A Handmade Router Edge Guide / Router Table

very cool setup gary

Great idea, Gary. I’m going to have to make one of those.

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

that is very smart, one more thing for me to do

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thats cool gary. i just might be tempter to make one! thanks for the post.

Very Cool. I made a table (not a guide) much like this once. It was on the cover of one of my many jig books. Your top is thicker and the fence is stouter, so I bet it won’t have the problems that mine encountered. I mounted mine in a face vice when needed. Love your posts, keep them coming.

-- Jeff, South Carolina

Great job Gary! These are the kinds of posts that encourage us all. Well, this jig and the box of drawers, and the harpsicord, and the inlay jig…I could go on but…you just inspire and awe us! Thanks!

-- Randy, Tupelo, MS ~ May I become more like the Master Carpenter every day.

Gary,

Nice looking jig. Very straight forward and very functional.

I really like homemade devices like this.

Lew

Bad News Gary,

Someone stole your motor. LOL

Nice jig!

Lee

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That is brilliant! Incredibly creative and oh, so functional. I want one.

Gary,

You never cease to amaze. Always coming up with cool new ideas. So simple, yet so useful.

-- Kevin, Wichita, Kansas

Nity Idea Gary, thanks.

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

COOL GARY

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Very Nice Gary. I’ll have to keep this one in mind. I too use my plunge rarely and could just dedicate it to such an edge guide. Thanks for the post.

-- Martin, Kansas

Very clever design to nail down a very good / flexible edge guide!

Looks like you could even use it for an edge trimmer too!

C O O L

Thank you!

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Nice one Gary. That could have a lot of uses.

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Sweet. You one smart dude. You could add dust collection inside the C channel whilst in router table mode.

-- Stevethepeeve -- I'm no rocket surgeon

This is a nice addition to your router, Gary. As usual another well-engineered project. :)

-- With God's help all things are possible- even woodworking. Woodworking is not just a hobby, it is an (expletive deleted) expensive hobby.

Nice work!

Very nice. Thanks for the idea Gary I think you just solved a problem for me.

-- Only the Shadow knows....................

Very nice design. Time for a patent?

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Gary I think you need to contact Rockler with this idea. You may be a multimillionare and not know it!
When and if I can get a router I will be stealing your design. Glad you posted this. Keep up the great work!

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Nice idea Gary. I don’t know where you come up with these, but you do, you are truly blessed. mike

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That’s a realy nice jig, Gary. Well thought out. Don’t be too surprised if you see something similar in the Rockler catalog next year. That’s the kinda thing they like to make out of plastic, and sell as thier own.

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Ha. I just read all the comments, and see irishhandyman sees Rockler all over this as well.

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Great jig Gary, that will keep things flush a lot better than the stor bought types.

Bob

-- A mind, like a home, is furnished by its owner

Gary,

Great idea and an even better design. I will definitely have to fab one of these as I am sans table right now. Thanks for the post and hope you don’t mind a bit of intellectual theft.

-- I can so I wood but why are my learning curves always circles

Looks very simply. I’m going to do one just today.
Thanks for sharing.

-- Jiri

Once again, you have raised the bar with this creative and highly useful jig. As everyone else has said, watch out rockler. I am always surprised by your work. I have purchased over 100 woodworking books in the last three years. This one is by far this best jig. Patent it and make us all proud.

-- so much wood, so little time. Bradford.

Awesome!

-- JC - Central PA - www.affyx.com

Very nice. Much better to make this than buy a cheap one.

-- Praki, Aspiring Woodworker

That is very clever. Nice work Gary. Thanks for posting.

I want one…

-- There's no tool like an old tool...

good lord gary, i had to scroll down half a mile to get my comment in!!

this is what i despertly need, apart from spelling. tHIS JIG IS COOL!!!!

-- tool time tim aka "cobra5"

Very cool… looks really handy. I thought I’d come to this site and cut my workload due to the knowledge I would gain, but my to-do list and wish list is growing longer than this list of comments… I’ve got to have one! Great job!

-- As iron sharpens iron, so one man sharpens another. (Proverbs 27:17) †

Great job!

Thanks for the post

Callum

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You just added to my project list!!! Thanks (I think).

-- Rich, Seattle, WA

For those who plan on making one, please post it.

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

I just thought of another use for the fence.

You could use it also as a horizontal router as is for small mortises on the end of pieces or make a small support the same height as it is mounted in the picture. This will allow you to suppoer larger pieces of stock.

With a longer clamp you could also clamp it to the side of the table and use the table top for support.

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

GOOD IDEA SIR

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