How to Use a Router Freehand - Beginners #11 - woodworkweb

How did you do that so well without using a device to ensure straight lines?

How do you keep it straight? Without a fence, mine zig zags and doesn’t go straight down the wood.

good video, but remember that a lot of fellows get a USED router and occasionally it will be delivered with a bit STUCK in it! Explain ho to remove a bit and collet and why they get stuck/rusted...

First time I’ve come across your videos. I must say I’m very impressed and pleased. You get to the point immediately, explain everything in detail and make it easy and quick for me to learn and understand. Thank you so much, and God bless you immensely.

There are many different videos by different woodworkers, however, Mr. Knecht seems to me, the easiest to understand. Many videos feature a craftsman who really seem to "know their stuff" but are difficult to follow for different reasons. This guy really "knows his stuff" and can demonstrate in a manner that even I can understand!

..that looked easy enough!

Bravo

Hi, I'm curious if there's a strategy to where you stand. It seems you stand pretty much behind the path of the router and push it. I'm concerned about kickback. If I make a mistake and the blade catches the wood, it would push the router back toward me. It seems like standing like you did, with muscles flexed, would keep it under control. Is that the right idea?

Nice explan

Fantastic video... But the "face wants to be pushed on to the wood" part had me going 😂

what do you call those round wedges that people sometimes add to wooden signs like this??? thanks

What is being used as the guide to make that a straight cut…does that kind of bit work as the guide?

I didn't realize you were going to do this with the biggest router ever made till I actually clicked the video.

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How to stop the tear out if not going around the corner?

I could not see clearly, was that using a cutter with a roller that runs along part of the edge that is not being machined?

Question : How do you start the corner? Or, do you start a bit away from the corner and then get the untrimmed corner as you come around the last corner? Wow!! Hope that made sense. Thanks for the help. This was awesome.

thanks

Wow great tut, finally got a router and shes a we beast, im familiar but this really helps cement things. The direction and where to start was very helpful thanks

how do you know how deep to drop the bit

Thank you, you are one of the first so called experts, instructors, information givers, (not sure of your title) who has mentioned making sure the plug is out! 10 out of 10 for you sir.

Your router is so cute. Looks like r2d2's cousin!

Have you posted a free hand router video using a standard router and not a plunge router?

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Thank you for such an easy to follow set of instructions delivered in a friendly manner! Much appreciated across the pond here in the UK!

I need for small crafts what would the best tool for rounding corners on wood

Thanks for making this. I am in the market for my first router, and this is all very new to me.

Excellent! I wonder why over 400 give thumbs down. That makes no sense.

Thanks for the freehand demo. Here is my trial with success. A trim router of 1.25 amp with round over bit takes several trims to get the desired shape. Multiple trims a guide, set distance from center of bit to the edge of router base, is a must for straight line. Hope this help small router application.

What kind of lumber did you use?

Sigh. Respiration protection is the most-neglected safety aspect in woodworking, and the fine dust produced by power tools is the most damaging to one's health.

Thanks for the video. Very helpful.
What is the best way to secure and route the edge of a 160mm, 3/4” thick circle ?

Thanks

Thanks, great info for a newby like me, lol.

Fantastic video, you made it so easy to understand and gave me confidence to use the router free hand. Thank you so very much.

What router bit is that?

Great video! Thank you for showing me how to use my router. On other tutorials though they mention making multiple passes with a 1/2 groundcover bit but it looks like you did it in one. When do you recommend, if you do, that I make multiple passes lowering the bit as I go? Thank you again!

HI colin great tutorial and thank you for sharing,I would like to ask, when setting the bit in the router and you give it that little distance away from the collet how do you stop the bit from dropping down while you tighten up the collet.

thanks a lot for tutorial video. i'm so lucky to come across such helpful video since I've just ordered a router along with those bits without having a real clue how to use them. am in love with wood working.

Starting on the end grain - best piece of advice I’ve gotten so far on any router tutorial.

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do these have a guide to cut in a straight line? maybe i just missed that part... and what are routers generally used for? thanks

good morning buddy
love this chanel.

So I am making a guitar stand and stool combo and I saddled my seat,,,, how do I router edges when the seat isn’t flat. It has a bowl to it and knee curves in front so not only is it not flat it goes up hill and down hill too. I’m so lost.

Hi and thanks for the tutorial. I would appreciate if you advise me/ us on how to use it in a middle, not only around the edges. How to know the line is straight please? Thanks a lot.

My problem is the board I'm routing is thinner than the guide bearing on the drillbit. This makes me overshoot making the bearing useless. I also don't have a table router to ensure a straight cut. How can I get this done?

As always, love your videos Colin.
Happy Holidays bud!

When I finally met Dorothy, her poppel schnaffer was so over routed. Thomas even asked if apple fell from the footwell but his breath disguised a hint of jungular alvediston I had not witnessed since the party at auntie Rita's.
We joke about it now but if only Gina and Dave had bought a Makita for that table edge.