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Coffee Table

… legs are also softened with a 1⁄8" roundover. These are easy to knock out at the router table, as shown in the lower right drawing on page 22. BOTTOM RAILS. You’re … features one shelf and one top panel End table legs are longer than those on coffee table For detailed plans of the matching end table, visit our website at Woodsmith.com Materials,…Read More


Woodsmith Issue 209
October 2013
Farmhouse Dining Table

… OPTION. There’s also a matching bench that’s essentially a smaller version of the table. You’ll find complete plans for the bench starting on page 52. Construction Overview / DIMENSIONS: 72"W x … tabletop. of the planks, I made these cuts with a hand-held router rather than at the router table (box at left). The article on page 12 offers more …Read More


Woodsmith Issue 223
February 2016
Table Saw Storage Cart

… stub tenon and groove joints Door is mounted with low-profile, self-closing hinges Plans for building the sleds are available at Woodsmith.com { Sleds for crosscuts and miters … this joinery at the router table with a drawer lock bit. (If you don’t own one of these bits, you can cut locking rabbet joints at the table saw, using a dado blade.) …Read More


Woodsmith Issue 233
October 2017
Dressing Table

…hold a myriad of cosmetics, jewelry, and any other accessories a well-turned out person requires. Plans for an optional divider system for the center drawer can be found online … Use the table-edge router bit to make the profile on one edge of the stile and rail blanks. Complete Profile. As a guide, clamp a straightedge to the router table for the …Read More


Woodsmith Issue 238
August 2018
Rustic Dining Table & Bench

… post. Later, you’ll make a stretcher and braces to tie the end assemblies together. a. #/4 1 Plans for the sliding fence are available at Woodsmith. com/248 RECLAIMED STOCK. Before making … cut the foot to shape at the band saw and ease the edges at the router table. UPRIGHTS. The uprights are glued up from two pieces of stock. But, instead of …Read More


Woodsmith Issue 248
April 2020
CNC Router Pt. 2

… They’re built the same way as the main rails of the gantry and the table. After gluing up a couple of layers of plywood into a long blank, I squared up the … Waste QQ ROUTER HOLDER Before mounting the router plate onto the gantry, you’ll need to make and install the router clamp. Depending on the size of router that you’re planning on using in…Read More


Woodsmith Issue 243
June 2019
Talking Shop

router table. Because it's inverted there isn't an easy way to push a plunge router up against the bottom of the table. Instead I use the height adjustment to raise and lower the router when it's in a router table… if you take your blades to a sharpening service. conclusion. If you plan on working with a lot of plywood or you want a blade that…Read More


Woodsmith Issue 73
February 1991
Formal Hall Table

… deeper (13/16") than I planned on cutting the tenons (3/ ") 4 to allow for excess glue. Next, I cut 1/8"-deep dadoes for the beading that will wrap around the table after it’s assembled, as shown… do is round over the front edge of each blank. This is done at the router table with a 3/ "16 radius bit, as you can see in Fig. 10a. At this point, the…Read More


Woodsmith Issue 138
December 2001
Shop-Made Beaded Panels

… hand at these easy-to-make panels using a simple router table technique. aking the beaded panels for the storage bench (…wall shelf on page 18). So even if you don’t plan on building the storage bench or the wall shelf, … boards through the router at one setting before moving on to the next cut. (I set a table near my router table to keep the stacks…Read More


Woodsmith Issue 146
April 2003
Curved-Leg End Table

…leg blank to final length a. 7 a. finishinG touches. To complete the legs, I moved to the router table and “softened” the edges using a 1⁄ " roundover bit. I rounded both 8 the inside and outside edges… The shop-built trammel I use is pretty simple to make. You can find the plans for it on page 30. It’s very stable and accurate. And unlike most …Read More


Woodsmith Issue 168
December 2006
Craftsman Library Table

…short trip to the router table to round over all the edges of the lower rails and the outside edges of the ledger blanks. assembLy. According to the plan, all the end…the router table to add the decorative profile. The profile is routed using a small ogee bit and is “stopped” short of the ends. To do this, I set up the router tableRead More


Woodsmith Issue 179
October 2008
Elegant Dining Table

table is just one of four great dining room projects. You’ll find planstable, and it also helps to lock in the legs to add rigidity. After ripping a number of strips for the bead molding, you can head to the router tableRead More


Woodsmith Issue 216
December 2014
Eastlake Table

… to the spindle and take the setup over to the router table. There, use a long flush-trim bit to make the cove. …. The riser blocks give the router bit plenty of clearance beneath the leg. CLEAN UP. The router does a great job on most…pain. So to herd all of these cats, I came up with a plan of attack that follows. TIME TO STAIN. Stain all the parts …Read More


Woodsmith Issue 240
December 2018
Pie Crust Table

…base. TURNING A POST & SHAPING THE LEGS a. 1 a. #/4"-dia. temporary stem centered on end 2 NOTE: Plan for jig is available online A Locking screw 14° dovetail bit NOTE: Trim … F a. %/16 F END VIEW #/4" roundover bit Ease the Edges. Use a large roundover bit in your router table to ease all the edges of the bottom of the birdcage. The top…Read More


Woodsmith Issue 251
October 2020
Micro-Adjust Router Fence

router fence weaves three strands into a fun-to-build project. The first strand consists of a compact router table featured in ShopNotes magazine. Ken Munkel designed it for small routers and it works phenomenally. The table plansRead More


Woodsmith Issue 254
April 2021
Router Storage Cabinet

… do a little router bit maintenance. Illustrations: Dirk Ver Steeg For all the storage space it cabinet doesn’t  much space. It’s perfect for contains, thisyour router table.take up right…not having to hunt for router gear shows how great gifts often come in simple packages. W Online nline Extras For the cabinet organizer plans, go to: GO GO 2…Read More


Woodsmith Issue 265
February 2023
Convertible Game Table

… board, or dice variety, I was naturally intrigued by this table when our design editor, Dillon Baker, drew up the plans. The first thing that grabbed me was the construction: thick,…the T-bolts in the accessories. To create the slots, I used a T-slot bit at the router table (as in Figure 4). I set the fence so the bit was centered on the workpiece,…Read More


Woodsmith Issue 270
December 2023
Router Case

Router Case A TAKE-ALONG CASE FOR ROUTER AND ACCESSORIES Woodworking is sometimes like a chess game: you have to plan several steps in advance to assure success. This router case is a good example. To start, planRead More


Woodsmith Issue 4
July 1979
Sofa Table Bookcase

… in any way. So instead of a table, this is a sofa table bookcase. It’s designed to make full use of… wood FRONT SECTION VIEW Backs, Top, & Shelves Unless you plan to build the optional doors (page 14), all that…deep rabbet, (/16" wide 3 Rabbet bit Spacer NOTE: Move router clockwise around frame Scrap spacer lifts frame off bench #/8" !/4" a.…Read More


Woodsmith Issue 140
April 2002
Patio Table

…the table. Then the rest of the slats will be added to the frame, as shown in Fig. 8. ROUTER TRAMMEL …. Note: If you’re not planning to use an umbrella with the table and don’t want the pivot point…planned to use. (A straight bit will also work as long as it’s long enough to rout through the 11/ "-thick frame.) 2 Now mount the bit in the routerRead More


Woodsmith Issue 142
August 2002