Probably the Easiest Router Sled out there ( Flattening a Live Edge Slab without a Planer)

Making a simple and cheap router sled for flattening boards and slabs. This jig allows you to joint and plane bigger boards that won't fit in your planer or jointer with help of a router. I used some 30mm by 30mm angle iron and some 18mm plywood scraps, a few screws and you are done. you can make this in just a couple of minutes. I used some spacers on my router attached with some hot glue to accommodate for the rounded corners of the angle iron. and took some 5cm by 5cm pine wood to ride the sled on. With the plywood strips, I can easily adjust the height of the sled. I've chosen an 18mm router bit to flatten the beech slab because that was my largest bit. If you have any questions leave them in the comments down below, I do my best to answer all of them! Thank you very much for watching!
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[@mattberg6785]

You got the coolest sounding tools. Mine are all just really loud

[@brandonbrown8381]

For real . It’s early and everyone here is a sleep . As I seen you were about to turn the saw on I started to drop my volume but heard the music come on just before .... I was like “ ok awesome dude thanks .”

[@ixflqr]

If only…

[@ateleskier7066]

For me this is the best router sled video I've seen, and I've seen a lot. I keep seeing "10-minute router sled" and "Simple sled build" everywhere, and then watch someone assemble it on fast forward (i.e. they spent hours) out of 20 different types of nuts, bolts, wood, metal, plastic etc. This one _is_ the simplest I've seen, and the one that makes the most sense to me. Plus the music editing was excellent! Great job.

[@Ollaris]

Thank you very much! Glad you enjoyed it!

[@mmclaugh08]

This may be the best tutorial vid I've ever watched. Short, to the point, no obnoxious music and chock full of simple and great ideas. Less is more. Thanks for posting.

[@Ollaris]

Thank you very much!

[@VONDOOM88]

Love the music editing for the mechanical noises. The violin sounds for the hacksaw brilliant!!!

[@toddw9021]

When you turned the miter saw on and the music started playing instead of the ear piercing noise, I immediately subscribed. Well done!

[@Ollaris]

Thank you very much Todd! Some people might enjoy the screaming tool noises. Not me.

[@ChrisHaggertyArt]

I agree hahahahaha

[@karlstout5513]

Excellent editing, showing me exactly what I needed to see, not a single word said. Amazing work, thank you!

[@crossgrainwoodproductsltd9230]

This is by far the simplest setup I have seen for a home shop. I just watched one using linear rails that moves so fluidly but I think too expensive for a home shop. Your setup is something most can afford. Great job!

[@timwerner7769]

With all the complicated sled designs out there, I used the angle iron and made mine in just a few minutes. Brilliant idea. Thanks for the tip.

[@Ollaris]

Thanks

[@nickvaughan4069]

Mate you have just saved me at least 150£ thanks for your video 👏

[@mikekernan5388]

Best 4min, 45 seconds I've spent in a long time. Thank you for sharing. Mike

[@Ollaris]

Thanks a lot! Glad you enjoyed it!

[@t3ch5upp0rt4]

I hate how-to videos with no talking in them. This guy knows how to make a how-to video that needs no talking. Very entertaining, and still does the job intended. When he grabbed the saw and there was just a short violin sound, I wasn't paying much attention, but that out of place sound that fit so perfectly snapped my attention right to the video, where it stayed to the end. Superb editing, and creativeness with. Easily earned my sub.

[@Ollaris]

Thanks a lot! 😊

[@bigskyline]

I'm so thankful I found your video. I bought twin bed frames from Habitat for Humanity ($10.00) months ago. After watching your video I cut off the end brackets, I made my sled and now I'm ready to start flattening some cookies and slabs. Again, thanks!

[@RedSmith]

The sled is cool, but dam this editing!!! The sounds and mix of music on/off, that's very creative and a real inspiration! Thanks Seb!

[@Ollaris]

Thanks Red! I try to compensate for the boring project with the editing. 🙂

[@RedSmith]

@@Ollaris not boring. And it was just brilliant!!

