Best Way to Cut an Oval || Cool Router Jig

Summary by Krater

The host demonstrates how to build a router sled from scrap plywood to flatten and smooth an uneven, warped 2x4 slab, and then how to use an elliptical jig to cut a large oval tabletop out of it.

From the video

Answers: How do you flatten a large uneven wood slab and cut an oval tabletop using a router?

• building a router sled for flattening wood slabs
• making an elliptical jig for a router
• cutting large oval shapes from wood slabs
• flattening and sanding glued 2x4 tabletops

What it concludes

• A router sled built from scrap plywood effectively flattens and levels uneven, warped wood slabs that are too large for a planer.
• Paste wax applied to the inside of the router sled runner ensures smooth back-and-forth movement.
• An elliptical jig attached to a router and used with a spiral down-cut bit accurately cuts a large oval shape out of a thick wood slab.