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Paduk and ash woods compliment one another in this Box of Hearts. Box corners and a front splice fasten the box together with heart joinery that is decorative and strong. Further decoration is provided with a heart inlay in the lid. In this episode (#1001) of the Router Workshop, Bob and Rick use contrasting woods for the unique Box of Hearts.

A beautiful Oak table in episode #1002 (Part 1), that can be built as a separate project, supports the modern desk featured in this four-part program. Experts, Bob and Rick Rosendahl show step-by-step procedures for routing the Secretary Table. 1002. The Secretary, Part 1, Table 1003. The Secretary, Part 2, Desk Case 1004. The Secretary, Part 3, Drawer and Cubbyholes 1005. The Secretary, Part 4, Bookcase

The desk component (Parts 2 and 3 in episodes 1003 and 1004) can be made as a stand-alone project as well. The desk case is pattern cut with step by step directions in episode 1003. Features include one drawer with side pullouts that support the lid/writing surface when the desk is in use. The lid folds up to hide the writing paraphernalia when the desk is not in use. Bob and Rick construct handy cubbyhole compartments and the desk drawer in Part 3 of the Oak Secretary 1002. The Secretary, Part 1, Table 1003. The Secretary, Part 2, Desk Case 1004. The Secretary, Part 3, Drawer and Cubbyholes 1005. The Secretary, Part 4, Bookcase

The desk component (Parts 2 and 3 in episodes 1003 and 1004) can be made as a stand-alone project as well. The desk case is pattern cut with step by step directions in episode 1003. Features include one drawer with side pullouts that support the lid/writing surface when the desk is in use. The lid folds up to hide the writing paraphernalia when the desk is not in use. Bob and Rick construct handy cubbyhole compartments and the desk drawer in Part 3 of the Oak 1002. The Secretary, Part 1, Table 1003. The Secretary, Part 2, Desk Case 1004. The Secretary, Part 3, Drawer and Cubbyholes 1005. The Secretary, Part 4, Bookcase

In episode 1005, Bob and Rick fashion a bookcase with glass doors that can be used alone or can be built as a part of the Oak Secretary. Adjustable shelves, glass doors and a molded top cap add that fine furniture touch to this exciting project. 1002. The Secretary, Part 1, Table 1003. The Secretary, Part 2, Desk Case 1004. The Secretary, Part 3, Drawer and Cubbyholes 1005. The Secretary, Part 4, Bookcase

Bob and Rick rout pattern pieces to produce a stool that is comfortable to sit on or rest your feet on. The dip angle top adds comfort and the carrying handle is handy and practical. The rounded ends make sturdy legs and wedges hold the rail in place. This is the Wedge Stool on episode #1006 of the Router Workshop.

Layout, pattern work and turning tips are important parts of this decorative Walnut mirror frame. Rick and Bob explain these in Part 1 of The Pediment Mirror, Episode #1007. The curved decorative pediment utilizes meticulous layout and bit choices to produce the pleasing crown of the Pediment Mirror. Follow the fascinating steps shown by Bob and Rick Rosendahl in part 2, Episode #1008 of the Router Workshop.

Professional woodworkers, Rick and Bob Rosendahl produce a modern black cabinet on stilt legs in episode #1009 of the Router Workshop. Clear Maple top, pulls and legs offset the black box like cabinet that features an adjustable shelf. Follow the step by step directions for a truly modern and unique piece of furniture.

This Dresser Case allows us to take advantage of the many decorative molding bits available to router woodworkers today. Choose a bit with a pleasing mold and use thick case sides to produce the outside shape in one easy pass. A geometric glued up lid with or without a contrasting inlaid band is used on top the Oak case. Finish with screw-on brass feet. All this is completed in episode #1010 of the Router Workshop.

This is the ideal piece to furnish that 90-degree corner. The experts, Bob and Rick Rosendahl show how to pattern cut the sides, install the bottom and top, make the facing and drill adjustable shelf holes in part 1, episode #1011 of the Corner Hutch in the Router Workshop TV program. In Part 2, episode #1012, the hosts show how to produce a mutton bar door, two inside triangular shelves and install the lower outside shelf. All this is the two-part project, the Corner Hutch.

