you lose control of a router, whether totally or just a little, it's the workpiece that most often gets messed up." Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
indexing fence, router lift, work platen, router carrier, router subbase, template holder, fence halves, router fixture, spiral bits, rub collar, clamping board, tail jig, panel router, angled tenons, collar guides, clamp levers, transfer punch, pin jig, dust port, dovetail bit, pin templates, plunge router, tails template, router table, template routing Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Fine Woodworking, Excellent Best, The Bosch, Tool Guide, Average Burning New!
Books on Related Topics | Concordance | Text Stats Browse Sample Pages:
Front Cover | Table of Contents | First Pages | Index | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
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