Router Dog-Hole Table // Full build

[@timothyvanderschultzen9640]

Why didn't you cut the center of the board out with a router?

[@joshgay2385]

^this....

[@makethingswithrob]

Great question Timothy! I decided not to use a router because I wanted to keep this project simple and accessible for a wider audience. Cutting the center out with a router would mean using a template or jig, which can be tricky and time-consuming. Since the stock needs to be cut down anyway to get the dimensions for the project, I figured a bandsaw was the best method. It’s very precise, more people understand the bandsaw cut and it's easy to control-plus, not everyone has the tools or experience to use a router for this kind of cut...which is kind of the point for those that just picked up a router. That said, a router could absolutely work too, especially if you already have a jig or template ready to go. Thanks for the great question!

[@MCsCreations]

Brilliant design and work, Rob! 😃 Stay safe there with your family! 🖖😊

[@teeringzooi]

Nice and almost on the easier side

[@bobweiram6321]

Beginner shops are more likely to have a decent jigsaw or oscillating tool than a bandsaw.

[@BrandonCabanillas]

Where do you buy plexiglass?

[@stevenlengyel9701]

So many people have a drill press it seems like a big tool, I have a small work area, so I don’t have a drill press, what it’s another option I have seen drill guides

[@Not_TVs_Frank]

I have a small "shop" and love my drill press. I have a tiny Wen press, I think it's 8". For me, it's absolutely worth it. Alternately, there are drill guides, both the simple ones you clamp to a workpiece, and fancier ones you attach to the drill and move the drill like a lightweight drill press. I gather the bigger type can be quite handy and can also let you drill on angles.

[@MrRackinroll]

Wow Could you have made this more difficult. I get it , when you make it a video you need to go down this road. sorry I have been doing this for many years , you needed make this so difficult , your scaring the new beginner.