Woodpeckers Rout-N-Plane Bench Top Board Mill XL

Woodpeckers Rout-N-Plane Bench Top Board Mill lets you surface end-grain cutting boards with any size router! Just fix your cutting board to a flat table at least 22-1/2" wide, adjust the Rout-N-Plane height just above the board and set your router depth of cut to shave a little off the top. In minutes you'll have a flat board ready to finish sanding. The Rout-N-Plane Bench Top Board Mill works with many routers from Laminate Trimmers to 3 Horsepower monsters

End grain cutting boards stand up to heavy work in the kitchen better than edge grain or face grain boards. But leveling an end grain board should never be done on a jointer or thickness planer. It's not only ineffective, it's potentially dangerous. Levelling them with a router sled isn't a new idea, but Rout-N-Plane offers convenience and flexibility you can't get with shop-built sleds. Rout-N-Plane adjusts in seconds to safely guide any router across your board. It adjusts for board thicknesses from 3/4" to a full 3". It works on boards up to 24" wide (based on a 6" diameter base with a 1" diameter cutter). The length is only limited by how much table you have (minimum 32" wide).

Adjusting the height of Rout-N-Plane couldn't be simpler. Just find the tab setting on the ends that puts the router support just above your board and spin in the locking knobs. The powder-coat finish slides easily across benchtop surfaces and provides a low-friction surface for your router base. The centring guide provided helps set the router edge guides properly. A sacrificial fence is provided to keep the Rout-N-Plane square for your project.

While Woodpeckers focused on end grain cutting boards when they engineered the Rout-N-Plane it turns out this was only the beginning. Think of a twisted plank wider than your jointer with grain too beautiful to cut up and glue into a panel. Fix it to a piece of MDF with shims and hot-melt glue and surface it flat with Rout-N-Plane. The same thing can be done with 24" and under natural edge slabs. If it's under 3" thick and narrower than 24", you can level it with Rout-N-Plane XL.

Please Note: Router and Track Clamp Bench NOT included.