Live-Edge Slab Table Part 3 – Building the Table Base

In Part One and Part Two of this Building a Live Edge Slab Table series I showed how I went about flattening, sanding, and finishing all parts of the slab in order to turn it into a tabletop.The last part of the puzzle is the table base.

Live-Edge Slab Table Part 2 – Sanding and Applying a Finish

With the live-edge slab flattened (Part 1), the real question is what to do with it? In my case, I decided that the slab is well-suited for a long, narrow table such as a buffet or sideboard in a dining room or, a sofa table. My slab, while a nice wide 32″ at one end tapers at the other to a relatively narrow 18″. From a design standpoint, this presented a problem for keeping the slab whole, and in the end I decided it was best to cut the slab down to make a long slender top measuring roughly 19″ by 66″. This dimension provided for a live edge down the full length of one side and a small section of live edge on the other. It also allowed me to remove some defects at both ends when cutting the slab to length.

New Safety Gear Essentials for Your Shop

Our time in the workshop should be relaxing and enjoyable. After all, isn’t that why we do woodworking? But, unfortunately, woodworking isn’t without some risks. A lot of us take for granted basic safety precautions. Let’s face it, safety in the workshop is mostly governed by common sense. Read the instructions for any power tool you use, keep your fingers away from the path of cutting edges like saw blades, chisels, drill bits, etc.

When it comes to the workshop, hearing and eye protection should also be a top priority. Flying sawdust and debris is a real danger, as well as damaging noise from routers, planers, and other power equipment. Getting in the habit of wearing hearing and eye protection will pay off down the road by helping to prevent ear and eye injury.

Getting in the habit of wearing personal protective equipment (PPE) is largely governed by how comfortable it is. We think we’ve got a great selection of PPE that not only offers protection, but is comfortable to boot.

Live-Edge Table Part 1 – How To Flatten a Slab with a Router

It certainly is a great time to be a woodworker. There are companies that specialize in all types of different lumber including slabs and, with a little digging, salvaged slabs to boot. As woodworkers, I think we all have the desire to work with the big stuff but it definitely can be intimidating. It’s not like we all have wide-belt sanders or CNC machines large enough to handle a slab the size of a dining room table, or even the size of a coffee table for that matter. Just about anyone can flatten and thickness even the largest slab. If your interested in working with the big stuff, stick around and I’ll show you how to go about flattening a slab using nothing more than a sheet or two of MDF, a Trition 3.25hp Plunge Router, and  Mega Dado & Planer Router Bit.

Professional Coping Sled makes Safer, Cleaner Cuts

The most difficult task of making rail and stile doors for kitchen cabinets or furniture is making the cope cut in the ends of the rail. This is difficult because the workpiece is narrow and doesn’t have enough surface area to reference off of the router table fence. Also, the cope cut is made across the end grain of the workpiece and is prone to blowout as the workpiece passes the router bit. The Infinity Cutting Tools Pro Coping Sled COP-101 solves all of these problems and a few more that you may experience when building any form of frame and panel, glass panel, interior and exterior door, or many other joinery cuts at the router table or spindle shaper.

How to Cut Miter Joints at the Router Table

When it comes time to make 45° miters, most of us go straight to the table saw. Depending on the workpiece and how accurately the stops in your saw are set, the table saw can make getting good results a challenge. The router table, on the other hand, can be a perfect solution. All you need is an Infinity Cutting Tools 36-950 Chamfer bit. I know what you’re thinking: When I see a chamfer bit, I don’t think of making miters joints. But the 36-950 is not your ordinary chamfer bit.

How to Make a Window Sash – Part 1

When you think of how many buildings have wood window sashes it’s no surprise that making them is a very popular topic of discussion.

It amazes me how many fellow woodworkers out there have questions or seem a little skittish about the prospect of making wood window sashes or French doors. When I stop and think about the number of old homes and buildings around the world that have wood windows, I suppose it really shouldn’t be a surprise at all. If you’re thinking about making some windows and are looking for a primer on what is involved, watch the video and keep reading as I walk you through the steps of making a window using the Infinity Cutting Tools 55-801 standard window sash router bit set.

Build this Saw Blade Storage Cabinet in a Weekend

In this post, I’ll step you through building the Saw Blade Storage Cabinet you see here. At the bottom of this post, you’ll find a couple of helpful videos plus links to download plans and a 3D SketchUp model of the project. You’ll also find a complete list of all of the products from Infinity Cutting Tools we used to build this handy storage cabinet.

Shapers vs. Router Tables

Comparing an Infinity Cutting Tools Router Table Package to a Shop Fox 3-hp shaper.

Here at Infinity Cutting Tools we often get asked some basic questions about shapers and why a woodworker might choose one over a router table. If you’re wondering the same thing, here are my answers to 6 common questions about shapers.

7 Awesome Router Bits All in a Row

Infinity Cutting Tools 7-pc. Professional Router Bit Set (00-113)

However you store your router bits, I’m sure there are a few that are the easiest to reach because you use them more often than the others. And I’ll just bet that the 7 router bits you use the most are the same ones included in the Infinity Tools 7-pc. Professional Router Bit Set (00-113).