Workshop Journal

Best Router Bits for Beginners: Start With These 5

The 5 essential router bits every beginner should start with — and which specialty bits to add later, only when needed.

Best Router Bits for Beginners: Start With These 5

The 5 essential router bits every beginner should start with — and which specialty bits to add later, only when needed.

Bent Wood Furniture: How Arc Bending Router Bit...

How arc bending router bits create curved wood furniture components using a groove-and-bend kerf technique.

Bent Wood Furniture: How Arc Bending Router Bit...

How arc bending router bits create curved wood furniture components using a groove-and-bend kerf technique.

How to Cut T-Slots for Jointing and Paneling Work

How to cut T-slot joints for panel and jointing work using a router — cutter selection, depth setting, and technique.

How to Cut T-Slots for Jointing and Paneling Work

How to cut T-slot joints for panel and jointing work using a router — cutter selection, depth setting, and technique.

Router Dust Collection: How to Keep Your Worksh...

How to set up effective router dust collection to protect your lungs and keep the workshop clean during routing sessions.

Router Dust Collection: How to Keep Your Worksh...

How to set up effective router dust collection to protect your lungs and keep the workshop clean during routing sessions.

How to Cut a Recessed Pull Handle Into a Cabine...

How to rout a clean, ergonomic recessed pull handle into cabinet doors and drawer fronts for a handle-free look.

How to Cut a Recessed Pull Handle Into a Cabine...

How to rout a clean, ergonomic recessed pull handle into cabinet doors and drawer fronts for a handle-free look.

Router Bit Extension Rods: When You Actually Ne...

When a router bit extension rod is actually necessary — deep recesses, thick stock, and confined spaces — and when it isn't.

Router Bit Extension Rods: When You Actually Ne...

When a router bit extension rod is actually necessary — deep recesses, thick stock, and confined spaces — and when it isn't.