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  • Australian Woodsmith

    Steve Somerfield

    Jul 29, 2020 3 minutes

    Steve Somerfield has been teaching woodwork in high schools for nearly 30 years. One tool that Steve has come to respect in the workshop is a router. Used well it can speed up just about any construction process. However, all it takes is a split second of distraction and your fingers can go flying!

    The issue with routers is that they spin the cutter at an average of 24,000 rpm. This means

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