[saddlesore]

What's the best method for routing a blood groove in a cutting board? On the table with stops or plunging it around a template? This is a 1.5+ thick slab.

 

[bobj3]

This it what I would do. with a plunge router ....

Core Box Bits
http://www.mlcswoodworking.com/shopsite_sc/store/html/smarthtml/pages/bt_core.html#Round_Nose_Anchor

V-Groove Router Bits
http://www.mlcswoodworking.com/shopsite_sc/store/html/smarthtml/pages/bt_sign.html#V-Groove_Anchor


You can also use a Brass Guide with a template, If you Have A BIG one and your router can take on a big one...( 1 1/2" OD ) but if not the jig works well for this type of job, you can also put a counter sink slot in the jig so you can adjust it in or out, so you can use it for other jobs as well .

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Hope it helps

Bj