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Project by Bigdogs117 posted 509 days ago 2489 views 10 times favorited 24 comments Add to Favorites Watch

This is a router table I finished two weeks ago. I got the idea from the new yankee dude. He had too many drawers for me so I thought I would modify it and combine some things I liked from other tables I’ve seen and this is what I came up with. The carcus is made of birch plywood with cherry trim. The doors and drawers are also made of cherry. The top is made of two layers of MDF and stained with red oak and six coats of polyurtherthane on both sides. The router plate came from woodpeckers (highly recommended, alittle pricey, but well worth it). The fence is made of MDF and a couple pieces of melamine. The table height is 40 1/2”. It is taller than most tables but I like it high so I can see what I ‘m doing better.

I use the router alot and I wanted a more funtional table more than anything. I came across 500 Board foot of Cherry at an auction so I use it for trimming out projects. The wood wasn’t taken great care of but it is good for some things like trim. This was a something my shop needed an upgrade in and it turned out to be just what I wanted and was rather fun to build.

-- Rusty


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lew

4490 posts in 651 days


posted 509 days ago

This is one GREAT router table!!

The fence looks to have everything you would need to assure safety and serviceability.

I am like you, I like to have my table tops and machines a bit higher than “normal”. It’s easier to see and my back doesn’t hurt as much after a day in the shop.

Lew

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TedM

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posted 509 days ago

Wow! A fine piece of furniture for the shop! And functional too! A router table upgrade has been on my todo list for some time.

-- I'm a wood magician... I can turn fine lumber into firewood before your very eyes! - http://www.woodworkersguide.com

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Texasgaloot

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posted 509 days ago

Very attractive, and very serviceable. I’m also someone who likes surfaces a bit higher, although that’s an apparent contradiction to my reputation for dragging the backs of my hands when I walk…

Well done!

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

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CharlieM1958

7654 posts in 1114 days


posted 509 days ago

The router tables around here just get better and better. This version is GREAT!

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

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Chris

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posted 509 days ago

Outstanding work! I can see you put a lot of thought into the details.

-- Chris

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Blake

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posted 509 days ago

Nice table! I like mine tall too. I don’t worry about pushing down on the workpiece as much because I use hold down feather boards. So it’s more like pushing the workpiece through the table.

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Dave T

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posted 509 days ago

Sweet! Great looking shop furniture. I need a router table! I have the plans for the NY, one of these days I’ll have to get to it. I have a Freud fence system sitting in a tool box drawer just itching for a table to put it on…:)

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trifern

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posted 508 days ago

Nice looking router table. Thank you for sharing.

-- My favorite piece is my last one, my best piece is my next one.

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Greg Wurst

716 posts in 728 days


posted 508 days ago

Great looking router table!

-- You're a unique and special person, just like everyone else.

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Terry

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posted 508 days ago

Of all the router tables based on Norm’s design I have to say this is the best one I have seen. Your table is beautiful.

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thetimberkid

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posted 508 days ago

Great router table!

Thanks for the post

Callum

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jeff robinson

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posted 508 days ago

nice looking table

-- jeff robinson, panama city, fl

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Todd A. Clippinger

5648 posts in 995 days


posted 508 days ago

Crap, I don’t have a router table that nice!

I think Norm has influenced the router table more than anybody else.

It is a nice looking table and I know that it has to be a pleasure to use. It is always deeply gratifying to make a project and then be able to further your production and abilities because of that project.

-- Todd A. Clippinger, Montana, http://amcraftsman.com

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suliman

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posted 508 days ago

IT IS COMMPLEATE AND PROFISHINAL.

-- Suliman , Syria, jablah ,

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Bigdogs117

1825 posts in 517 days


posted 508 days ago

Thanks for all the nice comments. This was a very rewarding project and much nicer than I had before.

-- Rusty

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Chip

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posted 508 days ago

Beautiful piece of craftsmanship Bigdog. wow.

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

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USCJeff

899 posts in 964 days


posted 503 days ago

I had posted a router table in my table saw wing a few days ago. Should’ve distanced it from this post. Wow. Fine work for the shop. The cherry score at auction obviously has made your shop prettier than most. Alas, it’s MDF and plywood for me in the shop. I’ll have to keep my eye open for some slightly abused hardwood. Very nice post.

-- Jeff, South Carolina

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Douglas Krueger

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posted 441 days ago

Bigdogs,

You can bark loudly and proudly on this one; a classy workshop speaks alot about the owner/operator.

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

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Pie

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posted 295 days ago

I’m drooling! Very nice!!

-- Pie

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PurpLev

2759 posts in 544 days


posted 295 days ago

that top just looks awesome….

-- When in doubt - There is no doubt - Go the safer route.

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mmh

1385 posts in 618 days


posted 138 days ago

WoW! Very nice! Smart and practical.

You need to add a towel rack so the rest of us can wipe the drool off our faces.

-- "They who dream by day are cognizant of many things which escape those who dream only by night." ~ Edgar Allan Poe

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degoose

2006 posts in 251 days


posted 137 days ago

Sweet piece.. could be used inside the house

-- Drink once, cut twice. New website up.... lazylarrywoodworks.com.au

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tooldad

454 posts in 611 days


posted 137 days ago

nice job. puts a little kick in the behind to get 2 done for the school shop before August 15th? You anywhere around St Louis? That would be one less for me! (just kidding) great job!

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Rocky34

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posted 50 days ago

That’s a beautiful piece of furniture. It belongs in the living room, and not the shop.

-- Daniel R. Locaputo

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