DON'T make these Router Sled Mistakes! | Evening Woodworker

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Avoid these 7 common mistakes when using a router sled to flatten a live edge slab. There are many different designs of router sleds out there, but here I show you a simple design that will work every time. The best part is you can just build it out of plywood scraps from around your shop! You don't need a fancy or expensive router sled to be able to get great results and end up with nice even slab surface.
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I am an engineer by day and a woodworker by night... usually after the kids are in bed and before the neighbors call the cops!
I have a passion for building things out of wood and all things woodworking. I am always looking for new projects that look fun and challenging. My woodworking inspiration comes from my kids, my wife, and the forests around my house. I consider myself a serious hobbyist and I hope you can learn something and get inspired from the projects and mistakes that I make. I will also show you how I organize and work in my small shop in 1 bay of my garage. I will share videos of my past, current, and future woodworking projects with the goal of getting you out in the shop making sawdust!
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@AWIRELINK 2 года назад

This guy is good, his videos are very educational, he explains things thoroughly and makes it easy to understand. Just subscribed with and a BIG 2 thumbs up..

@EveningWoodworker 2 года назад

Thanks I really appreciate that!

@stevenholton438 2 года назад

I totally agree! Extremely relatable! This guy will go far! I subscribe to every channel i ever watched though, regardless of anything other than energy, it makes me laugh to see how others treasure their gift of an almost unnoticeable subscription....I mean to say now!

@andyjame1971 8 месяцев назад

I just finished building the handrail on my deck ru-vid.comUgkxfQ5_mgwq6PcudJvAH25t-I4D-3cTPz4z and used this great little router to clean up the top rail before the final sanding and stain. It was light weight but packed lots of power. Either size battery didn't seem to make it top heavy and I'm a 64 yr old women so I really appreciated how easy it was to use...................... CORDLESS only way to go !!

@JuniperandSixth 3 года назад

Well, I’ll be inspecting my sled tonight and sanding any high spots. Good recommendations!

@briannewton3535 3 года назад

Awesome. I'm considering making a router sled. Your information has been noted, and will influence my sled build. Thanks for taking the time on this video.

@karledman4625 3 года назад

Nice job explaining the issues, resolutions and the whys. Thanks for sharing.

@alexisherrera2048 3 года назад

Very clear explanations. Kindness with the neighbors is important.

@larryfisher7056 3 года назад

Good stuff there....the #1 item is something that I would never think of. Thanks.

@jplieurance Год назад

Great tutorial. Your explanations of why you do what you do are really helpful.

@josephseewald4687 3 года назад

Thanks, you prevented me from making several errors in my sled before I had a chance to build it. Very helpful.

@EveningWoodworker 3 года назад

Great! That's why I made this video!

@jackmatranga2539 Год назад

I'm doing my first sled and your video saved me a bunch of time. Thank you!

@allanhart4115 3 года назад

Thanks a lot for great information on router sleds! This is on my next project list.

@takeniteasyfriend 2 года назад

Great tip! Well explained. I mistakenly found your video thinking it was a tip for attaching "table saw" sled fences. The attachment of the sides obviously applies to table saw sleds also--screwing the fence perpendicularly to the reference edge makes sense after explaining how the ply pushes out ever so slightly (but enough to make surface less than flat)

@craigoram 3 года назад

This is great! I've been wanting to build a routing sled and this gives me all the details I need. Thanks!

@EveningWoodworker 3 года назад

Awesome! Glad it helped!

@b3arwithm3 Год назад

Really well explained and very comprehensive list of issues covered in this video 👍

@flywrite 8 месяцев назад

Thank you for filling in the details that most channels skip. Details matter but you do an excellent job of highlighting the details that matter most. This keeps the information on point, and not pointless.

@EveningWoodworker 8 месяцев назад

Thank you! I try to focus on the stuff you really need to know. Glad you like it!

@rsc4peace971 3 года назад

Lots of good tips as I was planning to try my first attempt at flattening a few of the large ambrosia maple slabs. Thanks for sharing valuable insight

@ericawilliams18 2 года назад

Thank you the first video that’s simple ! Simple jig simple explanation!

@LosoIAm 2 года назад

I never thought of the minute expansion of the base of the sled. My instinct (bad experience, rather) tells me to do it like the way you're suggesting. Your method is both scientific and practical (and considering good relationship with your neighbours is a bonus!) - thank you for pointing that out.

