# How to Cut Cabinets With a Router
A router can make even an amateur woodworker look like a pro. Routers not only cut decorations into wood, they can create finished edges and interesting patterns. With a template, a router can be used to create a raised panel in a cabinet door as well as cut the edge to length. A router is not required for woodworking, but it is useful in a variety of ways.
Things You'll Need
- Router
- Cabinet door
- Vice
Instructions
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Select a bit for your smaller, handheld router. You may want to practice setting up and using this type of bit before working on your cabinet.
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Secure your piece of wood with a vice before cutting. If the cabinet door is made of several pieces of wood together, make sure they are glued and secure before cutting the edge of the door.
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Hold the router steady and move it slowly, but firmly, around the edge in a counterclockwise motion around the door. If you are using your router on the inside of the door, such as in cutting a window out of the middle, rout it clockwise. This should help you avoid chipping out corners, according to The Family Handyman (thefamilyhandyman.com).
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Sand the edges and examine them for imperfections.
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