The New Router Handbook

By Patrick Spielman

Book Overview

More than 1,000 photos and drawings showcase a brilliant array of how-to-use instructions and unusual jigs and aids. Everything's covered: sharpening and maintenance procedures, making and fitting exact joints, cutting, safety-and lots more. With great money-saving tips for making ingenious jigs and fixtures, too! "Will serve as the primer on a very useful tool."- Booklist.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0806905182
• ISBN13: 9780806905181
• Release Date: December 1993
• Publisher: Sterling
• Length: 384 Pages
• Weight: 2.04 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 8.0" x 9.7"

Customer Reviews

Book for beginner or advanced

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.

The best router book ever

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.

The only book you'll ever need

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.

If you own a router, own this book first!

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!

A must-have

This book was my first purchase. It helped me choose a router, glean ideas for a shop built table, and helped me decide on some commercial jigs. This book is the most comprehensive guide to routing available. It has paid for itself by helping me avoid poor quality bits and accessories. In addition, I was able to gain a great deal of router skill in a short period of time. It is practically he only power tool I use other than a table saw, thanks to the techniques presented in this book.