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American Router Issue #9

REGULARS

3 EDITORIAL
Letter from the editor

6 ROUTER NEWS
See the latest news in the world of routing

8 CONTEST WINNERS
Check out the latest American Router contest winners

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

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

18 MIRROR, MIRROR ON THE WALL
Geoff Lucas creates a traditional wall mirror from oak

34 AN INTERESTING CASE
Kevin Ley builds a bookcase by combining mahogany and cherry wood


47 FIRE AWAY
Alan Holtham starts to build an oak fire surround in part one of a two part series

55 MUSIC, MAESTRO, PLEASE
Mark Houghton constructs a CD tower from MDF, aluminum tubing and veneer

70 FUN SIGNS OF THE TIMES
Andrew Skelton demonstrates how to create carved lettering

80 TREE IN ONE
Jim Phillips completes his tree hugging collapsible bench

TECHNICAL

30 FINE FENCE
Bob Wearing makes a fine-fence adjuster great for simple routers

41 HIINGE JIG
Jack Chapman makes an adjustable jig for fitting images

75 HOLDING THE WORKPIECE
Ron Fox guides beginners on how to hold your work

FEATURE

61 JOINTS FOR THE 21ST CENTURY
Robert Ingham examines some of the more unusual variations on the mortise and tenon joint

91 WOOD IDENTIFIED
Be able to identify woods and their properties

TESTS

25 RAIL & STILE ROUTER BIT ROUNDUP
Alan Goodsell takes a look at the many different rail & stile bits that are available

67 ROUT OUT OF THE BOX
Alan Goodsell tests the stability of the new Freud router table combo

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