American Router Magazine Issue #2
REGULARS
1 EDITORIAL
Letter from the editor
6 ROUTER NEWS
See the latest news in the world of routing
10 TIPS & Tricks
Many good tips that might help you out in the workshop
13 LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Opinions, inquiries, requests and complaints
18 CALENDAR
The latest shows and exhibitions
86 SPECIFICATIONS
A listing of the most popular routers on the market
90 BOOK REVIEWS
Our editors review the books that will be of interest to you
92 ROUTER STUFF
Reviews of useful routing gadgets and accessories
PROJECTS
25 BURNING IT BRIGHT
Anthony Bailey makes a candle sconce for those romantic evenings
46 BEDSIDE MANNERS
Kevin Ley continues his bedroom project with two nightstands
52 SHAKER STYLE
Bob Wearing makes an oak Shaker table using the jig from page 30
59 FILING SYSTEM
Anthony Bailey cleans up the office with this attractive filing cabinet
65 SITTING PRETTY
Jim Robinson builds a durable park bench
for his backyard
79 TOYS FOR THE BOYS
Ralf Laughton organizes all his toys with
this great looking toy box
TECHNICAL
19 BEGINNER'S LUCK
Ron Fox describes common problems beginners may experience and how to avoid them
30 CUTTING CORNERS
Bob Wearing makes two jigs for cutting large circles and archs
40 ROUTER BIT CARE
Alan Goodsell describes how to extend the life of your router and router bits
64 ROUTER VERSUS SHAPER
Alan Goodsell contrasts the differences between a router and shaper
FEATURE
38 A HISTORY OF THE ROUTER
Patrick Spielman takes us on a historical tour of the evolution of the router
57 ROUTING ON THE WEB
Corey Spann lists some valuable woodworking resources on the Internet
73 COATS OF MANY COLORS
Andrew Skelton illustrates the science of color and how it effects us
TESTS
16 ROUTER RAIZER RZ-100
John Bullar tests an alternative to the many under table router raiser systems available
35 BOSCH 1617EVSPK ROUTER KIT
Alan Goodsell takes the Bosch twin-base Router kit out for a test drive
70 LITTLE RAT LR1 SYSTEM
John Bailey demonstrates the capabilities of the LittleRat, the WoodRat's smaller brother
84 PORTER•CABLE 9290
Mark Cass gets portable with a cordless fixed base router and battery pack
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