Wood Router Hacks - 5 Wood Router Tips and Tricks

In this video, we look at 5 tips and tricks for wood routers, including some tips for your router table.

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[roryoconnor]

Greetings from the Southern Caribbean (Trinidad). Thank you for your Excellent videos, especially ones to do with Routers and Router Fences. I have just made my first fence, on an old but nice Delta 10" table saw. Works GOOD ! Thanks again.

[xclusiveidentity]

I’ve learnt so much from you. I enjoy the way you educate, friendly, easy to understand and I just can’t get enough of watching your videos.
Thank you so much.

[cds]

You're absolutely right Colin, I'm an old tool and die maker, used a lot of carbide, drop or mis use it and it will chip, brake or shatter.

[PerrynBecky]

That's an excellent tip for truing the edge of a board without a jointer. This is the perfect solution when I want to glue 2 boards together, and they aren't 100% true and there's a slight bow or dip between the 2 edges. Thanks!

[AnthonyG]

I've been a woodworker for over 30 years now and I'm always watching tips and tricks from fellow woodworkers. Your channel never disappoints. You've reminded me how to increase the size of a hole with a router. Thanks for the reminder.

[Sebastopolmark]

That's good stuff Colin. All these little tips/tricks are great reminders for us. Thanks! !! !!!

[barrykery]

I do the same thing for drill bits that you do for your router bits. I have 5 drill bits I always use in my shop. The block of wood, with the drill bits, sits next to my drill press. I labeled the block of wood to show the size of the each bit.
Great video. Looking forward to watching more.
Barry G. Kery

[neilrobertgrayson]

The hole enlargement is just genius. Sadly most of us have been in that situation but now have an answer. I also like the mortice jig. Thanks Colin.

[markbartlett]

I thank you for sharing your expertise and experience. I have worked with wood my whole life and you still showed me some new tricks.

[tomstuart]

Colin, your temporary holder for the extra router bits will work well for me. I tend to put tools everywhere so I have to make a deliberate effort to stay organized. I like your suggestion about using wood to contrast with your work surface. I started doing that with my Ridgid table saw. It’s base is orange so I stained my jigs and fixtures that color. Similarly, special jigs for my router are white, for the drill press they are yellow. I once lost a particular jig for a few daws until I found it with another tool. That’s when I gave each machine its own color to keep all of there devices where they belong.

[liorm]

The idea with the router is awesome.. thank you. I tried it and it worked 😀

[jhonmariofrancoarcila]

Saludos Amigo desde Roldanillo Valle Colombia 🙏 son de gran ayuda tus muy buenas ideas ! 🙏👍

[bobhall]

I’ve watched a lot of your tips on woodworking but this is my favourite as my most used tool in me shed has to be my router. I particularly liked the temporary bit holder. The only thing I would do slightly different with it for me at any rate would be to have magnets on the back ant the router bits going in at a slight angle. The reason being is I have an old Axminster router table that has splayed legs and the whole table is made of metal so I could put it on one of the legs.

[lloydpittonet]

The tip at 7:18 alone is worth watching the entire video. It's such a simple idea, and yet it NEVER crossed my mind.

[mkcharger]

Colin, thank you so very much for your excellent tips and tricks! You are truly an inspiration and an invaluable asset to the YouTube Woodworking Community. I greatly appreciate you taking the time to make all of these informative videos. Again, thank you!

[chrisbellis]

Thank you so much for your router tips, they were all excellent, the one that really caught me eye was the simple jig made out of three pieces of scrap wood for cutting slots.
It really is going to be a must have for site work. If it gets lost, broken or "borrowed" why worry I can make another in a few minutes.
Thanks so much
Regards
Chris

[hansdegroot]

Great tips again. Thanks for sharing. The perfect morning starts with a cup of coffee and your video.

[davidturcios]

Hello Colin:
Thanks for posting another great video. It was very useful to know your ideas and suggestions, from the safety side to the general practical information.

[asdlkj]

Thank you...found another use for my Rabeting set....Also for routing a base into any bowls I cut with my templates...

[golan]

Thank you very much for this exlant tips.
Lax from Israel