[@RedSmith]

@Pat Mahon Hahaha!! True

[@jerrywhidby.]

Subbed for the creative music inserts too.

[@tochriss]

Playing the music instead of the sound of the machine tools is genius. I particularly like way the bowing of strings replaces the action of a saw!

[@JetSkiBuyFixPlaySellChannel]

Very cool sound effects. Sure beats the normal machine racket blasting your ears in most videos!

[@Ollaris]

Thanks!

[@andresherrera4158]

Great use of special effect sounds and nat sound! Best of all, showed exactly what to do, concise and to the point. That's how the cookie should crumble!

[@thecityofficial6367]

This just became my fav wood working channel on KZbin

[@Ollaris]

Thank you very much! This means a lot! There are so many great channels out there!

[@tomterrif8503]

I have watched several videos on router sleds, this is by far the simplest! I am going to build one soon, thanks.

[@heru-deshet359]

Great! I've been searching for the most inexpensive way to make a router sled and this has definitely have to be it. I'm making one!

[@choimdachoim9491]

Very enjoyable sound-effects and great, simple sled. The white walls are a great idea too because light spreads everywhere instead of being absorbed by the usual plain wood color of many workshops. Things are easier to locate against the white when you want to grab one out of a thousand objects...more cheerful too. No words spoken...that's really nice but you displayed close-ups to show problems and solutions perfectly. You've raised the bar extremely high for all other videographers.

[@Ollaris]

Thank you very much! I appreciate you saying that!

[@kdvincent1982]

Nice to see an actual demonstration instead of endless yammering. Not a word was spoken and yet I actually learned something.

[@SysadminsWithGuns]

Sound effects are great, and the glue gun trick for clamping to the work bench is new to me. I've got a strangely shaped tree-chunk that wants to be a table when it grows up, so this will be most useful. Thanks!

[@Ollaris]

Thanks! Glad you found something useful in this video!

[@adamredden2007]

Man that music over the power tools is a cool touch.

[@garyhome7101]

Great idea! I had some angle iron from an old rollaway bed and cut it up for the rails. I discovered that the radius of the inside bend makes my router rock, so I'll modify the router base with a couple strips of wood similar to what you have done to deal with the unevenness. This idea has a lot portability and easy to modify for a variety of sizes. Thank you for posting!

[@MrFreakwent]

I made a similar with angle iron six years ago,it works! If you put a bolt or dowell down through your end blocks that hold your angle iron at the ends, you can use both hands on the router. Just a thought.Good job! I put leveling screws with foot pads on the ends of mine- that works well if yout table is flat.

[@killab5505]

I came for the metal framed router sled, but was given the additional gift of hilarious music cuts and sound effects. I loved this video my man, keep it up!

[@laanimirk]

Simple jigs are the best. This will work great for me. Thanks for no saw noise.

[@cookinwithdad6]

My ears and I sincerely thank you for not having to listen to a router in order to learn how to make a router sled!

[@brianfoley4328]

A great video...I know next to nothing about woodworking, but after watching this I know I could "flatten" a board. Just an excellent video in so many ways....creative, educational and entertaining. There's not a single word spoken but the video conveys the technique so well even I could do this...and that's the sign of a true master...well done.

[@Ollaris]

Thank you very much Trish!

[@0thers1d3]

JUST made one for my router! Made it out of aluminum and a lot smaller. It works PERFECTLY. Thank you for the idea!!!

[@RogerBurgess]

Rumour has that beech slab is still hot glued to Ollaris’s bench. Fun vid to watch as always! Thanks.

[@Ollaris]

You are sooo right! I need to finish that piece! It was a test run. I made the sled for an ongoing project.

[@brucehoover5140]

Nicely done. As a video editor and weekend handyman, I appreciated both the ease of your build as well as the smoothness of your edits. And you didn't "over-talk" it like most. Simple, elegant solution.

[@Ollaris]

Thanks a lot Bruce! I really appreciate that coming from a professional!

[@jpdominator]

Hahaha. I love the music over the drill and saw noises, and the sound effects for the punch tool.

