Woodworker's Journal

Panel-raising Bits

reating raised panels for cabinet doors is easy to do on a router table with a panel-raising bit, such as those represented by the three pairs of bits above. But chuck one of these monsters into your router table for the first time — especially the horizontal variety — and you might feel nervous at the prospect of using it. Understandable, but have no fear! If you follow a few simple procedures outlined here, and set up your routing

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