Which Direction to Move Your Router

August 12, 2015 DIY Tool Tip: Which Direction to Move Your Router.

Ever wondered which is the correct way to move your router around a piece of lumber?

Watch this how-to video to see the correct way (in most instances) to move your router around the outside of a work piece. You move the router from left to right, sometimes known as a “push cut”.

It it so happens that you are routing the inside of a work piece, you will go in the opposite direction.

We show you some simple tricks to ensure that you always remember which way to go, so that you can successfully and safely route the edge of any piece of wood.

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