[@Ollaris]

Thank you very much!

[@jackodonnell764]

My first try at leveling a cookie slab was a disaster. My second try using your setup went perfectly. Simple, yet brilliant! Thank you

[@Ollaris]

Awesome! Glad to hear you had success!

[@douglaseller4232]

By far the simplest yet effective sled ive seen made! Awsome work!

[@Ollaris]

Thanks a lot Douglas!

[@stevenlittlewood4324]

I’ve been looking at a lot of router sleds ... this is the best, Keep It Simple, but also, strong (no sag with that angle iron) and the little fixes along the way are perfect. And, great tool-tunes! Excellent vid. And sled.

[@Ollaris]

Thanks a lot Steven! Glad you enjoyed it!

[@kpuliatch]

Great Happiness occurs solving problems with a good groove on . Thanks for your contributions

[@DonDIYProject]

The sound of the hack saw put a smile on my face😊. Nice video and cool jig.

[@Ollaris]

Hahahaha! Happy you liked it! 😀

[@denniscampbell8240]

Very cool,,,,that's my next project for slabbing wood

[@chrisdunn9636]

Haha great! Dig the wood strips to avoid the rounded corners on metal

[@nobbyroj]

superb, love this. You're never too old to learn. As is said ... `Every day is a school day`... And hey, love your music choices. The only down side I see is that you are going to `muller` your router base, unless you consider it sacrificial. Otherwise, brilliant vid. Thank you so very much

[@patzeuner3362]

Thanks for the jig that fits the tight budget and the size makes it great for a small shop

[@Ollaris]

Thanks Pat!

[@davidgomez1886]

Love the sound effects. So much better than hearing the loud sound of the router or drill. Overall, nice job

[@Ollaris]

Thank you very much!

[@e.dbogan6266]

Good idea! (The music and sound effects are a great addition too!)

[@bzzzb8]

I wish MY tools were musical, how did you get so special? LOL Seriously though I appreciated the extra effort in making this video to replace the tool noise, great idea!

[@Ollaris]

Thank you! Glad you enjoy it!

[@jerryhogrewe7027]

I agree with MrBonners on using a sacrificial base plate. Make the plate slightly larger than the router then radius the edges and you could do away with gluing the spacers onto your router. With that said, great video and a wonderful concept.

[@whazee]

Now I have to find one of those 'violin-saws' ! (Nothing else will cut it..... 😏) Great video Seb! Love it! 😄👍

[@Ollaris]

Hahaha! Thanks Billiam! You can’t find them! You need to make one yourself!

[@dieterjosef]

The sled is a good idea well made, and your musical editings are even better. Very fine.

[@Ollaris]

Thank you very much Dieter!

[@ejicon3099]

Great video. I love the musical interpretations of the usual sounds we would here in a typical shop. Well done.

[@gutierrezc8709]

Love the sound effects and music. That's awesome.

[@L2fish]

Wow what a great idea. Saves me from buying a planer when I dont need one most of the time

[@Ollaris]

Thanks! I hope you like it when you make one!

[@TheChaznw]

Genius! Looked at a bunch of sled designs, yours is the best and simplest. I have a slab of Ash that I want to turn into a bartop. This should do the job.

[@HyperactiveNeuron]

Absolutely dead simple and highly effective. I'll be headed to the home store to pick up some angle iron later. Only thing I think I'll do different is put a stop on the bottom of either side of the sled to keep it from slipping off the rails. I have some angle iron cut-offs I can use. If I can figure out how to attach it, I may use UHMW as sliders on the sides of my router base. I love the sound effects and the music.

[@garysheehan381]

Genius. For the music alone, I sending this to my mates.

[@Ollaris]

Thanks man! That really helps! I appreciate it!

[@lobird23]

Nice, I used 1/8 inch steel angles on my fattening sled. Good idea. Straight and sturdy. Cut mine on a jawhorse. great tool. looks like you have 3/4 MDF over 3/4 plywood for your reference. Should prevent any deflections.Thanks.

