Incra Router Table

Very Nice! I see that you’ve got everything you need, even an internal vacuum system. That’s pretty cool.

-- Gary, East TX -- The longest journey begins with a single step.

and all so nice and neat.
The chart looks handy to have posted nearby.

-- "Functional WoodArt" by Debbie, Canada (http://www.execulink.com/~yohan)

Man that is a sweet set up you have going there. I really like the thought that must have gone into it. Putting a built in dust extractor is a really good idea. Nice work..

-- Kaleo , http://www.kaleosworkshop.com

This came out really nice! Doors and drawers look great including the hardware. What are all the metal plates to the left in the bottom drawer? Are those different enserts that seat in the table’s main plate?

-- Jeff, St. Paul, MN

Really nice looking Router Table. You will find it invaluable – there is just so much more you can do with this than you can with a hand held router. I look forward to seeing what you use it for.

-- Tony - All things are possible, just some things are more difficult than others! - SKYPE: Heron2005 (http://www.poydatjatuolit.fi)

Well done!

-- Nicky

Wow, nice set up, getting ready to do one myself. I like the way you put the vac inside the cabinet..great idea. Nice job.

-- Jim Hallada, Newport News, VA, soon to be Chesterfield, VA

Your will find this table so handy, you did a really great job.

-- Billp

Very nice job indeed. Looks almost too good to use.
How about sending it to me down under and you can make another one?.

-- Grumpy - "Always look on the bright side of life"- Monty Python

Fantastic, Blake. I’m green with envy over here. I’m with Grumpy….it would be a shame to get dust and chips all over that setup!

-- Charlie M. "Woodworking - patience = firewood"

Wow Blake, this looks like a real profressional job! Nice one! Glad to see it’s done for you.

-- Bob Vila would be so proud of you!

Looks like a first class project, very cool.

-- Ron, Twain Harte, Ca. Portable on site Sawmill Service http://westcoastlands.net/Sawmill.html http://westcoastlands.net/SawBucks2/phpBB3

Good looking router table. I look for some sweet projects coming off of it.

-- Maplewood, MN

Well, we finally see the finished product. It came out very nice, Blake. I really like the vent set up. You will find that you can’t live with out it.

-- Thos. Angle, Owyhee Design, Oregon

I am in AWWWWWWWWWWWWW, that is toooooooooo sweet. I just bought an Incra and have been contemplating how I was going to set it up. I now know what I am going to do…..sorry but I am going to copy this one for sure.

-- Grant...."GO BUCKEYES"

Blake, The new table looks great. Thanks fpr showing the process and glad to see the finished product. Many happy hours will be spent there making dust I am sure.

CtL

-- Chris L. "Don't Dream it, Be it."

Yea cileb91, making dust that I will never see or breath…

Thanks for all the nice comments, everyone!

-- Dust collectors suck.

Very Cool! As a Jessem Router Table/Fence user I’ll be interested to know how you like the Incra. Your table shows a certain craftsmanship so I can’t wait to see what you will build with it. Enjoy! Tim

-- www.responsetolight.com - A Woodworking & Renovation Blog

Sweet setup Blake. Everything has a place. Good orgnaization. Dedicated on-board dust collection and everything. Neato . . .

You forgot the coffee holder though. :-)

-- The significant problems we face cannot be solved by the same level of thinking that created them

An integrated dust collector – You’ve raised the bar – Man I love this site!!

-- ~Plots - http://WoodworkingPlans4Free.com

Neat, neat, neat, makes me mad i actually paid Woodpeckers for my table and top for my Incra fence. Would have been more fun making it, or should I say stealing your design. The design is great built in vacuum, enclosed for noise reduction, floor vent for ventilation, (ingenious) and a very neat (almost anal) organiztion of everything you need down to the last bit. I made a cabinet for my table very similar but your design has mine beat. I agree the the only tool I use more than my router table is my table saw. I like the way you think.
Gotta go check out the blog.

-- DocK, WV

Beautiful, thoughtfully made table. Don’t be surprised if clones start popping up all over Lumberjockdom. Hope to see this baby in action…

-- "Bordnerizing" perfectly good lumber for over a decade.

Sweet! I’m green with envy!

-- Tom, Southwest Florida

Blake,

The table turned out really nice. Do not forget about that switch, though.

By the way, since you mentioned in another post that most of your projects are small boxes, I think you can start making furniture from plywood and solid edges like you did on this table for your (inside of the ) home. It is cheaper to purchase the materials than to buy a crappy piece and you get what you want (or what your spouse demands). I try to avoid projects that look too nice for my workshop since my wife will promptly remind me that I should not have time for “nice in the garage” since I have not finished what I promised for the house.

Alin

-- -- Alin Dobra, Gainesville, Florida

Wow, that’s a darn nice router table! I’d love to have one that size if I had the room.

Very Nice! Great photography too! You are going to love using that table.

