Uploaded May 2016 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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Technique for flattening a benchtop using a router jig, building on methods described by Marc Spagnuolo and Nick Offerman.

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Benchcrafted: benchcrafted.com

The Wood Whisperer Roubo Guild Build: thewoodwhispererguild.com/product/split-top-roubo-workbench

The Wood Whisperer Bench Flattening excerpt: thewoodwhisperer.com/videos/flattening-workbenches-and-wide-boards-with-a-router

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Fine Woodworking Magazine Issue 222:
finewoodworking.com/how-to/article/level-big-slabs-in-no-time-flat.aspx
finewoodworking.com/workshop/article/router-jig-turns-stumps-into-beautiful-side-tables.aspx

Fine Woodworking Magazine Issue 252:
finewoodworking.com/how-to/article/discover-the-beauty-of-big-slabs.aspx

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Photo of Nick Offerman by Shayd Johnson:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Nick_Offerman_Sasquatch_Festival_2013.jpg

Smiley Face in the public domain:
pixabay.com/en/smile-grinning-grin-teeth-happy-296380

Freud 1 1/2" bit:
freudtools.com/index.php/products/product/12-190

Infinity Tools planer bits:
infinitytools.com/1_2-Shank-Mega-Dado-Planer-Bit-2-CD-1-CH/productinfo/52%2D506