Best Trim Router Bits
Freud's precision ground carbide bits have a grain size smaller than other grades, and titanium is added making them impervious to chemical attack. Cuts all composition materials, plywoods, hardwoods, and softwoods.
Reviews
Find Best Price at Amazon"I Love my Freud bits! I actually have a full set of these flush trim bits ranging from 3/4" to 1" to 1-1/4" to 1-1/2" and a full, massive 2"."
"Sapele is a fairly hard wood with variable grain which was compounded by my unusual sweeping curves. Upon receipt, noticed substantial plastic container used by Freud, out of box sharpness and general appearance of high quality fit and finish. Routing freehand against the bearing I experienced a startling kick back upon entry that could have been dangerous."
"A quality bit at a good price."
"Anyone who has ever used Freud router bits know it's a great bit."
"In short, excellent bit."
"As I am retired, living on Social Security, and have been equipping a modest woodworking shop, I've tended to buy less expensive tools, bits, gouges, etc., that I can afford at the moment."
"The bit was bent."
"Unfortunately I didn't use it the first time until after the date one can't return it so I'm out the bit and a lot of hours of work."
The raised panel bit puts a classic ogee edge on the central panel of your door. Included in this set: ogee raised panel bit, 2 bit matched ogee rail & stile, Allen wrench plus extra spacers, solid wood storage case. Enter your model number to make sure this fits.
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Find Best Price at Amazon"This is a great product and a good price for cabinet bit."
"With unfinished raised panel doors running between $25-50 a piece this would certainly be an easy way to save a few bucks. Tonight while in my shop I decided to crack open the box to these bits and give them a try on some scrap I had laying around."
"Great bits, great value from WD's!"
"Excellent quality I have several Yonico router bits."
"Both the rail and stile bits and the raised panel bit are outstanding and put to good use."
"outstanding product and very well manufactured."
"Complete set helped to make professional-looking cabinet doors."
"These are good bits."
Style: Bearing Flush Trim Router Bit 1/2 Diameter, 1/2" shank with TiCo Hi-Density Carbide. Cuts all composition materials, plywoods, hardwoods, and softwoods.
Reviews
Find Best Price at Amazon"I make a lot of furniture pieces with complex curves an find building a pattern then using it to route the pieces to size is the best way for consistency in the piece."
"Freud still hasn't fixed the problem that so many people have had with this bit. The screw has Loctite on it."
"I purchased this bit for use in my Bosch router mounted to a table."
"I never knew how easy life could be until I started using this bit."
"I needed this to flush up about 3/4" of red oak with another surface."
"I have never had a bad experience with Freud router bits."
"Did exactly what I bought it to do, trim down wood cabinet trim after I completed the build."
"This bit tore the wood rather than cut ruined several work pieces then the screw that holds the bearing came off while in use and got pulled into the dust collector."
Best Spiral Router Bits
Whiteside Machine ru2100 solid carbide 2 flute up-cut standard spiral router bit 1/4 dia x 1" cl x 1/4" shank x 2-1/2" oal. Whiteside Router Bits are made with Premium Carbide.
Reviews
Find Best Price at Amazon"Whiteside is quickly becoming my go to router bit company."
"I really like this router bit."
"Excellent router bit cuts smooth, great for mortising."
"I only have 20 minutes run time with this bit, so I can't speak to longevity, but it cuts exceptionally effortlessly though oak and ash."
Best Straight Router Bits
Style: Adjustable Tongue and Groove Router Bit Set, 1/2-Inch Shank. Freud develops different types of carbide for each application to maximize the cutting life and performance of the tool; and Freud also operates one of the most modern product development research centers in Europe. Freud router bits feature TiCo Hi-Density Carbide for maximum cutting life and are individually balanced; providing a cut above the rest. About this Adjustable Tongue and Groove Bit Set Freud's adjustable tongue and groove bit set is ideal for producing perfectly fitted tongue and groove joints. Adjustable at .002 inch increments for stock thickness of 1/2" to 1-1/4" and groove widths of 7/32" to 3/8".
Reviews
Find Best Price at Amazon"This cutter is not exactly the profile of the story bought window stools, but close enough, provided you don't cut into the leading edge of the store bought stool."
"I was confused because aligning a straight edge against the cutting edges under a certain angle gives the impression that the teeth edges are not parallel and might slant inward, which might be desirable for flooring parquet where you need a really tight fit, but in fact, careful alignment of the straight edge clears that false impression: the teeth are perfectly aligned vertically, although they do have each a slight slant forward and backward (what Freud describes as "Freud's exclusive design features a tongue cutter with opposing shear angles to ensure a flawless finish") and my next experiment is to use them for edge-joionting."
"In addition, when you want to do the copes, all you have to do is raise the bit in your router table or shaper table to put the cope profile at the right height. The picture that is shown for this bit is actually upside down as it would be deployed in a router or shaper table, the profile at the top of the picture is the stile moulding profile, and the profile shown at the bottom of the bit does the copes in the rails."
"If I didn't want the thin edge to be there I had to raise up the bit, and then my detail was too deep for my liking, so this one is better for me. When you have to drill a hinge cup hole into the back of a door, you don't want it to pierce through the front side of this detail after you are all done with the door. Having the option of keeping the bit a little lower creates more of a safety buffer, and is more attractive to my clients when you view the door from the front."
"I took a couple of spacers from the groove bit and placed on the tongue bit. I then lowered the tongue bit, and used the top one for the groove."
"There are NO instructions either with the bits (other than a little chart to show you what thickness spacer to use for various thicknesses of stock), on the Freud website or on the web."