> I am a little new to running the router table, and am finding that as I
> cut the coves, the redwood tends to splinter pretty bad. Fir, too, but for
> some reason not quite so bad. Am I taking too deep a cut? Feeding too
> fast? When I slow it down a little it is better, but still some good sized
> chunks come off. What is a good setup? I have two feather boards holding
> to the fence, but none holding it down on the table, I've been doing that
> by hand. Also, the bit is in the fence. Should I be running the bit
> outside the fence and feeding the other way?

> -Don

If you have Nick's book, there is a pic of his set-up. I made the hold down featherboard like the one in the book. This is a long featherboard made of plywood and works much better than the small one I used previously. Another thing that helped with my router was a speed control. I found the 25000 rpm fixed speed too fast for cedar. I bought a speed control and slowed to about 16000 rpm. It works much better now. The other posts about direction of rotation of the bit is VERY important. Check that first.

Larry C.