Comments on: Dad’s Router Table in 1951…

By: Cliff Johnston

Cliff Johnston — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 13:43:03 +0000

That looks very much like my first effort following plans from Popular Mechanics magazine in the 70s. I have since upgrade to your dads table from the TV show. I have watched most of your shows and have several DVDs in my collection. Great referances. Your Dad is a genious and proves wth a little thought simple jigs and fixtures can make make many things and still keep fun in woodworking. The table and fixture designs your Dad has will do most of the things other tell us you need to have a very elaborate table with sexy fences and high prices will only work. Your Dad and you prove simple will work and one spends more time cutting wood than making fancy set ups or laying out huge dollors, etc. I bought the your table top with several assecories for less than $150 US and built my simple but fully functional table using the plans that came with the top. One can’t get anything better for that price. Keep up the good work.

By: gus gendron

gus gendron — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 12:30:31 +0000

great pic of router table.great innovation for that time and now.

By: Gary ILL

Gary ILL — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 21:53:18 +0000

That was pretty fancy for the year I was born. Looks like a great invention.

By: JOHN ECKER

JOHN ECKER — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 19:59:02 +0000

I AM SURE GLAD SOME ONE STARTED MAKING A ROUTER TABLE. I HAVE A BIG RESPECT FOR A WOOD WORKER TO COME UP WITH AN IDEA . GOOD WORK.

By: Ray

Ray — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 18:29:36 +0000

It looks a lot like my first router table. I built my first in 1975, powered by a craftsman 3/4 hp router…..

By: Darrell

Darrell — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 16:10:30 +0000

I use your dads style of routing in all of my projects. I cant understand why some woodworkers spend hundreds of dollars on fancy router tables and gagets when they are not needed if they just follow you a your dads style of woodworking using the router.

By: admin

admin — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 15:20:07 +0000

Thanks for the kind words and your right his insight is nothing less than genius…Rick

By: terry Rieger

terry Rieger — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 15:12:38 +0000

“Dad’s router table shows just how inovative a guy he is. Bet that table of his still works fine. His real genious is in how he eliminated needless measuring with his fencing guages and jigs all accomplished by his special insights into how best to operate routers accurately and get them to do things no one else ever thought about. What a guy–keep it up…..