Woodworking Class: Router

Learn how to use the router with confidence at this all-day workshop in West Byfleet.



6 hours Class size 1 to 5     label £200

Learn how to use a woodworking router with confidence during this one-day intensive class. You'll cover all the important and useful capabilities of this versatile woodworking tool!

Guided by expert craftsman David, this class will cover the basics, accessories, bits and tables of a woodworking router. If you already have a router and want to know how to use it safely or are wondering what sort of router you should buy, this class is a great chance to gain hands-on experience and knowledge in a welcoming atmosphere.

It doesn't matter if you're completely new to the world of woodworking, as this workshop is suitable for beginners and a great chance to build your skills from the ground up!

You'll cover:
Router basics:

  • Features of the router.
  • Depth setting and adjustments.
  • Shank sizes and inserts.
  • Speed control and why you need it.
  • Router direction and safety.
  • Router joinery.
  • Dust extraction.
  • Looking after your router and cutters.

Router accessories:
  • The fence and how to use it.
  • Router bases.
  • Collars and bushes.
  • Collet extensions and sleeves.
  • Plates and trammels.
  • Making jigs and jig accessories.
  • Straight edge guides.

Router bits:
  • Straight cutting bits.
  • Profiling bits.
  • Bearing guided cutters.
  • Speciality bits.

Router tables:
  • Safe working practices particular to tables.
  • Mounting the router on a table.
  • Mounting plates, fences and mitre slots.
  • Advanced techniques (plunge cuts, rebates, dados and grooves).
  • Setting up depth adjustment in the table.
  • The benefits of height adjustable plates.
  • Table designs - should I buy it or make it?


Knowledge required
Beginner-friendly.
 
What you'll get
  • Tea and coffee throughout the day.
  • Access to a fully equipped workshop to borrow a router from.
What to bring
  • Suitable clothes for dusty work and sensible shoes.
  • Packed lunch (or there is a local shop nearby).
  • Your own router if you would like to learn how to use it safely.
Location

Cherry Lodge, Oakcroft Road, West Byfleet, KT14 6JH

Woodworking Class: Router location
Your teacher
The Great British Woodshop
The Great British Woodshop

4.9 (18)

At the Great British Woodshop, students of all abilities are given a warm welcome at our large and fully tooled workshop in West Byfleet, Surrey.

Courses are run by woodworking craftsman and television presenter David Free. DRB certified, David has been practising woodwork for 40 years and has been teaching all ages for 20 of those. David is passionate about sharing his woodwork and DIY knowledge with others.

More about this class

This teacher has 18 reviews for their other experiences - which you can see here.

This class is also covered by ClassBento's money-back guarantee.

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