| The shaped edge of a workpiece often provides the | | | | trim solid wood edge banding applied to core stock. A |
| final, finishing touch: a crown moldingadorning an | | | | veneer trimmer proves handy for preparing veneer for |
| armoire top, a crisp bevel on a raised panel, an ogee | | | | book-matching. |
| cut around the edge of a tabletop. These decorative | | | | Mounting the router in a table or pin routing attachment |
| flourishes were once created painstakingly by hand, | | | | enables you to create more complex edge profiles |
| using planes and spokeshaves; today they are | | | | and elaborate curves. It also provides the stability |
| invariably made with an array of electric woodworking | | | | needed for raising panels, an edgeformingtechnique |
| tools, chief among them the portable router. | | | | that can also be accomplished on the table saw, radial |
| Visit Woodworking Plans TV for more details.... | | | | arm saw, and drill press. |
| Stationary power tools such as the jointer and table | | | | The pin router is perhaps the ultimate shop tool for |
| saw can cut rabbets, and the table saw can also | | | | complex edge-forming tasks. Essentially an inverted |
| shape decorative edges, but the router is the most | | | | router table, the tool features a pin projecting from the |
| versatile, efficient tool for the job. Utilizing a wide range | | | | tabletop directly under the bit along which the stock is |
| of interchangeable cutters, it can also make cuts that | | | | guided, making the tool ideal for template work. A |
| are impossible to perform with any other power tool; | | | | shop-made pin routing attachment is easily built and |
| imagine forming a decorative bead around the inside of | | | | adaptable to most commercial router tables. |
| a circular picture frame without a router. | | | | Remember, too, that not all edge forming must be |
| Commercial accessories and shop-made jigs expand | | | | done with a router. By installing a molding head on the |
| the routert ability to shape edges still further. A simple | | | | table saw or radial arm saw you can rout detailed |
| cornerrounding jig can round tabletops or shelves to | | | | moldings. |
| your specifications. A flush-trimming guide helps you | | | | |