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I was tired of my bench top router tables, so I went a little overboard. I used solid oak for most of the table with mortise and tenon joints. They are pegged with bubinga dowels that I turned. The drawer pulls are also bubinga. The fence is Jessem and the top is 1 1/2” Maple butcher block, with Formica top. The removeable tray in the top drawer has my first hand cut dovetails, while the drawers are dovetailed with the Porter Cable 4212 jig. I used a Freud 2 1/4 HP router with above table height adjustment. I don’t know what it weighs, but I think it’s easier to move my table saw.
Thanks for looking.
-- She thought I hung the moon--now she just thinks I did it wrong
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Topapilot
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#1 posted 1483 days ago
Sure looks bombproof! Nice job.
kjnwdwrkr
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#2 posted 1483 days ago
Top notch workmanship. Very nice addition to any workshop…
-- Kirk, SE Louisiana
BarryW
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#3 posted 1483 days ago
That is a really great router table…looks solid.
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CharlieM1958
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#4 posted 1483 days ago
Very well built!
-- Charlie M. "Woodworking - patience = firewood"
Scott Bryan
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#5 posted 1483 days ago
Kent, this is a nice router table that looks to be well built. This is a shop addition that any of us would enjoy having in the shop. The addition of the safety shut-off was a good idea. I have seen many table that rely on a small thumb-sized switch to turn the router on and off. This means that you introduce a distraction and loose eye contact with the router bit when it is running.
Nice job.
-- Challenges are what make life interesting; overcoming them is what makes life meaningful- Joshua Marine
a1Jim
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#6 posted 1483 days ago
Hey Kent
This is a very nice well built router table it fits in you super shop very well.
-- W James Brokenbourgh Custom furniture maker http://artisticwoodstudio.com/
cabinetmaster
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#7 posted 1483 days ago
A great looking and very sturdy looking table. I like the switch too. I need to get some for a couple of my tools including my router table.
-- Jerry--A man can never have enough tools or clamps
Beginningwoodworker
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#8 posted 1483 days ago
Thats a great router table.
-- CJIII Future cabinetmaker
gjd
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#9 posted 1483 days ago
Beautiful router table. Great design and useful accessories.
-- gjd Southcentral Wisconsin
Jim
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#10 posted 1483 days ago
Looks very practical and well made. Excellent job! One question for you—do you use the t-slot? I don’t have one on mine and there have been a few times when I’ve wanted one but maybe not enough to build one in yet. I like not having one to collect chips. Just curious what others think about them….
-- Jim, www.greenteawoodworking.com
BigBard
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#11 posted 1483 days ago
dovetails and bubinga on a router table? You truly have a love for what you do, I hope to be there soon!
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ND2ELK
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#12 posted 1483 days ago
Great looking router table. You did a beautiful job on this unit. Thanks for posting.
God Bless
tom
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kcrandy
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#13 posted 1483 days ago
Wish I could have been there to watch you build and then use that thing. I could have learned so much.
-- Caulk and paint are a poor carpenter's best friends
barcroftdj
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#14 posted 1483 days ago
Hi Kent,
You did an awesome job on this router table. I would love something like this in my shop. It is great looking, solid and functional. The safety switch was a great idea also.
-- Derrick J. Barcroft
blackcherry
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#15 posted 1483 days ago
I like your style and I know that anything coming off this router table will look as good if not better than this fine piece of crafted router table. Looking forward to view future projects thanks for sharing…Blackcherry
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