Gentlemen and Ladies:
I once decided to use my router to make finger holds on a trekking pole I
was making out of a nice straight piece of maple, which was roughly one inch in
diameter. I foolishly decided to free hand it, holding the router in one hand
and the stock in the other. When the router dug in, it was a miracle that my
fingers which were holding the stock are still attached to my body. Not a good
plan. I finished that little project with a wood rasp and sand paper. Since I
planned to use this trekking pole at night, I found some highly reflective
vinyl strips which I secured to the top end of the pole, and when walking,
motorists had no problem in spotting me. It occurred to me later on that by
giving them something to shoot for, that for some drivers I was lending them
assistance in aiming. Out here in the country, there are no side walks and
when a vehicle comes along, I simply abandon the roadway and get in the ditch
or in the grass along side the road.
I would recommend that any effort to use a router be done when the piece of
wood is absolutely secured with a clamp or vice as there is a lot of energy
involved with stopping a router when it is turning at twenty-five thousand RPM
or better.
Yours Truly,
Clifford Wilson
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