American Router Issue #1
REGULARS
1 EDITORIAL
Introduction to American Router
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 LETTER TO THE EDITOR
Opinions, inquiries, requests and gripes
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 SITTING COMFORTABLY
Mark Houghton makes Adirondack chairs and end table
35 COUNTDOWN CLOCK
Anthony Bailey builds a countdown clock with a surprise
41 PROTECTING YOUR INVESTMENT
Bill Cain constructs a lidded box to store router bits
46 ARMED AGAINST ARGUMENT
Bob Curran makes a height-adjustable two arm reading lamp
52 LIGHT SLEEPER
Kevin Ley builds a king-sized bed from Ash that will last a lifetime
59 HANG IT HIGH
Geoff Lucas creates a traditional kitchen shelf from MDF
66 VACUUM POWER
David Tippey designs and builds a large custom vacuum table
78 GONE WITH THE WIND
John Everett makes wind chimes using a small router and mini router bits
TECHNICAL
19 SIMULATED RAISED PANELS
Ron Fox demonstrates how to make simulated raised panels with ordinary bits
64 BIG CURVES
Ollie Clark outlines how to make a simple trammel jig for those extra large curves
71 LEVELLING THE FIELD
Bob Wearing shows how to make a simple and economical router leveller
80 BASIC ROUTER BIT GEOMETRY
Alan Goodsell gives insight into the design and features of router bits
FEATURE
40 ROUTING ON THE WEB
Corey Spann lists some valuable woodworking resources on the internet
73 A GOLDEN RULE
Andrew Skelton explains the mathematical symmetry of the Golden Section
TESTS
16 PORTER•CABLE 893PK KIT
Porter•Cable's new 890 series router is put to the test
30 MICRO-FENCE
Richard Wedler helps woodworkers get more precision from their router
84 JESSEM ROUTER TABLE
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