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How to Use a Router With Edge Bits and Groove Bits

Learn how to use a router and the different shaping and cutting bits that are available.

Excerpted from Do It Yourself Home Improvement

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  • Using Router Makes Woodworking Easier
  • Back View of Woodworking Router
  • Insert Router Bit Into Collet
  • Tighten Collet Nut Using Wrenches with Router
  • Place Router on Flat Surface and Use Lock Lever
  • Set Depth Stopper on Router to Depth of Cut
  • Lower Bit and Bring Router Into Contact with Wood
  • Move Router Across Wood with Base Flat on Surface
  • Use Fence to Guide Bit for Accurate Straight Cut
  • V Groove Bit Cuts Groove with Sharp Apex
  • Straight Router Bit Used to Make Straight Groove
  • Dovetail Bit Designed to Make Cuts for Joints
  • Round Over Bit Used to Cut Rounded Edge
  • Cove Bit Produces Curved Channel Along Wood Edge
  • Chamfer Bits Create Angular 45 Degree Angle Cut
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Straight Router Bit Used to Make Straight Groove
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