
Router Table:
This is my version of the New Yankee Workshop router table. I elected to make mine out of birch plywood with quartersawn red oak trim and drawer faces, which came from wood left over from my Shaker Hall Table. The router insert is from Rousseau, as is the safety power switch faintly visible on the right side under the top. The router is the Hitachi M12V, and the fence is from Rockler. The drawer knobs were some nice closeout pieces from Lee Valley.I made a few deviations from the stock plans, such as using hardwood for the drawer fronts, a different power switch, different insert plate, pre-made fence, and different dust collection fittings to better go with my dust collector. I also mounted mine on 3" casters to keep it mobile in my small shop.
This shot of the top shows the t-slots that the fence bolts through. You can also see the laminate top surface and the router mounting plate. The side shows the birch plywood that was used for the majority of the cabinet.

In this photograph, you can see how the Rousseau power switch is mounted. I like this switch because you can turn it off quickly and easily even without looking at it if there is an emergency. It was designed to mount to the bottom edge of a top or cabinet, but I used a piece of aluminum angle iron to bolt it to the side of the cabinet. This allows the top to still be easily removed in case it is necessary to get underneath it to access the cords or anything else. The light colored block of wood is just a spacer and is attached to the bracket but not to the cabinet.

The shot of the rear side of the cabinet shows the DC hookup. It attaches to a removable 3" x 3" x 2" PVC wye connector (not shown here), which fits nicely into the 4" DC hose I use. The 2" port connects to a shopvac hose that goes up to the connection on the back of the fence. The wye is removable so that the table can be placed very close to the wall when not in use.

In this shot, the table and cabinet are complete except for the door and the finish. I also need to align the large drawer on the lower right. The finish will be Watco Dark Walnut Danish Oil.

This is a good shot of the top of the router table. It is banded with QS red oak, and the plate is by Rousseau. The fence is from Rockler, and the featherboards are FL200's from Bench Dog . I still have to build the lower three drawers and make a door for the center.

In this shot, you can make out the dust port just behind the bit guard. The writing on the side of the cabinet is in chalk and is there to mark which pieces are which before assembly. It comes off easily prior to applying the finish.

