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Routers: The Best Tool You’re Not Using
A well-equipped router is an indispensable tool for trim work, but which type and which accessories are right for you?
Routing closed-stringer stairs
Q: A carpenter I work with wants to build a set of closed, or housed, stringer stairs for his house. He wants to rout the stringer to fit the treads…
Turning Corners with Beaded Casing
A shop-built jig creates a combination butt-miter joint that looks good year round.
Self-centering router base
I recently built and wired a gazebo. I didn’t want conduit intruding on the woodwork, so I buried the electrical supply in a post. That meant cutting a groove in…
Routers: Taking the Plunge
There are lots of models on the market; here's advice from a carpenter who tried out 16 of the best.
Building Square Columns With Entasis
A little math and a shop-made router template give classical curves to plywood box columns.
Building a Custom Box Newel
A hollow post made of mitered panels is easily detailed with stock moldings.
Router-bit storage box
I've experimented with various methods for storing my many router bits, and I've finally settled on the best system for me. I simply took a mechanic's toolbox, with drawers of…
Making Bevel-Edge Laminate Countertops
With store-bought moldings and a router, you can give laminate counters the monolithic look of solid-surface material.
Decorative beam ends with a router
Cutting a profile in the exposed ends of rafters and beams is a nice custom touch, but it can also be tedious and time-consuming. When a job came up cutting…

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