Imagine you’re a newbie woodworker, shopping online, looking for the best circular saw to purchase. To your dismay, you quickly discover myriads of brands and models of circular saws in the market, which make the choosing process a big headache for you. Instinctively, you would check off those circular saw models with unfamiliar brands and … Read more
The technique of notching using router is an important aspect of the woodworking tradition. Every professional who adopted this method knows how beneficial it is to their craftmanship. This method helps professional carpenters or woodworkers increase their furniture durability or wood structure. However, beginners unfamiliar with notching wood find the process too difficult to perform. … Read more
A creative woodworker—equipped with all the necessary power tools like a handheld router—is almost unstoppable in transforming a dull-looking wood piece into a fantastic work of art. A router, for example, can speed up your jobs, especially when cutting recesses and grooves. Besides, using the router, you can create excellent effects, which you will find … Read more
There are many types of router bits that you can use on woodworking projects. Although the main application of the router is in carpentry and woodworking, specifically in cabinetry, you can also use the router in various applications. You can use the router as a plunging tool or in a router table in an inverted … Read more
Well, the answer is “Yes.” Of course, you can rout MDF using specific router bits. Moreover, you can do well routing MDF by knowing how to operate the router on MDF. Besides, it will be best to use spiral router bits when working on MDF because these bits have better chip evacuation, can create cleaner … Read more
My friend called in the other day asking me whether he should go for a fixed-base or a plunged router. My friend, of course, is a beginner in woodworking, so he is a bit tentative about his choice of power tools. He wants to know the pros and cons of these two router types. As … Read more
As you kickstart your woodworking career, you don’t need to indulge yourself immediately in challenging projects to build up your woodworking resume. Instead, it will be best to start with less challenging tasks. The reason is that you are just building your confidence as a woodworker. Thus, you need to move from less challenging to … Read more
Can you router on plywood? Well, the answer is an obvious “Yes.” It is a pity if you can never use the router on plywood, given that plywood is one of the most highly used engineered wood out there. It is versatile and inexpensive. Thus, it must be capable of handling the router without tearing … Read more
A question I often get asked by tyros in the use of routers is about the difference between a plunge router and a fixed-base router. Well, the succinct difference between these two routers is quite apparent. For example, you can (with the fixed-base router) specify and lock in the router bit’s depth to get a … Read more