Router

Routers are one of the most versatile tools in a woodworker’s tool box.  It does everything from routing hinge mortises to making intricate raised panel doors.  A cordless router can make some types of jobs even easier and, with the right router bits you can complete whatever woodworking project you're working on with style and craftsmanship.

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  How to Build a Trivet Using a Simple Trammel Jig

  Using a simple trammel jig and some MDF wood you can start a fun trivet project that will make some nice holiday gifts.

  
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  How to Make a Cribbage Board Quickly and Easily from a Homemade Template

  This homemade cribbage board template will guide you to making a quick and attractive game board with storage space for your pegs and cards.

  
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  Woodworker’s Journal Editor Rob Johnstone Selects Two Must Have Shop Routers for a Workshop

  Woodworker’s Journal editor-in-chief Rob Johnstone puts his wood shop’s routers to the test and selects the two he can’t do without.

  
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  Chris Marshall Chooses His Top Two (Or Three) Routers for His Shop

  Chris Marshall chooses the top three routers, a trim router, a combo-kit router, and one special one he keeps in his router table.

  
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  Sandor Nagyszalanczy Selects a Plunge Router and a Trim Router for His Wood Shop

  Woodworking expert, Sandor Nagyszalanczy selects two must-have classic handheld routers for his workshop

  
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  Router Expert Bill Hylton Picks a Fixed Base Router and Plunge Router for His Router Table

  Router expert Bill Hylton picks his favorite fixed base and plunge routers from his vast array for his fantasy wood shop.

  
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  Skil’s Line of Shop Routers Bring Professional Woodworking to Home Shops

  Skil’s router systems include routers for almost every project in a shop with fixed and plunge bases, variable speeds, and plenty of power.

  
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  Glass Top Coffee Table Project

  Thanks to an intricate lattice-work base and classic woodworking techniques, this glass-topped coffee table makes a perfect display piece.

  
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  What Is the Proper Tightness for Collets on Router Bits and Bit Shanks?

  Router collets come in many different shapes and sizes, so determining the proper tightness for each one to properly grip the bit shank can be difficult.

  
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  Portable Power Tools Get Smaller Thanks to Engineering and Li-Ion Batteries

  Over the past few years, portable power tools have been getting smaller thanks to good engineering and increasing advances in battery power.

  
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  DeWalt DWP611 and Porter-Cable 450 Trim Routers Convert with Plunge Bases

  At the 2010 International Woodworking Fair, both DeWalt and Porter-Cable unveiled two very similar compact routers with plunge base combination kits.

  
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  Air Compressor Pneumatic Tools: Air Powered Sanders, Router, Drill and More

  For shops that can handle a bulky air compressor, almost every job in the shop can now be handled by compact, durable air powered tools.

  
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  How to Build a Custom Platform Bed Frame With Cantilever Supports

  Getting from where my clients and I started, to arriving at this design, was a long process, but it was worth the effort. Initially, my clients knew they wanted a bed that looked like it was floating with a framed ledge all around. They showed me magazine and catalog images of beds with elements they [...]

  
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  Ultimate Router Buyer’s Guide: Choosing a Router for Your Shop

  Full, mid-sized and trim routers have different places in your workshop, so picking one is an important task for beginning and expert woodworkers.

  
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  How Much Router Do You Need?

  Selecting a router for your router table is an important one for your shop, and making a mistake can be costly, so choose your equipment wisely.

  
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  The Bosch Colt Palm Router Revisited

  Rockler customers enjoy the versatility and small routing prowess of the Bosch Colt router as well as its impressive set of features.

  
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  An Affordable Router Table that Comes With Everything – Including a Router

  In 2007, Rockler offered a free Porter-Cable 690 LR router and several useful accessories with the purchase of its new line of router tables.

  
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  Rail and Stile Router Bits?

  Cabinet door making router bits like rail and stile bits are essential for many different woodworking jobs and should be in all wood shops.

  
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  Using a Plunge Router in a Router Table?

  Some woodworkers believe that plunge routers can be dangerous on a router table, but our experts have found the opposite to be true.

  
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  Router Bit Speed

  How do you determine the best router speed for each router bit? Rockler woodworking experts answer this exact question on router bit speed.