today we're covering four routing techniques edge routing plunge cuts surface routing and flush trimming edge Rawdon refers to specifically routing the edges of stop as a general rule of thumb it's always good to make multiple passes for instance when using bits like the cove bit it's not a good idea to make the cut all at once it especially if you're choosing a deep profile like this but rather make multiple passes slowly working towards your finished depth that way it's easier on the router the bit and it generally produces a cleaner cut but not all bits allow you to do that for example this edge beading bit doesn't allow for so this is what it looks like after making one pass then after I lower the bit to make the final pass you can see now how the beating profile is ruined because the first pass remove material that ultimately needed to stay there for when getting started using different bits get in the habit of dry running the bits first by holding the bit profile next to the wood and simply raising it lowering it so you can visually see the effects of taking multiple passes before we move on the number two I want to quickly remind you to always feed the router against the bit rotation which is clockwise by pushing the router from left to right through the material now if that's new information to you then take the time now to go back and watch the video I did on router basics I'll leave a link up above and down in the notes section also if you knew that the channel new to me we talked everything carpentry so if you're interested in learning more be sure to subscribe and hit that Bell notification so you don't miss out moving on to the plunge cut the plunge cut is done by using a plunge router the main difference between the router you just saw me use in this one is its ability to be adjusted during the cut as a bit is rotating two great examples of plunge cuts can be making holes in the surface of the material or two by using a keyhole bit which is used in the back picture frames for mounting to the wall an important point to make here about this technique is the be sure to use a straight edge guide and stop blocks so you can control your stops and starts as well as maintain a straight cut next up is surface routing surface routing is just as it sounds cutting shapes into the surface or the face of the material here you can see I've attached a straight edge guide from our router base to follow helping me to keep the router straight along the length of its cut in addition I've used a stop block so that while I'm routing this dado I can stop exactly where I want to creating in this case a stopped dado lastly is flush trimming this technique is used to trim plastic laminates veneers and in the woodworking world is to follow templates as an example I've taken a piece of 3/4 base material added glue and overlay that with a piece of quarter-inch in order to trim now the quarter-inch flush with the base material I'll use a flush trimming bit here you can see that the bearing of the bit is actually flush with the cutters so that is this bit cuts it cuts flush with the base material or the piece that the bearing is rotting against just make sure that you're routing in the proper direction and that your feed rate is slow and steady during the cut where they have it those are the four routing techniques I hope you've been able to learn a few ideas to help you move forward please be sure to hit that like button subscribe to the channel if you're not already and if you're interested in learning how all these techniques transfer over to the router table let me know in the comment section below see you in the next video
