CNC Router Essentials

Today's CNC machines are easier to use, less expensive, and will greatly increase your woodworking productivity. So, if you’re looking to buy one - or just wish the user manual actually made sense - CNC Router Essentials is for you. With expert woodworkers Randy Johnson and George Vondriska leading the way, CNC Router Essentials will guide you through each critical step in learning how to master this game-changing woodworking tool.

Inside CNC Router Essentials, you'll find:

• Easy-to-follow basics on machine use and project design
• Pro advice for selecting the correct bits and understanding toolpath fundamentals
• Helpful practice projects in 2-D and 3-D
• An inspiring gallery of projects to fuel your own original designs
• Everything you need to maximize your CNC's woodworking capacity

About the Author, Randy Johnson
Randy Johnson started woodworking in his dad’s shop, along with metalworking, machine tinkering, and all those things kids did before computers. His mother, a lifelong teacher, gave him a deep appreciation for learning and the arts. Those experiences put Randy on a lifelong journey that has crisscrossed between the practical and the creative. Along the way, he has managed large and small shops, served as Editor-in-Chief at American Woodworker magazine, and even taught woodworking in the U.S. Virgin Islands. For the past several years he’s been exploring CNC router technology and ways to apply it to his woodworking. Randy lives with his wife in Minnesota, where he enjoys catamaran sailing in the summer, cross-country skiing in the winter, and woodworking all year round.

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