How to use a router for woodworking

This carpentry series from Woodworking Online covers an array of topics for maximizing your woodshop that are helpful to everyone from the amateur hobbyist to a professional carpenter. The expert hosts lead you through woodworking projects, and give you ideas for how to use your own tools. Be sure to search Wonder How To for more videos from Woodworking Online. More from their site on this video lesson:

Routers are a must-have tool in most modern shops. The old advise was to start with a fixed base router, then buy a plunge model when the need arose, or when you could afford it. These days though, combo kits are hot because you can slide on whichever base best suits the operation at hand.

In this week’s Woodsmith seminar: Router Fundamentals, Brian Nelson, managing editor for ShopNotes magazine fills us in on all the tips and tricks he uses to get the most out of his router. He also offers several great tips for choosing a router and what benefits the various routers styles and features offer.