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This router table was built 2 years ago just prior to the writing desk I made for my wife. It was actually created specifically for that very project.

Simple construction made from my own design. The frame is made using mortise and tenon joinery of poplar for the base frame, the doors and sides are ¼" birch ply, and the top is ¾" MDF& ¾" Ply, edged in red oak. As you can tell, I was experimenting with staining techniques, hence the finish. The router fence is Freud, which I must admit; I'm not all that thrilled with but it hasn't caused too many problems so I can't complain. I have doors both on the front and back for easy access to storage and dust collection.

The miter gauge is made out of scraps and I dadoed the miter slot with multiple passes through the table saw making sure the angle was perpendicular to the router base plate. The top has a few layers of wipe on poly and a good waxing every once in a while keeps it nice and slick.

All in all I've been very happy with the result. Thanks for looking.

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Very nice table. Looks like you could hide it in the dinning room.
 

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WOW!!!!!!
How do you do your dust collection?
 

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That's just to purdy to work on. Great job. BZ
 

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Sweet!
I'm with ChrisN, you could throw a table cloth over it and serve food off it!
Do you hook a vac up to the back?
Nice job on the home made miter too.
 

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Surely this is the most nicely finished RT I've ever seen.
Great work!
 

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Wow really nice looks like furniture
 

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Sorry its too nice for me to use in my shop.

Great work.
 

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Thanks for the kind words guys!

Yup, John & Eric, just added another picture to show the back of the fence system which has the port for my shop vac to attach. It does a pretty good job getting the dust out of the way. I have the clamps on there for the slots on the cutting boards that I have made. Can't make enough of those things for family and friends.

Thanks for looking.
Mike
 

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Is there a DVD player hidden in there somewhere.

Nice
 
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