-- When your work speaks for itself, don't interrupt! Henry J. Kaiser

Blake,
Very well done, both in the design and fine cabinetmaking skills.
I have been trying to think of how I want to design a router table for myself. I hope you don’t mind if I use a few of your ideas. I really like the 43” height.
How is it for access to change bits?
You have a piece of furniture/tool that will give you many years of use and joy.

-- Ed Collinge- Edmonds, WA.

Now you’re just showing off. Great job … too bad you have to use it.

-- Odie, Confucius say, "He who laughs at one's self is BUTT of joke".

Jeff: ”What are all the metal plates to the left in the bottom drawer? Are those different inserts that seat in the table’s main plate?” …Sorry I missed your comment earlier, yes they are inserts for different router bits so I can achieve almost zero clearance.

Tim: I had the Incra set up on a temporary router table before I built this one and I love it. This box was the trial project with the box-joint template. It was painless. I can’t wait to try some of the more intricate joinery.

Alin: It’s a good thing our house is only 500 square feet. Not much room for extra furniture. But I am already starting to get some requests to replace a few things… you’re right.

EdC: Go ahead and steal the design. I would be flattered. In fact I stole most of my design elements from other tables I saw on the web. So I can’t take full credit for it. The dust collection was my concept, however. I haven’t seen that done the same way anywhere else.

Grant Davis: You can steal it too. Thanks for the nice words.

Everyone else: I appreciate the positive feedback!!!

Odie: ”Now you’re just showing off” …You’re damn right I am!

-- Dust collectors suck.

Outstanding & Beautiful work Blake!

I have been itching to try out one of the Incra jigs for quite a while. I think this is a wonderful design for just a standard router table much less the Incra.

-- Chris

Great Blake. A nice design. Now we want to see some of the output.

-- Karson Southern Delaware karson_morrison@bigfoot.com

With equipment this good looking, I could set up a workshop in my living room. Hmmm…. fireplace, big TV, couch… I may have to give this some serious thought. :)

-- where's my pillow?

Maybe just drill a hole in the kitchen table and mount the router underneath.

-- Dust collectors suck.

You came up with a pretty fantastic piece of shop furniture, there, Blake! Enjoy. It’s really first class.

-- You can discover more about a person in an hour of play than in a year of conversation. (Plato)

Blake,
I posted a question on router tables and was directed to your project and blog – FANTASTIC! Not only is the table great but your blog is a truly resourceful how to article! Please keep this type of insight flowing it is invaluable to us new to woodworking!

-- Bill - - Ad-Marketing Guy, Ramsey NJ

Blake, I missed this first go.

It came out great. Does that vac hose split to above and below?

-- -John "Do I have to keep typing a smiley? Just assume it's a joke." www.flickr.com/photos/gizmodyne

That is a really nice design and the construction looks great too. I do have one question though. I see the floor vent on the front to regulate the airflow. I have seen that, and it does make sense that the chips follow the flow better than making the vacuum to high inside the box. My question pertains to the shop-vac in the lower section. Where is it exhausting the air to? Is there another hole somewhere that is not visible in the pictures? I have thought about doing something very similar in the bottom of my miter-saw cabinet.

gizmodyne: How do I explain this… you may have to go back and look at the series for visuals…
The hose of the Shop Vac is hooked up to the rear portion of top cabinet (under slanting shelf). So that section creates a vacuum. I drilled a hole in the back of the cabinet into that section and hooked up the second hose which goes to the fence. So suction goes to router cabinet (throat around router bit) and to the fence. I also just got a 2 1/2” blast gate which I will mount in order to close the hose going to the fence and increase suction below the router when I am doing certain operations where the fence is not near the bit.

Longhair: There is an exhaust vent in the back of the lower portion of the cabinet for the dust collector.

-- Dust collectors suck.

Hi Blake,

This is one of the nicest router table set ups I have seen. When it comes time to build one for my shop I will definitely becoming back to yours. You put a lot of thought time and energy into this project and it sure shows! Really enjoyed your blog on the process too.

-- bfd, Folsom, CA

Hey Blake, Looks like that router has a fine home. Awesome job! I like the vacume idea.

-- A duck that brags on his own pond, soon swims alone.

Awesome router cabinet!! I at some point will dedicate the time to give myself one of those. Great job.

-- motorhawg

That’s one sweet router table Blake!

-- Carl Rast, Pelion, SC

Just wanted to add to the comments that it is as nice in person as it is in the photo’s.

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

I had watched the progress of this build, but missed this final episode.
Very nice, Blake. That is truly FINE. I am inspired.

-- Stevethepeeve -- I'm no rocket surgeon

They say imitation is the sincerest form of flattery … Thanks for the idea! Gonna work on building me one too. Hope it looks as good.

-- Nothing says "I love you" like a saw blade.

This is awesome,,, I’ll have to check out the work in process ..

-- A. T. Williams Creation's

Nice setup. I’ve been looking at different router tables and this takes the prize.

-- Bud, NY, http://tpww.libsyn.com/