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Router table build, part 4

Router table build, part 4

Posted by on Aug 19, 2014 in Projects, Shop | Comments Off on Router table build, part 4
This router table build is taking a long time, I know.  A large part of the reason for that is that I’ve been out of town or too busy to work in the shop for quite a few recent weekends.  Still, slow progress beats no progress. My...
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Router table build, part 3

Router table build, part 3

Posted by on Aug 5, 2014 in Projects, Shop | Comments Off on Router table build, part 3
The carcase of my new router table had taken shape, so it was time to start working on the innards.   Storage Drawers My routers and major accessories — bases, baseplates, edge guide, jigs — don’t have a good home...
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Router Table Build, part 2

Router Table Build, part 2

Posted by on Aug 2, 2014 in Projects, Shop | Comments Off on Router Table Build, part 2
The Carcase The next step in building my new router table was to make the panels that form the cabinet carcase.  These panels are cut from 3/4-inch MDF and trimmed in white aspen.  The wood trim gives me a more durable edge than bare MDF...
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Router Table Build, part 1

Router Table Build, part 1

Posted by on Jul 12, 2014 in Projects, Shop | Comments Off on Router Table Build, part 1
While I was out of town the critical parts of my new router table arrived.  It was time to start the build.   Top I started with the router table top because that’s the fussiest part of the whole project.  First I cut two...
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Pennsic Plunder Boxes

Pennsic Plunder Boxes

Posted by on Jul 7, 2014 in Projects | Comments Off on Pennsic Plunder Boxes
This is another project I did with my friend Bill.  The objective was to design and build boxes to keep and organize what he and Amy call “pocket plunder” — their term for all that miscellaneous stuff that one...
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Router Table Plan

Router Table Plan

Posted by on Jul 5, 2014 in Projects, Shop | Comments Off on Router Table Plan
Since I first set up my garage workshop back in the late 1990s, my router table has been the left side extension of my table saw.  It’s a very simple design, essentially a miniature version of Norm Abram’s famous New Yankee...
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