Plunge-routing basics Woodworking Technique

Plunge routers date back to 1949, when they were first introduced in Germany by Elu, a company now owned by DeWalt. It wasn’t until the early-80s, though, that plunge routers became widely available in North America. Today, manufacturers offer more models of plunge routers than their fixed-base brethren. Featured in the April 2000 issue.

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