@EveningWoodworker 2 года назад

Thanks! I try to be logical when I can! 😀

@dalepage5511 2 года назад

Excellent points. Thanks for taking the time to share this.

@inspiringbuilds Год назад

Great tips and thumbnail! Clear, concise, and helpful video that will help any level wood worker be successful. 👍

@ohmsanti7914 9 месяцев назад

Concise and well explained, no crazy music, Thanks for your straightforward informative video.

@g-dog100 Год назад

Awesome!! So helpful!! I’m going to build mine now! Greetings from Granada, Spain!!

@kyzor-sosay6087 2 года назад

Excellent video,man.Thanks. Looking forward to the next one.

@tiborlovasz812 8 месяцев назад

Thank you - great explanation, well organized, straight to the point, everything makes sense, no unnecessary speech!

@EveningWoodworker 8 месяцев назад

Thanks!

@gavmungus824 Год назад

Excellent video: simple, clear, concise and very informative. Thank you. 👍

@Coyote48 3 года назад

Nicely done and very informative

@gvajcner 2 года назад

This was super helpful - I've got a few slabs to do soon, so I'll definitely be using your tips. Great video - thanks!

@EveningWoodworker 2 года назад

Thanks! Glad you liked it

@timsenger470 3 года назад

Well this was phenomenal timing. I've seen other videos on this topic but didn't need to make one. Now I have a 24" wide by 3" deep slab of maple for my River epoxy coffee table. These tips are going to come in super handy. I might use my long levels as my rails. Thanks.

@EveningWoodworker 3 года назад

Sweet! As long as you have a way to secure your levels, those would work fine.

@Rick_Sanchez_C137_ 3 года назад

Me too.... just gained access to a couple huge old trees that are now horizontal.....

@RobertJones-pr9rh 2 года назад

Absolutely brilliant, I never thought of using a router like that. Many thanks.

@paulquinn5260 Год назад

Great tips for building my router sled. Thanks from Paul in the uk 🇬🇧

@brucemitchell4581 3 года назад

Well my friend I learned a lot from your video about milling with the sled thanks for the video lesson! 👍

@CTuna-uo3pq 2 года назад

I love your consideration for your neighbors. Makes the world turn

@EveningWoodworker 2 года назад

Thanks, I'm trying!

@davidnleeh4 2 года назад

Thank you for sharing your knowledge with us!!!

@rayg436 2 года назад

I have made adjustable siding rails for different thickness of slabs I also use angle iron for my sled so I can do up to 48 inch wide table tops. I like the tips you give great for beginners.

@toddmitchell1026 3 года назад

Thanks for the tips and a couple of "OF COURSE!" moments

@EveningWoodworker 3 года назад

Ha you're welcome!

@lucyscottwalker2203 2 года назад

That was so very helpful. Someone cut a large cedar and gave it to me. With an Alaskan sawmill you can get slabs but not really great slabs so I've been curious about a router sled. This is actually the first video I've seen on how to construct and use one. Thank you very, very much.

@EveningWoodworker 2 года назад

Great! I'm glad you liked it!

@bozotheclown935 3 года назад

Hey buddy, Great tips. I have not been woodworking for bout 40 years but plan to get back to it in my retirement. All you guys sharing your info... WOW... really helpful specially in terms of knowledge as to what is available in the modern world. Thanks a lot and hello from Australia..

@EveningWoodworker 3 года назад

I'm glad it's helping! And welcome back to the hobby... we've missed you!

@UnpimpYourAuto 11 месяцев назад

Great tips. You see a lot of people doing slab flattening, but they don't go into details like this. Thanks!

@EveningWoodworker 11 месяцев назад

Glad it was helpful!

@bradcarlson2096 4 месяца назад

Awesome video, thanks for taking the time explaining the details

@niltavone 2 года назад

Excelent video and excelent tips! I´ll be building my first sled next week, but have already bumped into some of these difficulties on previous attempts while improvising some kind of support/jig for routing. Will definitely use all these tips when building my sled! Thanks very much!

@EveningWoodworker 2 года назад

Good luck with your sled!

@johnbeenfield4093 2 года назад

This is gold. Thank you!!

@MrOneacuff 3 года назад

Great tips! Mistake #1 cleared up my sleds issues. Thanks!

