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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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..
Hello, very good info in the video.
I have been cleaning my workshop also multiple times for hours after using the router to flatten slabs. Today , I found a simple, cheap method to reduce the saw dust.
Lay a sheet of MDF or whatever wood on the right of your sled and also a vertical piece of wood. It will reduce the cleaning work afterwards a lot.
Great tips and thumbnail! Clear, concise, and helpful video that will help any level wood worker be successful. ?
Hi! I'm new to woodworking.
Do you have to do both sanding & planning, you can't just sand?
Very good advice you gave my friend. I will follow the step by step for my Sled Router.
Thank you very much
Greetings from Chile
Thanks, good info!
Well done! Thank you for this helpful video!
I'm going to build a sled for very large slabs (9'x6'x3") this weekend with friends and we'll benefit enormously from you great guidance here. One question: I can't see how the sled slides past the support blocks glued to the side of the rails? Thank you for the care you put into this and your other vids.
It everyone who can do has the ability to teach.
This is the 4th video I’ve watched to learn how to build the sled.
With the others, the craftsman either just kept cutting with very little to no explanation. To make it worse, some fast forwarded st least half the video as if one was supposed to understand what he was doing. One of the videos had “101” in the title. 101 as in the basics of it. 101 as in beginners.
I’m going to watch more of your videos and if your as consistent in your teaching methods as this one I’m definitely going to subscribe. Thank you.
Most slabs have a slight cup. It important to know which side of the cup to start on.
excellent informative video – thank you
I’m about to get my first router….thank you for these tips!
I was thinking about your mess and the end of the routing. Perhaps you could use a "cloth" drop cloth on the floor; plastic could be slippery and dangerous.
Great tips before my first attempt!! Thanks
Hang some polythene curtains all around your work job. That will catch the wood chips (most of them).
Wow great vid have two slabs , been watching a ton if vids your info makes the most sense . Can’t wait to get started thank you for your time and information.
Great tips, thanks!
What a nice guy.
Also known as the poor man's planer.
Really well explained and very comprehensive list of issues covered in this video ?
I have a problem where my router bit cant reach my project. Ive borrowed a Bosch 1200 pf (my dewalt broke), Even when I plunge it way down it dont even pass the material of the sled. I used to have an extension-adapter for the bit but that one also broke. One solution is to use thinner material for the sled like 0.5 cm, but thats not stable. Rails are not to high
Thank you for your pragmatic information for making it simple to construct an efficient flattening sled. This was tremendously helpful. ??
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.
Thanks for the video these are great tips I am happy I can avoid learning the hard way!
Is your slab only sitting on two strips on wood that go perpendicular to the rails where that are supported? Did you check anything with these to be sure they were level with one another?
Excellent video: simple, clear, concise and very informative. Thank you. ?
great video! super helpful!
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.
Great instructional video can you recommend a type and brand of router bit?