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BS bamboo stu Tiki Socialite The Narrow Escape, CA Joined: Sep 18, 2007 Posts: 160	BS bamboo stu Posted posted on Mon, Oct 25, 2010 5:56 PM Gorgeous designs! They show a lot of imagination. On 2010-10-25 16:15, MadDogMike wrote: How do you keep the router bit from jumping around when it hits the grain? Mike, I'm curious about this too--but as a cabinetmaker I'll speculate that it's shallow cuts and a sharp bit. In my line of work, we almost never make freehand cuts. I would rest my forearms on the table and control the router by only moving my wrists. Probably takes a lot of practice! Soft woods have alternating layers of hard and soft grain. Hardwoods tend to be more uniform in their density.

Gorgeous designs! They show a lot of imagination.

On 2010-10-25 16:15, MadDogMike wrote:
How do you keep the router bit from jumping around when it hits the grain?

Mike, I'm curious about this too--but as a cabinetmaker I'll speculate that it's shallow cuts and a sharp bit. In my line of work, we almost never make freehand cuts.

I would rest my forearms on the table and control the router by only moving my wrists. Probably takes a lot of practice!

Soft woods have alternating layers of hard and soft grain. Hardwoods tend to be more uniform in their density.

Post #561527 by bamboo stu on Mon, Oct 25, 2010 5:56 PM