Shelf-Liner Push Block

The Family Handyman

Build your own push blocks and work with greater precision and safety when you’re routing, dadoing and planing workpieces. Apply shelf liner (the rubbery type) to a piece of 3/4-in. plywood with contact cement, then add a handle to maintain downward and forward pressure on the workpiece. Use two push blocks to keep uniform pressure while you’re moving longer workpieces through the router table. Our thanks to Stewart Berner for this tip.

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