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Summary: Book for beginner or advanced
Review: Bought this book yesterday and have already read 1/2 way through. It is great,,, starts off with the basics the router, bits, whats avaliable pros and cons. You name it this book has it. I am just starting out and I learned more in a day of reading this book than I thought was possible. A MUST for the beginner like myself.
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Summary: If you own a router, own this book first!
Review: I had this book recommended to me by a friend, and he was 100% right about its usefulness. I received a router for Christmas and bought this book shortly after. You'll be amazed at how many things a router CAN do, if you only know how!
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Summary: Patrick has done it again
Review: i have had the pleasure of reading his work before, this book covers alot and it will keep me busy a good long while , i like the way it is writen, and he takes time to explain what is writen, and the photos go a long way in enhancing the subject if you can only buy one book about using a router get this one,
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Summary: Almost perfect intro to routers, covering a wide range.
Review: I'd give this book five stars if only some of the best tips weren't scattered a bit across the many excellent chapters. To get the full value of this great book, you really have to read, or at least skim, all of it. But, if you do, you'll know enough to start building all kinds of things that would be hard or impossible without a router. And, unlike many of the how-to woodworking books I've read, Spielman doesn't seem to have any quirky personal interests that dominate the text. This book is written well, covers the right ground, has good illustrations, and goes just a bit beyond basics to let you know what's waiting when you've mastered the first set of skills you'll need.
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Summary: Almost perfect intro to routers, covering a wide range.
Review: I'd give this book five stars if only some of the best tips weren't scattered a bit across the many excellent chapters. To get the full value of this great book, you really have to read, or at least skim, all of it. But, if you do, you'll know enough to start building all kinds of things that would be hard or impossible without a router. And, unlike many of the how-to woodworking books I've read, Spielman doesn't seem to have any quirky personal interests that dominate the text. This book is written well, covers the right ground, has good illustrations, and goes just a bit beyond basics to let you know what's waiting when you've mastered the first set of skills you'll need.
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Summary: The best router book ever
Review: I'm a beginner when it comes to such advanced things such as routing. I bought a router, then bought this book. This is the definitive work on this subject, as far as I am concerned. It contains something for everyone. At 384 pages, with 1,054 b/w photos, some simple, some very detailed, a full range of topics from the history of the router to projects you can build, this is a great buy from ...(the website at a great price!) It's easy to see how come this book has sold over 1 million copies! Spielman has published over 30 other books, many dealing with router projects - so he saved some of his expertise to publish it elsewhere - good for him. I will investigate those books of his as well.
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Summary: A disappointment - not the "one book resource" I expected
Review: The author is obviously very knowledgeable about routers. However, the book does not convey that knowledge in a way that is easy to make use of for a novice like me. I did not find it easier to select a router after reading the book and I do not think I will be referring to it much once I have purchased my router.As I read the book, I found myself looking forward to the next section, where I would hopefully find step-by-step instructions, with photos or illustrations, on how to accomplish a particular task. That section never came. Color photographs would be helpful.
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Summary: A disappointment - not the "one book resource" I expected
Review: The author is obviously very knowledgeable about routers. However, the book does not convey that knowledge in a way that is easy to make use of for a novice like me. I did not find it easier to select a router after reading the book and I do not think I will be referring to it much once I have purchased my router. As I read the book, I found myself looking forward to the next section, where I would hopefully find step-by-step instructions, with photos or illustrations, on how to accomplish a particular task. That section never came. Color photographs would be helpful.
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Summary: Will open your eyes to the router.
Review: This is a well written book about the router. It touches on almost all router techniques. PROS ** General overview of router techniques ** Fun to skim through ** Well priced CONS ** Not in color.
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Summary: Will open your eyes to the router.
Review: This is a well written book about the router. It touches on almost all router techniques. PROS ** General overview of router techniques ** Fun to skim through ** Well priced CONS ** Not in color.
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