Router Table Cabinet

Excellent project. I went the easy route and purchased one.

-- We must guard our enthusiasm as we would our life - James Krenov

Wayne, someone once said…”What do you know, you are just a dog”. LOL.

Really though, about 2/3s of my time is spent building items to improve my shop. That’s where I get some real satisfaction.

BTW, nice looking dog.

-- Fred Childs, Pasadena, CA - - - Law of the Workshop: Any tool, when dropped, will roll to the least accessible corner.

Yup. That he did. I guess I will change my picture before long. Need to get my daughter to take one.

-- We must guard our enthusiasm as we would our life - James Krenov

Great piece Fred. I have a Jessem top with an open bottom also. Think I’ll give this a shot myself when I get the chance. Gives a little more storage and keeps things a little bit cleaner. Thanks for showing it.

-- Better to say nothing and be thought the fool... then to speak and erase all doubt.

Looks very nice… I wish I had more room… My Jessem (Powermatic) router plate is mounted in my table saw extension. I wonder if I could enclose it by building a cabinet under there…. Hmmm has me thinking.

Drew

-- Drew, Pleasant Grove, Utah

this is great. Love the window AND the little shelf for tools.
Well done.

-- ~ Debbie, Canada (http://www.execulink.com/~yohan)

Great use of the space Fred! I need to do something like this in the future to my “open” table to minimize the cleanup in the shop. Mike

That plexiglass door was a bright idea.

-- http://www.woodsongsfurniture.com

Very nice, Fred. It was just a week or so ago I looked at the 3/4” plywood carcass I built for my purchased router table top (with a rousseau crank lift insert) and thought, gee, shouldn’t I enclose it to keep the dust from the drawer and lower shelf? Now I’m sure that I must. Not sure about matching your idea of the ‘glass’ insets, tho’. I may have to let that be your touch to the piece.
Peace,

-- Peace, LJ http://beam.to/4goldens.org

Very nice Fred.

-- What happens in the workshop stays in the workshop. No wait that doesn't sound right. Karson Southern Delaware karson_morrison@bigfoot.com †

good job, I wish I would have made one instead of buying a cheapy. Although it’s done the job. jockmike

-- Mike. mwurm13@yahoo.com

Fred, I have the same setup as you and have been thinking about doing just this sort of thing. I like how you took it a step further with the compartments. It’s great to see it executed and I will likely do something very similar. Thanks for posting this.

-- Jeff, St. Paul, MN

Great job Fred. I like it!

-- Carpe Lignum - Seize The Wood,

Hi Fred

Very nice job! I am in the process of setting up my shop and need to build a router table for myself. If you care to, you can read more on ND2ELK. Thanks for the inspiration!

TOM

-- Mc Bridge Cabinets, Iowa

I like what you did with the base cabinet. I just purchased the rockler top, plate and fence, as well as an Incra LS system for more finite cuts. I will be making a cabinet as to have more storage and save a few dollars…thank you for posting.

Hey Fred
great job well done

-- Jim from Heirloom Woodshop Southern Oregon