[@stus9688]

Thank you! You've no idea how helpful that will be. Quality music and sound effects to boot

[@Ollaris]

I’m glad you took something out of it!

[@theJDeLa]

I rarely ever comment on YT videos, but I tried someone’s suggestion of using aluminum instead of real iron. Don’t do it. Aluminum is too flexible, you’ll get uneven passes and moves around too much. Get the real iron, it’s cheaper also. You also don’t need to screw in the wood blocks to keep the spacing - just hand clamp it into place well. Incredible system once built, im using a rigid fixed base router and it’s a great match. Thanks for the video!

[@Bogie3855]

Excellent idea. Will not warp or rot.

[@dfernandezcine]

Peew peew! The laser gun SFX are awesome!

[@timdougall5415]

That's really cleaver stuff. No words needed just all done with visuals and some nifty editing. Great job 👍

[@Ollaris]

Thanks Tim!

[@brandongames5652]

Thank you for removing the harsh sounds from the machinery

[@dilutedverm]

The music/effects killed it ! Great work

[@Ollaris]

Thank you very much!

[@kevinrenfro2254]

I watch a lot of these videos and I usually don’t comment. But, great editing! Music and sound effects great, funny! Nice job!

[@UnpimpYourAuto]

Loving the sound effects. I'm glad someone figured out how to let those sounds play out outside of the head. :-)I made something almost exactly like this about six months ago. The thing is that I welded it together and included an edge guide on one side so it wouldn't move around on me. But I like the wooden stop block at the end.

[@SuperZmeister]

I like your approach to this simple process. You gave me the idea and I will certainly be copying you, thanks.

[@vincepresto759]

LOVIT ! one of the Most Easiest Set ups I’ve looked into ! Thx’s for Sharing ! Well done !

[@thomask4836]

What an awesome, simple, innovative video and tool! Wow! Talk about thinking outside the box! This is EXACTLY what I want to build. A few weeks ago, I found an old angle iron bedframe so I have the angle iron already. Never thought about running the sled length wise. Always thought about width wise. Thank You So Very Much For Sharing This! By the way, I Too enjoyed your audio editing! I wish I could give you 100 "Likes" for your creative video and tool design! No, wait, make that 500 "Likes" ! ! ! ! !

[@robvanza]

Love the improv with the music, great iniative! So much better then listning to saws and routers! Great video!

[@Ollaris]

Thanks a lot Robert!

[@lint2023]

I agree. Fun.

[@kaveiceman]

Agree with the peeps on sound editing. Like it, a lot.

[@ReaperWhiskey]

I'm gonna go ahead and say what everyone else is saying. Kudos on the editing with the music. I can't tell you how many times I've had to hit the volume button in preperation for a tool being used. Not once during this video! Any way. Great job. Gonna hit that like and sub button!

[@Ollaris]

Thank you very much!

[@Steve-sw2qw]

This was the perfect idea for a nice easy router sled and worked great for my first test run! Thanks!

[@paulbuckeljr8870]

Sweet! All tools should sound like that in real life! Great video and editing!

[@Ollaris]

Thank you very much Paul!

[@TenMands]

Love this project. Simplicity at its best. And I dig the music.

[@Ollaris]

Thank you very much!

[@claytoncolleran]

Dude, I love your production. Brilliantly hilarious and ingenious.

[@Ollaris]

Thanks Clayton!

[@billybowlegs7293]

Even if the content wasn't good (it is GREAT, btw) you deserved a Thumbs UP for the audio editing!! Awesome!!

[@Ollaris]

Thank you very much Billy!

[@GraemePayne1967Marine]

First time watching one of your videos. I really enjoy the tones and harmonies your tools make!

[@chrislane1076]

Very cool! Also that’s the cleanest workshop that I have ever seen!!!😀

[@Ollaris]

Thanks Chris!

[@anthonylau3065]

Making use of tools from Lidl? Splendid!

