page_title: Router (woodworking)
hierarchical_section_title: Router (woodworking)
context_page_description: A router is a hand tool or power tool that routs an area in hard material, such as wood or plastic. Routers are mainly used in woodworking, especially cabinetry. Usually they're handheld or fastened, with the cutting end up, in router tables.
  The hand tool type of router is the original form. It is a specialized hand plane with a broad base and a narrow blade that projects well beyond its base plate. The power tool form of router, with a spindle driven by an electric motor, is now the more common form. The hand tool version is now often called a router plane; for some tasks, it still has a few advantages over the power tool. Some workers consider the electric router one of the most versatile woodworking power tools. CNC wood routers implement the advantages of Computer Numerical Control.
  Related to the router is a smaller, lighter version, designed specifically for trimming laminates. It can be used for smaller general routing work. For example, with an appropriate jig it can be used for recessing door hinges and recessing lock faceplates. Even rotary tools can be used as routers when the right bits and accessories are attached.
context_section_description: A router   is a hand tool or power tool that routs (hollows out) an area in hard material, such as wood or plastic. Routers are mainly used in woodworking, especially cabinetry. Usually they're handheld or fastened, with the cutting end up, in router tables.
  The hand tool type of router is the original form. It is a specialized hand plane with a broad base and a narrow blade that projects well beyond its base plate (giving it the nickname old woman's tooth). The power tool form of router, with a spindle driven by an electric motor, is now the more common form. The hand tool version is now often called a router plane; for some tasks, it still has a few advantages over the power tool. Some workers consider the electric router one of the most versatile woodworking power tools. CNC wood routers implement the advantages of Computer Numerical Control (CNC).
  Related to the router is a smaller, lighter version, designed specifically for trimming laminates. It can be used for smaller general routing work. For example, with an appropriate jig it can be used for recessing door hinges and recessing lock faceplates. Even rotary tools can be used as routers when the right bits and accessories (such as plastic router bases) are attached.
caption: A "D-handle" fixed-base router
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