Wide angled legs bracketed by a lower shelf make up this tall Oak table or barstool. A unique design relieves the plainness of the wide legs that support the simple round Oak top. Tune into the TV program “the Router Workshop” to see The Mission Table on episode #1013 as produced by Bob and Rick Rosendahl

This exciting plant container incorporates jigsaw puzzle pieces with fiberboard made of wheat straw. The container is designed to store in a flat position by disengaging the puzzle lock that holds the planter together. Any liner can be used in the puzzle planter to display plants in the garden, patio or inside the house. Store the outside puzzle planter or leave the inside one together all year round. These containers can be produced in any size, colour, or shape. Make small ones for inside displays. Watch Bob and Rick make a pattern and produce a unique puzzle planter on the Router Workshop episode #1101.

This pine and maple stool is designed with a swivel seat. Sturdy pine legs can be painted in a colour that will contrast with the clear maple seat. Watch Rick and Bob fashion a swivel stool on the Router Workshop episode #1102.

The kitchen console is an eating centre on casters. Very small kitchens often are not designed with an eating area because of space. With this moveable console that opens to a 3’ square table surface and includes two drawers for eating utensils, two can eat in the kitchen, by the picture window, in front of the TV or in the sun porch. Bob and Rick went one step further and designed the console to store two swivel stools (as in episode 1102) inside the console. Watch the Router Workshop, episodes 1103 and 1104 for details of the kitchen console. 1103. Kitchen Console Part 1, Legs 1104. Kitchen Console Part 2, Top

Bob and Rick show the intricacies of the bent leg hall tree in the Router Workshop episode #1105. This oak hall tree uses simple lines and a routed knob to set off brass and ceramic coat hangers. Or follow instructions to make oak hangers to match the hall tree. A bottom shelf spreads the bent legs for strength and stability. Use it in any entrance to hang coats and hats with a minimum of wasted space.

A fine oak furniture piece with a modern touch, the chair-side table can be used in the bedroom, the living room or the family recreation room. Router joinery by Bob and Rick Rosendahl make this table sturdy and esthetic by incorporating mortise and tenon joinery with the router. Watch episodes #1106 and #1107 for design and construction details. 1106. Chair-side Table Part 1 1107. Chair-side Table, Part 2

There is no place that requires storage more than the shop. Numerous tools, hardware, and materials all require easy access and safe storage. Tool storage ideally should be designed to fit the tools etc. to be stored. Bob and Rick work up a tool storage design and show you how to build it out of fiberboard made of wheat straw. It can be painted or finished with a clear finish. Watch episode #1108 of the Router Workshop.

One beautifully designed swan neck leg is used four times in this unique stand. The trick is in the placement of the legs and the joinery to uphold the top. Plants, lamps or pictures can be displayed in that small, unfurnishable corner of any room in the house. Bob and Rick show you how to make the leg pattern and fashion this swan neck stand with your router on episode 1109 of the Router Workshop.

The entrance area of our homes is usually untidy with scattered shoes. A solution to this problem is a shoe rack or maybe three or four (depending on how many shoes). On the Router Workshop episode #1110, Bob and Rick design and build a stacking shoe rack to fit every need. Make one or two or more and stack them to take advantage of the space available. Aromatic cedar provides an extra plus in dispensing a pleasing smell in the closet or entrance where the racks are used.

Walnut inlays of heart, diamond, spade and club patterns decorate the game tabletop. Walnut edge trim in the tabletop and three legs contrast with fiberboard made of wheat straw to give a sturdy and pleasing appearance. The six-sided centre column is beveled and positioned to hold the top and the legs. Watch episodes #1111 and 1112 of the Router Workshop for details. 1111. Game Table Part 1, Top 1112. Game Table Part 2, Legs

Walnut inlays of heart, diamond, spade and club patterns decorate the game tabletop. Walnut edge trim in the tabletop and three legs contrast with fiberboard made of wheat straw to give a sturdy and pleasing appearance. The six-sided centre column is beveled and positioned to hold the top and the legs. Watch episodes #1111 and 1112 of the Router Workshop for details. 1111. Game Table Part 1, Top 1112. Game Table Part 2, Legs

Every shop and home needs at least two of these sturdy, stacking saw horses. The sloped legs give stability, the enclosed gables give strength, and a handy shelf-spanner separates the legs and stores small items and tools where they are easily accessible. Bob and Rick tell you not to paint or finish your pine horses because the paint will just come off on the project you are working on. Watch Bob and Rick on the Router Workshop and make your own shop horses.

