I, too, am a router newbie. I had been a teacher, coach and trainer for about 30 years, so I can easily appreciate the planning and skills in the setup for these lessons. It was right there at my experience and head level. I've used different tools and skillsets, but this class is going to help me with projects almost immediately, so I am totally appreciative. Thanks already. As I sat to have my dinner on my deck, my eyes started looking around at the woodcraft around me, chairs, railings, shelves, steps, supports and flowerboxes. Oh, God am I going to have a wonderful time with my new tool when it arrives this weekend. Wish me luck. I'm just planning on enjoying, planning and careful execution. Thanks.

Great video! Just what a newbie like me needs. I too appreciated no music, no screaming or shouting into the camera like some other presentations I have watched! Very clear and yes - for those who commented about MDF - I did get that you need a mask when cutting MDF; you did say that in the video and you were only cutting a very small amount of it. Good job and thank you.

No frills, presentation is straightforward. Just what i needed for a woodworking tutorial. I like what i see so my subscription is expected.

Very nicely done !! I'm a relatively new woodworker and a novice with a router. This was very helpful to me. I'm sure to many others as well. Andrew, Thanks for sharing your thoughts and videos, Rodney

Simplify your circle jig. Pick a guide brushing. Drill a hole in the jig that matches the OD of the brushing. Put the brushing on the router and just drop into the hole and go. This eliminates the need to screw the router to the jig.

If you put the two pieces on top of each other, the first groove would also be transferred to the bottom piece as you go through the top piece. Then all you had to do was finish the second one off. You'd have identical grooves.

I failed woodworking classes miserably preferring tech drawing instead. Back then we only used hand tools. The router is an extremely useful tool. Nice video on the basics of using this tool. Top marks to you.

Great teaching skills! As a former trainer/teacher I enjoy watching a "natural" go step-by-step without sounding condescending. Thanks for sharing your talent and passion. I think even I can learn to use a router. God bless... Wait, I just hit the "subscribe" button. LOL

Thank you for not screaming and hollering - and also for NOT having background noise.

Your good! I was also a trainer/instructor for many years. You do present in a vary systematic way. Really enjoyed and learned from your presentation.

Thank you! Most channels focus on showing using a router on a router table.

Lovely jubbly and bubblyly done I just bought Palm router and wanted to learn how to router and came a cross your channel You have explained beautifully and I will have a go, thanking you from Kathmandu for sharing

Very well explained! I had no knowledge of routers, but I know how to use one now. Thanks for your time making this video. 👍🏼👌🏼

I really like this guy. A good teacher can translate his or her knowledge and experience into demonstrations that follow logical progressions and "cover all the bases." Hope to find more of his videos. I learned a lot today. Than You!

Excellent explanation....you are very patient and a very clear tutor

To make accurate centers for drilling holes to match something like a router base, just take out a drill bit from your set of bits that is the same size as the hole, place it in the hole and hit it with something - a piece of scrap wood, a hammer, whatever. Viola, a centered mark. Even a old, blunt drill is good enough. If you are doing this sort of thing regularly you can buy a set of 'Transfer Punches' from any number of online sources that will mark wood, steel or plastic without being damaged.

Trim routers are very good for there convenient mechanism, not heavy, meaning lots of work simple and faster, change of bits simple etc .

I’m very glad you explain every detail in your video which is very helpful to router newbies. I enjoyed your tutorial.

Good narrative, no wasted words, but nothing left out, either. Thanks. I'm already liking my router better.

Very nice laid back demonstration. I am new to wood working and I have never used a router, here I go. Thanks

Nice job. If you cut the far side of the dado first, you can use a spacer the same thickness of the material and cut the second pass. This way, it's not necessary to measure and set twice. Papa Mel

Good video. Points to note though, if you make your cut in 2 or 3 passes your bit will stay sharper for longer you won't burn the workpiece you'll avoid the potential of the bit deflecting, possibly snapping under load ruining the workpiece and causing yourself serious injury

Nice video! Good presentation skills. One suggestion I'd make for the dado process. I noted some tear out at the end of both passes. A simple backer board will eliminate this, and is always a worthwhile tip to include.

Excellent...and no awful music. Great pacing and commentary

What I like most about you is, you're such a cool person, and the way you explain in details, bravo brother, I learnt something from you. Cheers.

