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Woodworking Basics: Routers

Learn the basics of using a hand-guided router and one mounted to a router table to add details to your projects.

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Woodworking Basics: Routers

Woodworking Basics: Routers

Learn the basics of using a hand-guided router and one mounted to a router table to add details to your projects.

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Gain confidence in setting up and using routers in this hands-on class. Learn about the different routers in the Woodworking Studio and the various types of bits, bearings, and templates. Make a simple project as you make practice cuts to build your experience with this versatile, sometimes confusing, machine.

Day 1: Focus on the router table.

Day 2: Focus on hand-held routers.

Details

A $20 materials fee, included in the class fee, covers all materials you need.

Prerequisites

You must have completed Orientation to the Woodshop, Woodshop Tool Safety  Checkout 1 and Woodshop Tool Safety Checkout 2.

Class Policies

  • Ages 14 and up are welcome.
  • Wear safety glasses (bringing your own is recommended), closed-toe shoes, and avoid loose-fitting clothing and jewelry. Tie back long hair. 
Instructor
John McCormack

John McCormack is a furniture designer, maker, and teacher living and working in Port Townsend. A graduate of the cabinet and furniture making program at North Bennet Street School in Boston, he holds a Master in Fine Arts in furniture design from Rhode Island School of Design. He has written for various publications, including Fine Woodworking, which featured his piece on The Ultimate Crosscut Sled on its cover. He got his start in woodworking by studying under John Kassay, author and expert on Shaker and Windsor furniture. Read more at his website: https://www.johnpmccormackdesign.com/

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