This small desk is designed from a one hundred-year-old antique that was handed down from grandmother to daughter to grand daughter. It features mortise and tenon joinery in the leg system of both the desk and matching bench. There is one drawer for storage and a sloped writing surface with a pencil slot to thrill a preschooler who wishes to mimic big brother or sister by playing "school". Watch episode #1201 of the Router Workshop for building tips from Bob and Rick Rosendahl.

The bedside table is part of a bedroom suite that was built in 1980 out of Zebrawood. Design features include a molded top, molded facings that inset the drawer and a plain base with a top mold. The drawer has dovetail construction and wooden slides. Watch the Router Workshop TV program for building and assembling tips. In Episodes #1202 and #1203, Bob and Rick make the identical bedside table in Oak. 1202. Bedside Table Part 1, Case Work 1203. Bedside Table Part 2, Drawer

Bob's Aunt has used a hexagon stool for seventy years as a telephone seat. The hexagon stool has a six-sided top. The six legs are identical with pattern cuts and beveled slots. They are fastened together with a glued spline system. Special screwing blocks are used to attach the top to the legs. Watch episode #1204 of the Router Workshop for the router procedures used by Bob and Rick Rosendahl in the hexagon stool.

The legs for this table are multi-pieces of thin wood bent in a half circle, glued and clamped in position until set. A stringer between the half circles strengthens and divides the legs. Top rails hold the table together and support the beveled glass top. Watch Bob and Rick in episode #1208 of the Router Workshop for tips on the router construction of the bending fixture and the table parts.

The Queen Anne legs are dovetailed into patterned rails. The low base-table is completed with a molded top to hold the chiffonier chest of drawers or as an accent table for use anywhere in the home or apartment. For router tips and procedures on this base table, watch episode #1209 of the Router Workshop program.

This tall chest of drawers is designed to be a companion to the Lingerie Chest, built in Series 600 of the Router Workshop. Plywood side panels, a molded top, and flush drawers combine to make an exotic furniture piece. We used the Queen Anne base table (episode #1209) as the base for the chiffonier. Dust panels between the drawers act as drawer slides. Watch Bob and Rick Rosendahl rout the pieces for this chiffonier in episodes 1210 and #1211 of the Router Workshop TV program. 1210. Chiffonier Part 1, Case and Panels 1211. Chiffonier Part 2, Drawers.

This box for blankets is paneled on all four sides and constructed of fiber-board made with straw. This material allows either a clear finish (as we have used) or it can be painted or stained as desired. A plain rounded lid and castors for easy moving complete the features of this storage. Watch 'the Router Workshop' Episode #1212 for techniques used by Bob and Rick Rosendahl in the Blanket Box.

This intriguing tray has angled sides, box joints and heart handles. These handy trays make bowls for fruit or snacks, hold mittens or hats, act as a letter holder, picture storage or mail bin. Make several in different sizes. The beveled bottom is glued and wedge-fit inside the tray. The top edge of the tray is also beveled. For tips on compound angles, box joints, heart patterns and beveled sides watch Bob and Rick in episode #1213 of the Router Workshop TV program.

This unique product serves as a dispenser of paper plates, napkins and plastic glasses at a picnic gathering. A carrying handle makes it easily transported. Patterned uprights hold paper plates, glasses and napkins accessible for picnic, cookout and barbecue gatherings. Watch episode 1301 on the Router Workshop to pattern cut parts and join it all to a round oak base with a carrying handle and recessed positions for the salt and pepper shakers.

This footstool has short stocky legs that are angled and doweled to fit up through the main surface of the stool. A box jointed frame with a cut out for leg comfort fastens on the footstool surface to hold a comfy cushion in place. Grain direction is important to the strength of the leg fastening. Watch episode #1305 for important details in the construction of the Cherry Footstool.

At 13 years of age, Bob made a table using pine wood and hand tools like a coping saw, files and sandpaper. This episode features that table only this time Bob uses the router and patterns to produce the identical table. Small changes have been made in the construction. For example instead of butt joinery, dados, rabbets and mortise tenon operations were applied. The table has a patterned top with an angle bookshelf below all supported on pattern leg panels. See episode #1306 on the Router Workshop for details of Bob's Table.