@EveningWoodworker 3 года назад

Awesome! Glad it helped

@FrostyMcG 2 года назад

That was incredibly helpful! I’ve got some oak slabs that I’m drying right now, but need to mill down a bit for a project. Using the router and a sled seems like a good option to start. Thanks!

@EveningWoodworker 2 года назад

Sweet! Good luck!

@stevegronsky8904 3 года назад

Nicely done video with good explanations of "why" things should be done.

@EveningWoodworker 3 года назад

Glad it was helpful! I'm the kind of person that wants to know the why for everything so I assume other people want to know it too.

@The78bluedevils 3 года назад

You answered a lot of questions I had, and save me time and money avoiding some of these mistakes. Thx

@EveningWoodworker 3 года назад

Glad it helped!

@bigvegass 3 года назад

Good timing. I'm gonna make my own butcher block countertops and have been.toying with flattening it with a router sled setup

@EveningWoodworker 3 года назад

Sounds fun!

@jackdotzman2908 Год назад

Great advice. Excellent vid, thank you. From Missouri

@barriowoodworks Год назад

Many helpful tips provided. Thank you.

@ronkaplan8472 Год назад

Thank you for your pragmatic information for making it simple to construct an efficient flattening sled. This was tremendously helpful. 👍👍

@EveningWoodworker Год назад

Great! I'm glad it helped

@claudeelliott3993 2 года назад

Good video!! Valid ideas to reduce follow up sanding, planing, etc!!

@gmrhymer2624 3 года назад

Really really helpful & great video. Thanks! 😀

@MC2D2T Год назад

Parfait. Très bonnes explications et compréhensibles. Bravo !!

@rctayas Год назад

I’m about to get my first router….thank you for these tips!

@lylemorton8641 2 года назад

Subscribed. Good points all around. Thanks.

@torinhalsey6313 3 года назад

Good information. I've never seen these details covered in other videos. Well done.

@EveningWoodworker 3 года назад

Thanks! Glad it's helpful!

@DFD9000 2 года назад

Straight to the point. I like it. Thanks 👍

@AmirSoltany 2 года назад

thanks for all useful tips

@tinycuisine6544 Год назад

Great tips before my first attempt!! Thanks

@scottstorch4227 3 года назад

Excellent tips. Thank you

@rusticduckfurniture4744 3 года назад

This is super helpful thanks so much!!!

@90Beater 2 года назад

A very informative video. I built a router sled over the weekend and will level my live edge Walnut slab the next weekend. It is a 2 3/4" thick 58" wide and 22" at most deep. The top has 1/2" taper on each side. I used a large piece of 3/4" melamine for the base and 1 x 4" red oak for the guide rails since I had them in the garage. For the sled I also used 3/4" melamine with 1 x 4" red oak on each side and for guides on each end. For all of this I pre-drilled the holes from the bottom making sure the alignment was perfect then I used a countersink bit so the 2 1/4" screws would hold the wood but not get in the way. the sled rides smoothly and is great. Just tonight I received a 2" 4 cutter leveling bit for my router. I watched your video to make sure I did not miss anything, I think I am good.

@EveningWoodworker 2 года назад

Sounds like a good setup! Good luck!

@bosatsu76 Год назад

Excellent catch on #1... One of those 'why didn't I think of that' items...

@rolandorivas9119 10 месяцев назад

Very nice personality straight forward explanation; thanks so much for explaining the different of router's sleds.

@EveningWoodworker 10 месяцев назад

Glad you liked it!

@morinkashi63 8 месяцев назад

Very useful information and educational. Thank you for sharing.❤

@dlk4318 9 месяцев назад

brilliant tips and even better explanation!

@ThePapa41 2 года назад

Great video, very informative and useful ideas! Louis

@jwdickinson643 Год назад

great video! super helpful!

@foxmoulder7724 Год назад

Thanks for the advice my dude 👊 Im about to finally invest in a trim router, and i want to get the most out of it.

@hokaidosax 2 года назад

Thank you for sharing these tips! I am about to do a few slabs for different projects. This will do a lot of help!

@hokaidosax 2 года назад

Update: I did my project successfully with the sled ! Thank so much for sharing!

@johnpratt7599 Год назад

Going through previous comments I found where you recommended a bit from Amazon I just ordered it and will be building my sled tomorrow thanks again.