[@SailOnFlyBy]

Love the sled and the SOUND EFFECTS!! lol

[@jamesmkoenig]

Try sticking some track saw replacement strips on the angle iron to make the router slide super smoothly

[@MylesGabriel]

This is a brilliant idea. Instead of spending hundreds on a sled, I think I'm going to try your idea. I've watched other videos on this but this is the cleanest idea I've seen using the angle iron. The one thing I think I'm going to try different is securing little wooden blocks on the ends, underneath the sled to act as a straight guide along the clamped 2X4s, so when I move my router, the sled stays straight and doesn't get crooked on me. Thank you for the inspiration.

[@Ollaris]

That would work! I’m glad you like it!

[@999pil]

I lost a finger tip trying to flatten a piece of walnut too small for the planer thicknesser. Watched your video, knocked out a scaled down version of your sled et voila, one flat and uniformly thick pece of wood. Thank you so much

[@Ollaris]

Thank you very much! So sorry to hear that you lost a finger tip, hopefully this jig helps!

[@gevorgnazaryan8720]

Dude the sound effects are friggin awesome 🤣🤣🤣

[@jeremyrock9305]

Very simple nice 👍🏻. I never thought of using hot glue to hold the slab thanks for the idea

[@ronsteelable9405]

Just bought my first router and this gave me motivation to make a live edge table top. Thanks!!

[@Ollaris]

Awesome! Good luck and have fun!

[@birdbandit9]

Well done, sir! The beauty is in it's simplicity. Gonna make this sled this weekend. Thank you for the video.

[@Ollaris]

Thanks!

[@mccgunter]

Very nice transitions and use of the music. I actually very much prefer the step by step "show me" approach over the avalanche of words. Keep up the great work.

[@Ollaris]

Thanks Mike!

[@harlem1011]

Well, the fools haven't exaggerated the audio editing on this one at all, it is purely awesome! It's also definitely the easiest router sled I've seen, and it seems to work really well. Some people have really complicated setups and I can't find a reason why... I had the same glue gun until about 4 weeks ago. Was using it for about an hour straight and it burned out. Maybe I had a faulty one. Just a heads up that this thing might not take "constant" use so well...

[@Ollaris]

Thank you very much! Good to know, thanks for the heads up! Did you bring it back to them?

[@harlem1011]

@@Ollaris yeah but they basically told me that I have to watch out that it doesn't heat up too much. Bought a corded one from the hardware store for 16€ and it holds up quite well.

[@drickard67]

I don't know why I never thought about making one from metal... Great job! I also like the music editing...

[@Ollaris]

Thank you very much!

[@l.m.2739]

easier than the other sleds out there and it slides well too. Nice !

[@Ollaris]

Thanks

[@lettuce001]

This was a great video,,,,,thank you for all your hard work,,

[@Zinski1911]

The sound editing definitely made this video. Well done!

[@Ollaris]

Thanks!

[@Muffl3rBearing]

Love the video, well done! straight to the point no bs. And the sound effects are hilarious

[@Ollaris]

Thank you!

[@billy19461]

Super simple and a beautiful piece of wood! Thanks for sharing.

[@Ollaris]

Thanks Billy! Yes it is!

[@crosby3108]

Love the music over the power tools only

[@Ollaris]

Thank you very much! Glad you like it

[@khartoumist1031]

God. Finally a video that doesn't start with WHATS UP GUYS

[@MigKrueger]

Thank you for posting this video! Love your shop. Nice and clean.

[@Ollaris]

Thanks!

[@gregrichards3071]

Love the music and sound effects dubbed over the tools

[@Ollaris]

Thank you very much!

[@BellyUpFishGarage]

Being an ear bud user, I'm digging your audio editing! Thank you!

[@Ollaris]

Thanks! Happy you enjoyed it!

[@juan-pierreconradie1463]

The center punch killed me 😂😂😂😂😂

[@MattJonesYT]

Great design. BTW if you use 2 shims (on 2 diagonal corners) it will take less routing to get it flat than if it's just shimmed on one corner.

[@Ollaris]

Thanks! The slab was cut freehand with a chainsaw and was much thicker on one corner than the other. I’ve gone this way to get the most out of it.