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American Router Issue #12

REGULARS

3 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

16 CALENDAR
The latest shows and exhibitions

40 CONTEST WINNERS
Check out the latest American Router contest winners

86 SPECIFICATIONS
A listing of the most popular routers on the market

PROJECTS

25 THE BIG TOP
John Bullar completes his elm dresser with a display top

41 IN RESERVE
Ralph Laughton designs an oak cabinet to house his wine collection


71 BRAZILIAN BEAUTY
Kevin Ley makes a versatile filing cabinet from Mahogany

TECHNICAL

18 HOUSEWORK
Ron Fox explains how to cut accurate grooves with the router

34 EASY & ELLIPITCAL
Geoff Lucas makes a jig for routing ellipses

54 SYSTEMATIC
Peter Barlow designs a routing system for the lathe

78 SHOW A LITTLE RESPECT
Eric Stanley demonstrates how to care for your router bits

FEATURE

48 SURFACE PREPARATION
Learn how to properly prepare the surface for your latest project, part two

91 WOOD IDENTIFIED
Be able to identify woods and their properties

TESTS

61 TOOLS & GADGETS GALORE
American Router checks out some interesting gadgets, gizmos, and devices

92 DEAD-ON DEPTH DEVICE
Alan Goodsell takes the plunge and tries out the latest from Micro-Fence


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