Router Bit Types

• Amana Tool Miniature Router Bits
  • Working with smaller designs or intricate detail work

• Bowl Making Router Bits
  • Remove large amounts of material

• Dado Blade of the Router Bit World
  • Cutting a groove in smaller items (such as making boxes)

• Flush Trim Router Bits
  • Basic steps for starting a woodworking project, and creating circular shapes using flush trim router bits and templates

• Mortiser & Hollow Chisel Mortise Bit
  • Get perfect square holes using a mortiser router bit

• Tambour Router Bit Set
  • Flexible doors and panels from a flexible bit set

CNC Bit Types

• 3D ZrN - Time To Don Those 3D Glasses
  • 3D Carving with Amana ZrN coated router bits

• A Guide to CNC Bits
  • Choosing bits to use for your CNC router

• Compression Spirals: Cut on the Up and the Downstroke
  • Working with plywood on a CNC router

• Corner Rounding 3D
  • How to round 3D compound curves

• Groovin’ on the Dance Floor
  • In-groove engraving bits

• Solid Carbide Plastic Cutting Spiral ‘O’ Flute Router Bits
  • Produce Super-Clean Cuts in Plastics, Nylon, Polycarbonates & More

• Spoilboard - Natural Art
  • Spoilboard bits can be used for more than creating a flat surface in MDF

• Spoilboard CNC: I Like Big Bits and I Cannot Lie
  • Amana Tool®'s insert spoilboard surfacing, rabbeting, flycutter and bed skimming CNC router bit is a monster.

• Super Miniature Bearing Bits and the Baby Hippo
  • Use these micro bits for the smallest, most intricate projects.

CNC Uses

• Can Your CNC Router Replace Your Planer?
  • Do more with your CNC machine

Drill Bits

• Boring Bits: Who Says They're Boring!
  • Drill holes & countersink in one step

• Carbide Tipped Countersinks & Plug Cutters: Disguising Wood Screws
  • Disguise your screw heads for a more polished finish

• Not All Counterbores Are The Same
  • Flat-bottomed countersinks in one step

• Plug Cutters
  • Tips for Woodworkers Using Wood Plug Cutters

• Rosette Cutters and Crop Circles
  • Rosette Cuttters, used in drill presses, produce beautiful circular patterns similar to those of crop and dust circles

• The Brad Point Boring Bit
  • The uniqueness of this bit is the sharp pin at the tip of the bit which bits into the wood to ensure a straight and even hole.

Saw Blades

• Circular Saw and Blades: A Basic Overview
  • Factors in choosing a circular saw

• ElectroBlu™ is the New Blue
  • The double-sided melamine saw blade reduces heat buildup and the accumulation of resin

• Selecting a Saw Blade for your Table Saw
  • When selecting the right saw blade, you need to take into account your materials and the direction of your cut

• Table Saw Tips
  • Tips for Woodworking with a Limited Workshop

Shaper / Cutters

• Dado Cutters
  • Stacked Dado Sets vs. Wobble Blades

• Mission Style Doors and Wainscoting: 'Simply' Beautiful
  • Stile and rail shaper cutters mill out the rabbits for both rails and stiles.

• Router Bits vs. Shaper Cutters
  • Shaper and routers have similar functions as well as many different capabilities. Determine which one best suits your needs.

• Shaper Cutters: When & What to Buy
  • So many profiles available - use this helpful illustrated guide

• Spindle Moulding on the Minimax C26
  • The Minimax C26 is a combo-machine, with saw, moulder, jointing and thicknessing capabilities (and mortising with an add-on)

Hand Tools

• Corner Chisels – Perfect Your Work or Just Work Faster
  • Chisels are not hard to learn but are difficult to master

• How to Hit the Nail on the Head: Getting Back to Basics
  • Hitting nails correctly makes the join stronger and the surface smoother

Other Tools

• Hammer Drill to Drill Through Concrete
  • Drilling through hard materials

• Spindle Cutters
  • Spindle moulder cutter advantages and disadvantages

• Understanding the Jointer
  • Break down Jointer's complexities and illustrate that it's simple to accurately set jointer knives

• Woodworking Glue
  • Choosing the Right Wood Glue

Materials & More

• Carbide Tipped vs. Steel, No Contest!
  • What is carbide & how is it better than steel?

• Creating a Laminated Counter Top
  • With basic skills and a few tools, creating a laminated counter top is something which can be done in just a few hours & can last a life time

• Getting to Know the Different Types of Crown Molding Materials
  • Crown molding is available in wood or other manufactured finishes such as plaster, MDF, polyurethane, flexible, aluminum and polystyrene. Each type of crown molding presents its own set of advantages.

• Routing Aluminum Composite Material (ACM) Panels Like Alucobond® and Dibond®
  • Advantages of Aluminum Composite Material (ACM) Panels

• Steel, Stainless Steel and Metal Cutting CNC Router Bits / End Mills
  • Use high-quality solid, micrograin carbide bits for cutting hard surfaces

Projects

• Creating Your Own Hardwood Floors
  • Tongue and Groove Joint: 3 Techniques to Create your Hardwood Floor Panels

• Dovetail Joints: Different Types and Their Uses
  • Noted for their resilience to pull apart, these finger-like joints between two pieces of wood enable a tight, strong, and long lasting fit.

• Flooring the Opposition
  • Make your own floor boards

Signmaking

• Aluminum-Cutting Solid Carbide Spiral ‘O’ Flute Router Bits
  • Create aluminum signs on CNC machines

• Signmaking & Lettering Bits, V Groove Miter Fold & Miniature Router Bits
  • Signmaking router bits have become much more affordable and accessible

• The 18-Pc Signmaking Router Bit Set of Envy
  • Every CNC-centric router bit you could hope for, all in one display.

General

• How to Choose a Woodworking Gift When You Are Not a Woodworker?
  • Which tools are meant for what machines and what they are used for

• Planning Your Project
  • 5 steps for planning your next woodworking projects

• Shop Safety Basics
  • Protect your eyes, ears & lungs in the shop!


• Tool Maintenance
  • Router Bits, Saw Blades, and Shaper Cutters Maintenance Tips

• Tool Organization
  • Tips for Organizing Your Tools in a Limited Workspace

• Top 10 Tools Every Woodworker Should Have
  • 10 essential tools which create the foundation of a working shop.