Thanks for the “Plunge-Motion” tip! - 👍🏼

Nice video. All good tips. I made a router table out of scrap wood. It makes it easier making rabbit cuts. But you showed me so ideas for free hand. I need to look into a compos cutting jig for my router. Never saw one before. Making one for a one time use is simple, now that you showed me and is a great idea. Thanks for the great tips. Barry

If I can give any one advice, an I’m no pro but the best thing I ever learned is to sneak up on the cut! Especially when working with ply woods, dimensions very so much from one piece to the next. Lines are just reference marks to get you close.

I REALLY love your simplicity, and how you aren't trying to be fancy and really speak to us, beginners. It feels like a nice simple place to learn from. Thank you!

I’m in the business for more than two decades. I RECOGNIZE your SIMPLICITY…. Not a lot of “bla bla bla” Straight to the point. Easy to understand. You are not trying to impress any body. That’s the result of that 1.5 millions of views. Congratulations!!!

Very nice informative video, Andrew..!! Just something I needed, as a newbie in woodworking.

NICE CAMERA WORK TOO !

Exact concise explanations without wasted time. Great!

Amazing, simple and to the point. Thanks for the lesson Andrew!!

Thank you very much. That video is so helpful for me to learn how to use the router in different ways.

Great video, beautifully explained, useful close up shots. Thank you for taking the time to post!

Heaps of tips, especially a beginner like myself, I'll try couples, rabitting and compass guide. Thanks heaps.

Great video. I didn't close it in case I couldn't find it again! Yes, I have now subscribed, so I can close it. I am surprised to see so many people offering you advice. I thought this was a vid for beginners like me who really appreciate the no-nonsense, step by step approach. This single video will make a big difference to how I use my router. It is impossible to cover everything in 30mins but you covered a lot, everyone knows and accepts there are multiple ways to skin every cat. I'm looking for star knobs online so I can make the dado jig!

I just biught a router and never used one before. Very helpful video. Thanks for uploading

Thank you for the excellent explanations!

This guy is real and humble 😎👍

Thank you ! Well appreciated content❤

Im mexican and my english is not so good but he explane very well I like it

Wow, I was going to add some critique, but seems you have a bin full already. Everyone's a critic. Great to see some instruction like this for those who are less than experienced with a router.

Good watch. Not new to using a router just never learned these techniques.

Excellent video, thank you for showing

Excellent video and great teacher. I was only going to watch the first 5 minutes but it got so interesting that I watched the whole clip Now if one could only have a hand router or a table router, which is the best option.

Great refresher, I use the router so infrequent so this helps get reacquainted with the tool

Most excellent !!! Thank you ! I love the close up camera, and ur teaching style is great-Being a first time router lover newbie, I really need this video !!thank you hope u make more shows !!!

Excellent, thanks for the idea.

Routers beyond roundovers are fun. Cheers!

Excellent thank you very much, really appreciate your time.

Thanks, all of it useful to me. I just bought a router. And first time I’ve bought MDF, it looks so messy 😅

If you take a close at the router he hasn't fully locked the depth adjustment, you can see the locked and unlocked picture on the plastic housing of the router. There is a extra click when you are securing the base back on to the router that locks the depth screw into place on this particular Bosch router. If its not engaged you will end up with a deeper plow than expected in the middle or end of your run.

Excellent and straight to the point, thank you so much!!!

First time watching your video. I will watch all that you have. I just got another table saw and a router and can't wait to do some things. Your style of teaching is superior. Thank you.

Wow... thank you for sharing bright ideas!! God bless.

Consider turning the screw over on the metal guide so you aren’t fighting with space between tabletop when adjusting.

Awesome. Just needed that jig for my garage cabinet! Subscribed.

Loved to watch your video... Thank you so much making everything so simple and easy. Moreover, your voice and gestures are just amazing.

I didnt watch the entire video but don't forget to inform viewers a router MUST travel from left to right or a clockwise direction otherwise doing the opposite direction pushes the router in an unwanted direction . Clockwise pulls the router fence to the work piece which is the correct procedure. Good Luck fellow woodworkers.

Very good I like it ,thank you for your time mate old jimmy Australia

Thanks for making this video , exactly what I was looking for , and answered a few questions I had .

