OK, I’m a strong guy.
I can wrench down any router bit so it is nearly impossible to get it out after it’s been used. So, how come I can do that but no matter how tight I make the hold downs for any fences on the router, they eventually slip and screw up my project? It is very frustrating.
I was working on a pair of doors that I’m making for my hand tools. It’s for a cabinet that hangs on the wall and holds hand planes, chisels, marking and measuring tools. The main cabinet is already built using hand cut dovetails on plywood with adjustable shelves. The doors had the same hand cut dovetails done and I was routing (I’m using more hand tools but not all are power free) a groove for a plywood back to the door. My first 2 sides went well but when I got to the third, the fence slipped and of course made a mess. I think I can salvage it though it’s appearance may not be great (it’ll be noticeable on the inside of the door).
I’ll write a post with the finished project after I recover and get these doors done and installed. After that, it’s about coming up with solutions to hang chisels in the door along with marking and measuring tools.
