How to Use Templates for Woodworking Projects – Flush Trim Bit VS. Guide Bushing

How to Use Templates for Woodworking Projects – Flush Trim Bit VS. Guide Bushing

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50 Comments

  1. Dawn Abbott on January 23, 2022 at 9:16 pm

    You are awesome! Thanks for for the clearest explanation on this topic. I also am also so glad that I have reassurance I did not made a mistake in buying a jigsaw….need to start somewhere 😃



  2. Marc Thorp on January 23, 2022 at 9:18 pm

    I like the flush-cut of your gib! A thoroughly informative video, thank you.



  3. Tony Lozano on January 23, 2022 at 9:19 pm

    maybe to save time not trimming piece with pattern on and using bandsaw, use bandsaw for pattern sawing (template cutting). This technique is shown by Mark Duginske a forth generation wood worker. It’s ideal for not to complicated sawing. In a video "Mastering Your Bandsaw" around 23 minutes into video.



  4. Thomas Brovarone on January 23, 2022 at 9:19 pm

    Tamar … Just getting to this video now; I just got a router and table and I want to start learning to use templates. This is a year old video but very timely for me. Those flush trim router bits look pretty ‘heavy duty’. If the template shape fills up most of the beginning board, could you go right to the router; not saw off the extra? Thanks … tom



  5. Jim Tousis on January 23, 2022 at 9:20 pm

    Thank you very much for your tips and your info!



  6. Jon Dale on January 23, 2022 at 9:21 pm

    The first 2 minutes are an additional in video sponsorship advertisement. This lady is double dipping.



  7. Greg Savant on January 23, 2022 at 9:22 pm

    Use wider tape



  8. Aminuteofhistory2021 K on January 23, 2022 at 9:22 pm

    Love the channel, tried to find a link to the double sided tape you use. Can’t find it. Will you please recommend a good double sided tape and also some black c a glue? Thank you so much



  9. W.P. Ginfo on January 23, 2022 at 9:25 pm

    Holy mooooly! These special flush trim bits are expensive! $$$$ I think I’ll first try this with the ‘ordinary versions’. Then, when / should I end up doing this on a regular basis, I might consider justifying the expense.
    Great video BTW!



  10. Jon D on January 23, 2022 at 9:25 pm

    Floating tenons-you don’t want loose tennons



  11. onjoFilms on January 23, 2022 at 9:25 pm

    Wow, I learned so much and everything you said make incredible sense. Thanks.



  12. sagittariansrock on January 23, 2022 at 9:26 pm

    Very helpful information, fantastic production quality. Quick question re blue tape and ca glue: if you lay the first layer of blue tape sticky side down on your piece, then put ca glue, then the second layer of blue tape sticky side up, then place your template you should be able to line up the blue tapes pretty well, right? Not that it is better than double sided tape imo, just another option.



  13. Gairy Ferguson on January 23, 2022 at 9:27 pm

    Thank you soooo much for the way you explain things, breaking them down with illustrations and not assuming that we know all the different terminologies. You are an excellent teacher. I am a guy and could listen to you all day. I was wondering if I should buy bushings but didn’t know what they were for. You not only gave an informative answer, but you gave other options and explained what a pattern bit was. I don’t like searching through 20 YouTube videos to understand 1 thing. I will watch your videos first from now on. Actually, I am going to go and watch all of your videos now… binge-watching time! Keep up the good work!



  14. Afonso Lima on January 23, 2022 at 9:30 pm

    Amazing info here. I’m totally new to routers as my first one has just arrived and I’m yet to put it to use. Thanks a lot.



  15. Demonic Squid on January 23, 2022 at 9:31 pm

    Just a tip with the CA glue and tape method. You don’t have to put a piece of tape on both pieces of wood, just one piece, e.g. your template. Then you put CA on the first strip of tape, and place your second strip upside down across the first, and then put your template on your work piece. Personally I prefer using this method as I never get any residue from the tape and I’ve never been able to find double sided tape that doesn’t leave something behind – if I could I’d definitely use double-sided!



  16. Thomas Kletzl on January 23, 2022 at 9:36 pm

    for me personally i dont have a sender or something like that i just 3d print it and cut the rest with a saw



  17. denise invamoto on January 23, 2022 at 9:36 pm

    Advertising too long before getting started



  18. Pedro Lopes on January 23, 2022 at 9:37 pm

    Great video!! Thanks



  19. Daniel on January 23, 2022 at 9:38 pm

    For the CA trick, just make sure your CA glue isn’t to the edge of your blue tape. As long as there is enough overlap of tape, then it’s never an issue.



  20. Timmamakes on January 23, 2022 at 9:38 pm

    Templates are great, I use them all the time, I have hundreds hanging in my shop from radius guides to cutouts of spacers for kitchen units. The time the take to make is well worth the time they same with repeating tasks. Great video.



