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RTB101A24 Router Basics

Name: RTB101A24 Router Basics
Start: 2024-01-20T09:00:00-07:00
End: 2024-01-21T17:00:00-07:00

January, 20 - January, 21 from 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM MST

$382.00

The router is an indispensable part of today’s woodshop, but this versatile tool has even more applications than most people realize.

From shaping edges to creating joinery to inlay, the router can power up your shop, adding efficiency to a wide variety of tasks.

Join master craftsman and SWSW director, Raúl Ramírez to learn all about the safe and creative use of the router, as well as the bits, jigs, and fixtures that make this tool so incredibly useful.

No matter what experience you’ve had with the router, you’ll leave this two-day class as a confident and competent router user.

Each day will feature a mix of presentations, demonstrations, and hands-on practice — including making and assembling your own box for storing router bits.

Bring your own router and bits or use ours. If you would like to purchase a router in advance of the class and would like some guidance on what to buy, feel free to email director@sw-sw.org. We’ll be happy to help.

You will learn:

Router functions and safety
Basic router use
How to use and install bits
How to use cutters, collars, collets, and fences
Design, construction, and use of basic router jigs
Edge routing and using edge guides
Pattern routing
Inlay with the router
How to use router tables

Tools required: All tools and materials supplied by the school. However, if you have your own router and bits, you are encouraged to bring them.

Please bring ear and eye and hearing protection and a safety mask.

Class size: Maximum 9

Please read and understand our Refund and Cancellation policies. By making payment you acknowledge that you have read and understood these policies.

Please note: If you are paying by cash or check, your registration is not complete until payment is received.

Safety

Eye, hearing and dust protection are required in the machine room or when operating machines in the bench room.

Long sleeves and loose-fitting clothing are not allowed around the power equipment. Long hair must be pulled back and secured.

Closed-toe shoes are required. Open-toed shoes or sandals are not allowed.

COVID Policy: Masks are optional, however, if you are exhibiting symptoms of any contagious illness or if you have had a positive test for COVID or influenza within the past 5 days, please notify the school and do not attend class.

Thank you for your understanding.

Meet your Instructor

Raúl has been a professional furniture maker since 1990. A member and former president of the Arizona Association of Fine Woodworkers, and a member of the Society of American Period Furniture Makers, Raúl specializes in custom furniture and antiques restoration, and is particularly interested in traditional hand-tool techniques. He began to teach himself woodworking during the 1970’s while working in the aerospace industry and eventually changed careers to devote himself to the craft. In 2008, with the help of other accomplished woodworkers, he founded the School in order to bring the highest level of woodcraft education to Arizona and to create opportunities for the next generation of woodworkers to learn from some of today’s most respected masters.

Details

Start:: January 20@9:00 am MST
End:: January 21@5:00 pm MST
Cost:: $382.00
Event Categories:: All Classes, Weekend Workshops