It’s been awhile since I made anything. But I thought I would try making a desk for my wife, she teaches 2nd grade.
I think I may have figured the pic thing out, but someone will have to tell me.
It’s been awhile since I made anything. But I thought I would try making a desk for my wife, she teaches 2nd grade.
Not keeping it flat on the table is a good possibility. How wide is the router table and is it possible to make some kind of support arm to make a wider base? What kind of router bit: a spiral flute will tend to suck the work into the cutters where a straight flute cutter doesn't. How deep is the cut you were taking? I would take at least two cuts with the finish cut being .020 to .030 inch cut. Another thing is the flatness of the board, any bow there will also cause problems. That is about all I can think of now, if solved please let us know. Jim.
...I suppose this is the consequence for letting my ego take over when I hear, "Real woodworkers don't use pocket screws."...
Real woodworkers "DO" use pocket screws, and a lot glue. Our products roll down our highways at 60 mph on the same bumpy roads we drive on. I have access to 3 table saws.Just a straight cutter, nor more than 3/16" deep, so I have some room to readjust and try again.
I was thinking that putting a weight on the board (e.g. 8# kettlebell) where it's on the table would help. There's probably 12"-14" of table past the bit. It's this one.
I suppose this is the consequence for letting my ego take over when I hear, "Real woodworkers don't use pocket screws."
The end goal is a knick-knack shelf with tusk tenons, but I don't have a table saw.
That's how I did it.Sometimes I use the bandsaw for the edge cheek.
Apart from a saw, a Kreg kit is about my most essential tool for woodworking. I use my doweling kit for end-to-end butt joints.In the interest of full disclosure, my mortise and tenon usage greatly reduced after I got a doweling jig and centers and even more when I got the Kreg master kit.