How to Edge Bamboo Flooring With a Router

Bamboo flooring can serve as an attractive alternative to carpet, hardwood or tile. The warmth of bamboo, combined with its durability, adds to the aesthetic functionality of a dining room, family room, den or kitchen. When installing bamboo flooring, you need to leave a quarter-inch expansion gap between the flooring and the wall around the perimeter of the room, which may necessitate trimming the last course of bamboo before you install it. A table saw is the ideal tool for cutting the flooring, but a router can be used in a pinch.

Measuring tape
Metal straightedge
C-clamps
Router
Palm sander

Instructions

- 1
  Measure the width of the space between the previous course of bamboo flooring and the wall, using a measuring tape. Subtract a quarter-inch from this measurement to determine the necessary width of the final course.
- 2
  Mark the necessary width at both ends of the bamboo flooring plank. Place the plank on a work table, with the marks even with the table edge.
- 3
  Place a metal straightedge on the bamboo plank and align it with the width marks. Clamp the straightedge and the bamboo plank to the table with C-clamps at each end.
- 4
  Set the router bit to the depth of the bamboo plank. Turn on the router and run the bit along the length of the bamboo, using the metal straightedge as a guide.
- 5
  Sand the cut edge of the bamboo plank lightly with a palm sander to smooth it.

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