Routers

with Gregory Paolini

Learn how to cut a clean, accurate mortise in under 60 seconds

with Bob Van Dyke

Low-tech plunge-router trick to avoid dials, knobs, and turret systems

with Thomas McKenna

Learn a jointer-free way to get an absolutely straight, square edge with a router. It’s the perfect technique for panel glue-ups.

by Gary Rogowski

Use a router table for fast and accurate drawer joinery

by John White

with Patrick Warner

Use your router and a shopmade workstation to cut perfect dadoes

with Mario Rodriguez

Matching dadoes are a sure thing if you use a plywood template to guide the router

with Jeff Miller

A sturdy jig, used with a plunge router and edge guide, ensures well-cut mortises

by Lon Schleining

Once you have a simple system for making mortise-and-tenon joints, constructing tables, chairs, and case goods can become a straightforward, fast, and consistent ...

by John White

John White of Fine Woodworking explains how to get finicky routers into shape without spending much time or money. He shows how to fix height-adjustment issues, ...

by Strother Purdy

Strother Purdy of Fine Woodworking asked several woodworkers how they cut mortises. He sought out Carl Swensson, Brian Boggs, Jeff Miller, Nial Barrett, Tom Stangeland, ...

by Patrick Warner

Long ago, Pat Warner discovered a devilishly simple technique for cutting dadoes. In this article, he explains how to cut them with a template and router and a ...

by Gary Rogowski

Gary Rogowski chopped his first mortise in red oak by hand, learning a lot along the way and sharpening his chisel frequently. Then he bought a router. Here, he ...

by Norman Zentil

Norman Zentil built his own spiral-routing system on a sliding carriage that pulls along the lathe bed. A system of pulleys and weights, connected to the carriage ...

by Bernard Maas

After a few years breaking his router in, Bernie Maas believes that the router is one of the more significant innovations in our craft in a century. Here, he talks ...