"Flyingmonk" wrote in message

No doubt you are correct on that. I'll have to get more tools.

Glad you see it my way! ;-)

Bought a router the other day, haven't tried it yet. 'wife bought the
bits for it.

I happen to be a "bit" of a woodworker, as a matter of fact! It is my day
job, and hobby. I hope to build a wood airplane, one of these days.

Go with carbide bits, with almost no exceptions.

The ball bearing bits, to guide on the wood are really great. Find some
straight bits with the ball bearing on the top side of the cutter, too.
They are hard to find, sometimes. You use them where you cut a pattern and
fasten it to the wood, and then the bearing goes around guiding off of the
pattern, merrily cutting the pattern into the wood. Fasten a good
straight-edge to a board, and you can trim your way into a perfectly
straight board.

Routers are an incredible tool. There are lots of magazines, articles and
books on using them to do all sorts of things you have never even thought
of!

Where in NC are you.

20 miles north of Hickory (HKY). 2 miles from Lower Creek (private - NC27)
(West Central part of the state)

We, the family, go to the OB three four times a year and to Mrtyle Beach SC
too, where we religiously stay at this one B&B plaec that's a
block from the beach.

Nothing like the outer banks. Some of the nicest beaches in the world.
Good family fun. I go to Ocean Isle Beache a couple times a year with the
whole extended family. I play with a little RC plane, flown right off the
sand. They lay in the sun, I play in the sun. (in the air) g
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Jim in NC