Prevent Tear Out and Avoid Accidents - Router Table Tips & Tricks for Guitar making.

In this video I share with you how you can safely use a router table on your guitar builds and get perfect shape outlines with your router table for your guitar bodies and necks and prevent the dreaded thud and tear out.
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[@williamjones3616]

Great video Daniel. This video should accompany the sale of every router. Be warned Ben Crowe started off in a shed at the bottom of his garden!

[@edadpops1709]

Daniel consider making a video on how you build those templates for your top inserts , Im sure many would benefit.

[@KennyRamsayMedic48]

Excellent tutorial. Thank you for sharing your skills with others. 🤜🤛🏻

[@woodskid4ever]

This is an excellent video on router use and safety! I’m age 61, and trying to rediscover the joys of woodshop.. You’ve inspired me to attempt a guitar build! Thank you Daniel!

[@mgcnashville6615]

A couple of other tips that are big help are these issues: make sure your router doesn’t wobble at all. Sometimes a cheaper router will not have a perfect rotation. This can cause major problems when trying to route anything. If you’re working with a particularly tear out prone wood, you can do a couple of things to prevent poor cuts. When I route roasted flamed maple, I will wet certain areas(end grain) with a lightly damp rag. This works wonders on all sorts of woods. Make sure the router tables surface is good and flat. You want an even cut along the length of your project. Uneven tables cause uneven cuts. Most importantly, use a good quality bit. Spiral or sheering work best. The infinity tools mega flush trim bit is amazing. A proper bit will make a huge difference. Ps: a starting pin is a nice way to start neck cuts.

[@brosselot1]

Awesome advice thanks appreciate your help

[@PeeterJoot]

Thanks for the tutorial, that was great.

[@jeffreymckeown]

very nice tutorial, this world need people like you. keep going, teach people to be more smarter

[@MrNep2une]

Awesome bandsaw skills, I am scared to get that close, so I use the hand plane and oscillating spindle sander to get super close to the line before routing with the template.

[@somedude3159]

Really liked the explanation of watching the grain direction

[@MattBodman]

Very helpful, thanks!

[@J-Chong]

Muy buena explicación.....muchas gracias. Me he suscrito a tu canal. 🇵🇪

[@MixingGBP]

Thank you for these detailed work instructions. I can tell you, this lesson applies to most any woodworking project, not just guitars. It can be difficult to determine the grain direction as the board sometimes seems to have grain in more than one direction or have a mind of its own.

[@sentpacking3879]

Thanks for this video .... as always.. Ive recently started to get to know my router a little better to use in my guitar making projects, so this has been helpful.

[@djpenton779]

Very helpful, thanks. My first few attempts at shaping a guitar body on a router table were terrifying, and resulted in great chunks of wood tearing out, and the guitar body being launched off the router table. I have since purchased better bits (such as the one in the video fro Infinity Tools, and also from Radian tools in Britain). The double bearing bits are a game changer in terms of respecting grain direction. It also helps me to watch very expert videos like this to remind me of technique, since I don't do many guitars per year. I feel much safer using push blocks for this. Those bits are still pretty scary even at lower rpm. Thanks!

[@chuckchapdelaine6110]

Awesome vid! I’ve been using my router table for years, but not had the results I wanted. You showed me multiple things I’ve been doing wrong and am very grateful for the lesson!

[@patnis100]

Great timing and another great presentation. I finally stopped staring at the mdf and mahogany, waiting for the courage to start my first templates and build.

[@RobSchweitzer]

All great tips! I learned a few of these lessons the hard way :( And I agree about the router table, it's one of the most useful things I've ever built for my shop!

[@cloud9skin88]

I'm just about to hit this stage on my first guitar build, and your videos have been invaluable in my process. Thanks so much for all your hard and beautiful work and keep it up. See you in the next one!

[@ReplicantDream]

Great explanation. Best vid ive seen yet on the subject...and i love the music. Rock on 🤘

[@mikedisimile2478]

Thank you that was a great job explaining everything 👍👍

[@saucetguitars]

That was super helpful, thank you for explaining so clearly!

[@Davyscales]

Fantastic

Super useful Daniel! Thank you for those tutorials

[@terrythegnome2408]

Do yourself a favor now and use a spiral bit. It so much easier and can cut more at once than any straight bit. Seriously I wish I had known to use these a couple years ago.

[@andrewlipic8414]

Thanks for all the tips.

[@_mysilentblue2227]

Great tutorial on router practices!

[@linadecaseleycarloss5838]

great guidance as always Daniel!!!

[@realitystudioscustomshop]

very informative as per usual Daniel. Thanks!

[@thorshuatus]

Great tutorial & that router bit looks awesome. Gonna definitely check out Infinity tools.

[@Wu2u22]

Very helpful, Daniel! Thanks!

[@toddirmen437]

Really informative, thanks.

[@Ramplcro]

Great video and great tips! 👍

[@af0nia]

Great content, thank you!

[@notlisted1493]

nice!

[@mauricelavergne3434]

Hi Daniel, another great tutorial video, I have had problems with tear out on some bodies by trying to use an up cut to go against the grain which has actually caused the tear out, also will be looking at the infinity double bearing bit, thanks for the great tips. Also wondering if you could tell what grit of sand paper you use to sand between coats of hard wax oil, I am using Osmos. Thanks again for all your help, it is indeed appreciated. Best Regards Maurice

[@kickhammett7214]

thanks a lot very good explanation ! could you give the reference of this double bearing router bit? any chance to find this in europe ?

[@adrienami8958]

Hi Daniel, as always your tips are great and very useful. Do you use some kind of glue when installing the trossrod? Thanks a lot!

[@Steinstra-vj7wl]

I just cannot figure out with certainty how the wood grain is running...?

[@PAUL.72]

Your videos are always very useful ,,, but I think these router knives are a bit expensive

[@peters6967]

I'm new to woodworking and have just bought a router table. I can't understand how you can tell which way the grain is going. It looks the same to me however I look at it. I'm obviously missing something important here.

[@MixingGBP]

Sometimes it's easy to tell, sometimes it is seemingly random. I do a visual check and a touch check. If the grains on the side of the board are sloping towards one side, then the grain is going that direction. You can confirm it by running your finger on the flat face side of the board in that direction, then running it in the opposite direction. If you picked the right direction, it should be easier, or smoother on your finger in the direction of the grain. This works for me most of the time, but you will come across boards that seemingly appear to have grain going in one direction on one area the board and then the other direction on another. In this case you just may have to use the router table in different directions like Daniel did or do a test and see if you can get away with no chip out despite going against the grain.

[@Alehar52]

Where to buy such a cutter ?

[@FPChris]

6:15 I used paddles.

[@GuitaraddictsWorkshop]

What's the size of your router table?

[@stevenboyer8887]

Fantastic