The New Router Handbook

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Summary: The only book you'll ever need
Review: This is the only router book I own, and I definatly don't need another because there isn't anything on the subject that isn't covered. If you want a step by step project book like the first guy, this isn't it. There isn't a jig or fixture that isn't covered. This book is an exhaustive study of the router and an excellent reference for anyone who owns or wants to own a router.

Rating:
Summary: The only book you'll ever need
Review: This is the only router book I own, and there isn't anything on the subject that isn't covered. If you want a step by step project book like the first guy, this isn't it. There isn't a jig or fixture that isn't covered. This book is an exhaustive study of the router and an excellent reference for anyone who owns or wants to own a router.

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Summary: Save your money
Review: This might be the least useful book I have ever purchased on any subject. While there is a heavy emphasis on router hardware, the book has a 1993 copywright and most of the referenced hardware is no longer in production; and of course, current hardware is not mentioned. For information on jigs, there are far better sources which include plans and specs for actually building the jig--see the Nov. 2004 issue of Wood magazine, for example. And the author stops short of providing sufficient information to actually accomplish a task, such as making dovetail joints. I've gone through the book from front to back, and back to the front again, and have yet to find anything of value beyond a few insignificant tidbits. A more useful and up to date book is "Router Joinery Woorkshop" by Carol Reed.

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Summary: Great adddition to the "library"
Review: Though this book covers a lot of the same ground as "Router Basics" its worth the cost for the additional information and jigs included. With these two books I feel I can accomplish almost any task with my router safely. I would reccommend this book to everyone who uses a router.

Rating:
Summary: Great adddition to the "library"
Review: Though this book covers a lot of the same ground as "Router Basics" its worth the cost for the additional information and jigs included. With these two books I feel I can accomplish almost any task with my router safely. I would reccommend this book to everyone who uses a router.