  21. Walter Johnson on January 23, 2022 at 9:38 pm

    Use thicker blue tape.



  22. Christian Daniel on January 23, 2022 at 9:41 pm

    I like making "disposable" templates out of cheap MDF, but if I need something to last, like a guitar body template, I prefer 3/8" Plywood as a Master template.



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  24. r2d2 on January 23, 2022 at 9:45 pm

    Thank you for yrs teaching 😃😃



  25. Paweł Skarżyński on January 23, 2022 at 9:47 pm

    Most ignored tip is: the way you have pencil always available – in your hair – a great and simple idea!



  26. LAZER1981A on January 23, 2022 at 9:47 pm

    You are brilliant!



  27. Michael Dean on January 23, 2022 at 9:48 pm

    The shape of the first template. Very funny.



  28. M.L.G Leather Items on January 23, 2022 at 9:50 pm

    Sorry I turned my apple off then back on I had bad connection.



  29. Bill H on January 23, 2022 at 9:50 pm

    What if any are the advantages of a Flush Trim Bit with the Bottom Bearing or top bearing only vs just getting the Ultimate Flush Trim Bit with BOTH Bearings? If I get the bit with both top and bottom aren’t I ready for eith kind of flush trimming vs having specialized bits- one for top flush trimming and one for bottom?



  30. Josie Longo on January 23, 2022 at 9:51 pm

    How did you learn woodworking.



  31. Dave Hughes on January 23, 2022 at 9:51 pm

    V G



  32. William Howard on January 23, 2022 at 9:51 pm

    young lady you sure tickled my funnybone i know when you hit your finger the dance was great i still laugh just thinking about i know it was painfull ben in that predickiment before



  33. Michael Royce on January 23, 2022 at 9:54 pm

    One thing about routers, they don’t have cell phones. Stay with me. Unlike teenage kids, you can’t take their phone away when they refuse to work with you. Best disciplinary method ever.

    Question: what causes the wavy edge on your cut? Is that just a cheap or dull bit?



  34. Matt G on January 23, 2022 at 9:55 pm

    How did you make your P-90 template? The pre-made ones on the web are high dollar.



  35. Frederik Mare on January 23, 2022 at 9:56 pm

    Are you married??? 😉🌹



  36. Mike Eldridge on January 23, 2022 at 9:56 pm

    Darlin … You are one beautiful lady !!!



  37. Ken Krause on January 23, 2022 at 9:59 pm

    Great job!thanks for sharing!



  38. martin mac on January 23, 2022 at 9:59 pm

    great vid



  39. Adrian Miles on January 23, 2022 at 10:00 pm

    where do you buy the trim bit router bits…….the ones i can see from whiteside are insanely expensive?



  40. Arlin Customs on January 23, 2022 at 10:02 pm

    Thank you for editing out the saw noises. Quality video.



  41. Katherine Gingras on January 23, 2022 at 10:02 pm

    Thank you so much for this great video!



  42. B rollin 2 fly B rollin2 fly on January 23, 2022 at 10:03 pm

    Thank u for ALL The good tip super Boom kep IT rollin



  43. Russ Martin on January 23, 2022 at 10:05 pm

    Great content. I am lusting for your bandsaw. You call it "this guy". If I had one, It would be "my baby". Is it the PWBS-14CS or a bigger one?



  44. Jacob Samples on January 23, 2022 at 10:07 pm

    How/ where do you store your templates???



  45. Black Pepperz on January 23, 2022 at 10:09 pm

    30USD + shipping for 33 meters, what? One USD for a meter of tape. Hopelessly overpriced, I’d rather stick to carpet tape.



  46. Jay Lackovic on January 23, 2022 at 10:10 pm

    Use wider painters tape dork



  47. Mark Meehan on January 23, 2022 at 10:11 pm

    Most of your woodcraft links no longer work



  48. boatsport88 on January 23, 2022 at 10:13 pm

    Also not mentioned here – A template is wayyyy easier to replace than an expensive piece of hardwood. I like making templates to get the shape just right with no stress. If the shape is wrong I can just throw out the template and start over!



  49. Frederik Mare on January 23, 2022 at 10:15 pm

    If YOU were my teacher, I would have got distinctions in ALL my subjects!!! (you missed your occupation, you have the ability to make things crystal clear for everyone)!!! Thanks for a FANTASTIC VIDEO!!! The way you explains things makes it so clear and simple!!! Thanks for sharing your knowledge with us!!! 👍👍👍 🌹



  50. James Brooks on January 23, 2022 at 10:15 pm

    Love the video, great content! Would like to see something on making the templates themselves. Always looking for tips and tricks there. Specifically it would be helpful to see templates made with interior cutouts rather than exterior. Thanks again!