I like how you explain everything great job be watching you 👍

Great video. Lots covered in one shot. Thanks

Ooooo! cool! EXACTLY what I was looking for!

Thanks for sharing, keep the good work.

Having been bit before... I always check the on/off switch before plugging in the cord. Messing around with adjustments, changing bit, etc. can accidentally flip the switch.

Excellent video, very clear and easy to understand, just won yourself a new subscriber.

Very easy to follow and great tips

I like that dado jig, I do. I'll be building one next day or two. Actually probably right after watching this. I'm going to be making christmas gifts soon, (all my scrap wood) will be glued into color pattern panels, for desk top speakers, stash boxes with hidden compartments, and hopefully I can find some patterns for some 3D wooden puzzles, that kind of stuff. Dado joints are very useful and strong. I can't waite I have purchased some other stock like walnut for example to mix up the colors. Great video thanks.

I spent dust deputy for about $50.00 on Amazon .rubber connector on Lowes with metal clamp on each side, hook it on my Router even on MDF it suck all the dust plus I also wear a paper mask .Dust deputy save money buying filter for my Shop Vac. I have also a hanging air filtration I bought on Home Depot , plus a Grizzly Central vac for my table saw. Take care of your lungs for a long years of wood working. You are very talented fellow God Bless

That and so much more! T-track and keyholes are two other operations one can do easily with a compact router.

What a great video......I am going to make this today....thxs

Thanks for sharing!

Is it okay to just hold your breath while working a piece until you're done or is it all about the dust particles that are flying around afterwards? I see so many people put a mask on but then take it off the second they turn off the machine. And thanks, very informative video here

Great advise about starting with an inexpensive set and replacing the ones you love to use. Where were you when I bought the the expensive singles that are still shiny clean ten years latter? Enjoy all your videos. Keep 'em coming!

Choking on the MDF dust just watching! MDF dust is the next asbestos!!!

As always really easy useful jigs thank you and Andrew u are doing a good job u r easy 2 listen 2 and understand

Wonderful video. Well made, easy to understand and at the right pace Thank You

Really good camera work and editing! Don’t change your style or shop, don’t get fancy and fast w the editing or add background music- this is great teaching. I could devote my attention to what you were doing w/o having to filter out those distractions. Thanks!

Thank you for this video. I'm making a speaker cabinet and have never used a router. This covered the three or four things I was hoping to learn.

Thank you Andrew, very useful video class.

If I may suggest a pencil that fits nicely in those slots....the DIXON REACH is a thin pencil and I use an old fashioned wall mount pencil sharpener to keep a pin point tip on it. Just a thought for your consideration. Oh, and I don’t work for or receive and royalties from Dixon...it’s just a pencil I stumbled upon that I really like for tight places requiring a fine point line.

Cool work techniques ! Thanks for the demo 💯

An important router safety rule - just before you turn on the router adjust the router's speed. If you don't own a router with speed control, ensure you're not hogging out too much material with each cutting pass.

Nice video production..and good insight. One tip, I'd set the fence first with the bit flush with the router base so you can actually get super accurate with it, then set the bit depth. Just an order change. Thanks for the vid !

Thank you sir !

That first groove... Man that router didn't sit flash whit the working piece 😂

Love your style. Keep up the good work

If you use a square router bit, you could make square corners vs those rounded ones - no chisel needed. LOL

Thank you for this video,nicely explained

Regarding the dado jig and 'the moment of truth'. I see a couple of problems: 1. The carriage bolts are not recessed so the whole jig is teetering over the heads 2. There is nothing to stop the router chewing into the jig base plate particularly if the stock is thinner material and sits lower than the base plate Or am I missing something?

Great video, thanks for breaking it down Barney style. Just got back into woodworking and this was a great refresher.

Correct me if I’m wrong….in determining the nail point wouldn’t it depend on if you want a 10” hole cut out of your work piece - or if you need a 10” circle? You said measure to the outside edge of the cutter. My brain is telling me it needs to be the inside edge if the circular board is your work piece.

People are so insulting if you don't like this video move on, make your own video so we can all be amazed by your skills and intelligence.

very informative! Thanks!

muy buena demostracion gracias por ello jorge de argentina

thank you. VERY helpful to me, a beginner.

Excelente demostration.