This versatile accent table features a triangular shaped lower shelf and three unusual shaped legs with a swinging gate leg that supports the one leaf. There is a top shelf as well just below the main table surface that does not extend below the leaf. This table is designed to go against a wall or in the middle of the room for family or living room comfort. In Episodes #1307 and #1308 of the Router Workshop, Bob and Rick shape the unusual legs and table features with the router. 1307. Round One-Leaf Table, Part 1 1308. Round One-Leaf Table, Part 2

This corner accent piece is comprised of three quarter-round shelves fitted into patterned side panels that are joined together at the back with a rabbet-dado. The shelves go from large at the bottom to small at the top. Bob and Rick Rosendahl show circle work and joinery with the router to produce the Smith Shelf in episode #1309 of the Router Workshop TV program.

This small chest has tiles for drawer fronts. The basic black chest accents the earth tone tiles used as drawer fronts, which are glued to the drawer boxes. The drawer boxes have dovetail joinery and fit flush with the chest facings. Small clips between each two-drawer section allow a stacking system that makes it easy to extend the chest to the size desired. A brass knob in the centre of each drawer matches the feet and clips used and set off the tile design in the drawer front. In episode 1310 of the Router Workshop, Bob and Rick guide us step by step through the construction of the Tile Front Chest.

Simple uncluttered lines are used in the design of this ash end table. It features a pull out shelf and a drawer with a routed wooden pull that adds a decorative touch. The pull out shelf makes a convenient spot for lunch or snack dishes or reading material. The attractive grain of the ash wood done in a clear finish produces a clean and simple elegance. For details on the construction of the table and the wooden pull, see episodes #1311 and #1312 on the TV program the Router Workshop. 1311. Sofa End Table, Part 1 1312. Sofa End Table, Part 2

Stairs are a very important and functional part of our houses, offices and buildings. This stair has treads and stringers. This gives the stair an open look and is sometimes preferred in a special setting for decorative reasons. The function of stairs is directly related to their construction. Is there room on the tread for a foot? Is the space between the treads even from top to bottom? Is there sufficient head room? Bob and Rick address stair problems and delve into stair planning, needed accessories and router procedures for open stringer stairs on episode #1313 of the Router Workshop.

The original server was made of Teakwood. Box joints are used as the joinery in the casework and the drawers. A full-length drawer at the bottom is particularly useful for storing large tablecloths while the three smaller drawers can be used for mats, silverware and other serving necessities. A simple mortise and tenon leg system holds the server at a comfortable user height. Watch episodes #1402 and #1403 of the Router Workshop for details of construction in the Dining Room Server. 1402. Dining Room Server, Part 1 1403. Dining Room Server, Part 2

Solid wood interior doors are hard to find. This solid ash door is made up of an outside frame of two-inch material with V groove horizontal boards inside the frame. A special tongue and groove bit is used with the router to mill the boards. Measurements and detailed procedures of the Ash Door are shown on episode # 1404 of the Router Workshop.

This antique screen was used to hide the ashes and soot associated with a fireplace during the times when the fireplace was NOT lit. The table/screen surface was usually wood covered with a silk patterned material and glass. When the fireplace was used to produce heat, this screen could be made into a small table to play games or have tea in front of the warm fire. A revolving butterfly support is rotated below to support the table/screen surface on the screen legs. The legs and supports are pattern cut with the router. Watch episode #1405 on the Router Workshop for details of construction of the Fireplace Screen.

This original maple table is designed for a position beside a reading chair. It comes with a surface to set a cup of coffee near at hand. The box jointed tray below can hold magazines or books. The lamp on the upright can be positioned in three different locations for maximum light. A hole and pin system ensures the stability of the lamp. Bob and Rick show router procedures for constructing the Pole Lamp Table on episodes #1406 and #1407 of the Router Workshop. 1406. Pole Lamp Table, Part 1 1407. Pole Lamp Table, Part 2

The suitcase stand folds for storage. It is comprised of four patterned legs held together with rails and top slats. The legs fold together when not in use. The cross pieces are heavy fabric straps that allow the legs to spread apart to make a light but sturdy stand on which to set a suitcase or other object. This stand is an excellent addition to the guest bedroom. Watch episode #1408 of the TV program the Router Workshop for details on the suitcase stand.

There is no date on this chair but it has passed through more than one family in its existence, which attests to its sturdy construction. This chair can be unbolted to fold it flat making it into a traveling chair of years ago. The interesting pattern work in the chair back, which originally was done with a coping saw, is produced with a pattern, the router and guides. Router joinery holds the leg system together and supports the patterned back and seat frame that was leather covered. Build a travel chair or make them for the dining room by following directions in episodes #1409 and #1410 of the Router Workshop. 1409. Travel Chair, Part 1 1410. Travel Chair, Part 2