We may receive a commission when you use our affiliate links. However, this does not impact our recommendations. Woodworkers go flush trimming router bit kernel building face-frame projects in varying ways. Contributing editor Troy Sexton constructs the face frame then builds and fits the cabinet to that frame See American CabinetPopular Flush trimming router bit kernel Aprilissue I tackle a face-frame cabinet from a completely opposite direction.

I build the cabinet then design my face frame to fit that case. The one technique we both have in common is that we build the face frame larger and wider than the cabinet.

And how do we trim the frame? With a router and a flush-trim router bit. The next question is which flush-trim bit. Yesterday I received a new catalog from a router bit company. I begin thumbing through the pages and was intrigues by a newly designed flush-trim bitat least this was the first time I had seen this design.

This bit has a glue-reservoir area that bridges a glue flush trimming router bit kernel in order to eliminate glue buildup on the bearing.

Do we need this feature? Also, do we need spiral-upcut and downcut flush-trim bits. Router bit manufacturers have touted these bits for years. Spiral flush-trim bits are supposed to provide a cleaner cut.

How about downshear flush-trim bits? This flush trimming router bit kernel bit has been available for a while. Is this design something we should have in our bit arsenal? So, how do you trim face frames to the case? Do you have a favorite flush-trim router bit or technique for flushing the face frame to the cabinet? Ohand a tip I picked up from Troy was to flush trimming router bit kernel do my flush trimming using a climb cut.

That technique keeps you from ripping out the wood as you trim. Here are some supplies and tools we find essential in our everyday work around the shop. We may receive a commission from sales referred by our links; however, we have carefully selected these products for their usefulness and quality. I have always built cabinets first, then the face frame. I use a straight bit to trim the frame.

I consider "climb cuts" dangerous but have used them on occasion to get a job done right. In some flush trimming router bit kernel situations they are the best way. I do use them for flush trimming router bit kernel method of mortice construction. I said, "against the rotation" and probably should have said "usual rotation" vis-a-vis the wood which is against the spin.

Think of it like this, usually the bit is spinning like a tire backing up; with a climb cut you are moving the router in a direction where the bit is like a tire spinning at RPM in flush trimming router bit kernel direction you are trying to control — there lies the danger.

For example, if you are using a handhaled router to treat an edge, you move the router from left to right normally. With a climb cut, you would go from right to left. This lessens the chances of tearout and chipped edges, but it can also be much more dangerous.

Could someone provide a more complete description? Flush trimming router bit kernel build face frame cabinets in a similar way, but with one minor change: I am not very good at keeping the router steady on a thin rail or stile, so I use a sub-base on the router that can span the width of the cabinet.

It almost looks like a trammel for cutting circles. I also have used a block plane with good results as well, but you have to be careful not to tear things out. I like to skew the plane at an angle for a cleaner cut. Yes, I too build face-frames larger than required for a cabinet and then trim it to fit. I used climb cuts for years without knowing what they were called. When I read about climb cuts I had to learn more — and realized I already knew what they were.

Why are they called climb cuts and is there any better terminology out there that actually makes sense? Something like "backing the router bit into the cut?

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