@EveningWoodworker Год назад

Glad you found it! Good luck

@anthonyjordan2922 2 года назад

Very useful information. Thanks for sharing this.

@jasperdoyle3247 2 года назад

Such a useful vid! Thankyou man

@donaldbrewster5705 2 года назад

you gave me a lot of good tips on the router sled.

@navarroedwards8031 2 года назад

I actually learned a lot from your video . I have 3 projects to finish for family members so I’m taking my time . Thanks for your very educational video .

@EveningWoodworker 2 года назад

Glad it helped!

@gk1841 Год назад

Great tips, thanks!

@johnnydingo8680 3 года назад

All good tips, thanks for sharing.

@jeaniemalone5304 8 месяцев назад

Thanks!😁 That makes sense to do pocket holes instead of screwing straight into the sides of the wood. Also, we have some live edge pine planks that we need to level off with a router. We didn’t know that we could do this step before hand planing. This will save us a lot of time and errors. Thank you!!

@EveningWoodworker 7 месяцев назад

I'm glad it helped!

@RobDucharme 2 года назад

So, right around the time this video came out, I had just built my first router sled. I actually went in a third direction with my sled. I cut a dado into each side of the sled walls and glued the bottom in that way (as one might do with a drawer). Then capped the ends. I never would have thought of the expansion problem, but glad I did it the way I did!

@EveningWoodworker 2 года назад

Good thinking! That works too

@philipdavison4066sawdust 3 месяца назад

Good advice mate I'll take that onboard thanks. Happy woodworking ❤

@EveningWoodworker 3 месяца назад

Thanks, you too!

@loridaniels9452 11 месяцев назад

Simple Kudos on a good presentation Thank you Tim D

@enzo99991 11 месяцев назад

Great info - thanks for putting the video out

@robertbankhead8661 2 года назад

mystery solved on my last sled, thanks for taking the time to show me my errors.

@EveningWoodworker 2 года назад

I'm glad it helped!

@joedibble4199 3 года назад

First time seeing your videos - earned an immediate subscribe! Great content!

@EveningWoodworker 3 года назад

Awesome, thank you!

@whitetail600 3 месяца назад

Excellent video & info! Thanks for the tips!

@johntarrant 2 года назад

First class video! I learnt a lot in a few minutes. Nice and concise unlike so many others!

@EveningWoodworker 2 года назад

Thanks! I'm trying to make it all useful

@williamclark9743 Год назад

Wow. Very helpful for me. Thank you.

@ericdeguilo1181 3 года назад

Good tips, especially the plywood bumps 👍🏻

@EveningWoodworker 3 года назад

Thanks! Yeah that one is easy to miss

@GrantOakes Год назад

I've never milled a slab with a router before but now that I know how to do it properly I wanna build something using your tips!

@EveningWoodworker Год назад

You should give it a try!

@jefferyhaws7565 Год назад

I like the way you explained all of the potential problems and solutions. I'm going to make my rails out of a former queen size bed railing.

@EveningWoodworker Год назад

Nice! Good luck!

@stevedavisguitaristtorquay5573 Год назад

excellent informative video - thank you

@dpresley9799 Год назад

Super helpful for what I'm about to attempt.

@patrickbink4617 3 года назад

Very informative. Thank you.

@KorraTheFrenchie Год назад

Thanks for the info! I’m about to build a router sled myself and this info helps!

@EveningWoodworker Год назад

Great to hear!

@braytonbailey3782 7 месяцев назад

I have flattened a few slabs and this is a fantastic video, I guarantee I have made every mistake you call out. Thanks.

@EveningWoodworker 7 месяцев назад

Haha sometimes we have to just learn from our own mistakes!

@thebobloblawshow8832 2 года назад

Great tutorial. 👍👍

@Telecaster65 Год назад

great tips, thank you!!!

@DaileyWoodworks 3 года назад

Great video. Thanks for the tips

@SuperskillsCoUkTraining 3 года назад

Great video and very well explained - thanks!

@EveningWoodworker 3 года назад

Glad you enjoyed it!

@inonafets Год назад

Great teacher!!!

@danceswithaardvarks3284 2 года назад

Thanks. I was looking at thickness planer sleds and this popped up and I found it enjoyable and very useful. Some of the tips transfer to other jigs so I'm glad I happened on this video.

@EveningWoodworker 2 года назад

Awesome! I'm glad it helped you.