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a Joinery saa Carol Reed Router Joinery Workshop Common Joints, Simple Setups & Clever Jigs Carol Reed Table of Contents Introduction ........... 6 ‘SECTION 1: TOOLS, JIGS, AND TECHNIQUES ......- a Chapter 1: Choosing a Router 8 ‘Chapter 2: Router Bits ..... 14 ‘Chapter 3: The Router Toolbox .....21 ‘Chapter 4: Jiggery 33 Base Markor .. 1 34 Router Table oo 38 Bax Joint Jig socio Push Sticks, Sleds, and Featherboards ..... 48 Router Cradle . 51 ‘Ofiset Baseplate saenaeeesl BR outer Tracking System 54 Mortising Fixture 55 Dovetail Jig -60 ‘Chopter 5: Sp ‘Systems The Secret of Hot Glue ig 2 Vacuum Clamping BNE 2 seseatwades. cassauecanne - 66 Rieter 6: Basic Router Techniques i 68 Mieesuring and Marking Stock... 70 Senc-Held or Router Table? seg 2 Router Table Fence .. Making 2 Zero-Cleerance Fence ‘Fouting Without a Fence ‘Settng Bit Height and Depth .. ‘Misting Safe end Accurate Cuts Set Routing Habits . ‘SECTION 2: THE JOINTS . n ‘Chapter 7: Rabbets 78 Heguier Small Stock ...... 78 Hees Grain in Large Stock . 80 ‘Gees Gecin in Small Stock - 80 Eas Grain in Short Stock . -81 EasGrzin in Long Stock . # -81 ‘Ghepter 8: Dadoes, Grooves, aedSiots 85 Frrceah Dado « 86 Steeved Dado +++ 88 Frecegh Groove in Wide Stock... 88 Through Groove in Narrow Stock Stopped Groove in Wide Stock .. Stopped Groove in Natrow Stock . Through or Stopped Edge Groove Standard Slot Rabbeted Slot Chapter 9: 80x Joint . Chapter 10: Mertises and Tenons : Standard Mortise Hinge Mortise Tenons Chapter 11: Dovetaile Half-Blind Dovetails Sliding Dovetail Chapter 12: Special Joints with Special Bits .......... Drawer Lock Lock Miter Cope and Stick . Raised Panel SECTION ‘STUFF Chapter 13: Routing wi h Templates Template Routing . Complementary Template Routing Template Inlay .... SECTION PROJECTS Chapter 14: Projects That Test Your Joinery Skills Breadboard Totebox ‘Small Bookcase ‘Small Table Router Bit Cabinet . Frame-and-Panel Door .... Dovetailed Drawar and Router Bit Trays . Acknowledgments =: PRACTICE Index = 102 = 106 = 106 mm 14 115 18 122 125 128 128 130 132 - 136 - 138 140 141 ++ 14a 144 148 2s 180 +153 155 188 189

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