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Pictures like this are not to be found in my manuscript, but the
inspiration and the routing fundamentals to do so, are. And
incidentally, damn near everything in my chair has been routed. The
spindles started out square and were routed round. The side
assemblies were rabbetted to establish the inside corner radii and
then routed round. The seat was joined with a glue/joint cutter and
the front to rear seat rails were coped to nest with the round rails
under them. The chair was designed around a chair by David
Rowland. His model was stackable and made from continuously bent
9/16" steel rod.
My first book, "Getting the Very Best From Your Router", is no
longer in print but I own the original manuscript.
The work has been compiled in a Word file on a simple 3.5" floppy
diskette. There are no pictures but for the dedicated reader it is
still useful. In my view, the best thing about this book is that it
has not been abridged, modified, dumbed down, or in any way
compromised by an editor. It is straight from my pen as I see it. If
graphs, pictures and drawings are essential do not buy this work. If
you can live with text-only you will learn something.
The book was written for the beginner and for those that are
already skilled in woodworking but don't use the router much. Though
routerdom has changed since 1996, the operating principles are the
same. The Table of contents is listed below. If you'd like a sample
chapter and/or a more expanded table of contents please email. If you'd like to make a
purchase send 15$ (check, cash or money order accepted) with
shipping address to:
PAT WARNER
1427 KENORA STREET
ESCONDIDO CA 92027-3940
An email Word attachment is an 12$ option. In either case, a
prepayment is required, unless we have previously traded. To keep
the cost to a minimum, I do not accept credit cards. Please mail
remittance to the above address and thanks for your business, Pat
Warner.
The 12 chapters:
- The advantages of using a router.
- The fixed base Router
- The plunger
- Getting control (subbase, collar guide, edge guide, bearings, etc)
- Hand router safety
- Other tools (stock prep, layout, and clamping)
- The Router Setting (comfort, lighting, bench design)
- Router Bits
- Understanding the Routertable
- Safety and the router Table
- A simple routertable
- Typical table and hand routing procedures.