Start your CNC woodworking journey with the confidence of a pro!
- 19 practical projects including clamps, safety guards, a carved sign, decorative luminary, tea trivet, party banner, wall art, and gear clock
- Comprehensive guide featuring sections on spoil boards, photo carving, laser attachments, rotary indexing, vacuum holding fixtures, and more
- Updated tool and spec info, instructional and informational content, and specialty sections
- Expert directions and advice from Ralph Bagnall, a professional woodworker, CNC machine expert, author, instructor, industry consultant and event keynote speaker, with more than three decades of experience
The CNC woodworking machine is a top-of-the-line tool for precision wood crafts — you just need a way to unlock it!
Enter Ralph Bagnall's Complete Guide to CNC Woodworking. Distilling his decades of expertise in CNC wood routing, the complete guide tackles everything from safety and technique in its basic operations to handling innovations like laser attachments. This definitive guide to CNC machine technology covers the continued evolution of user-friendlier features for beginners and an expanded assortment of modular design options. Its high-quality photos illustrate what woodworkers need to see, while its CNC project ideas help guide you from theory to practice.
Inside, you'll find 19 projects, from practical items for your workshop to stunning home décor.
Skill-building projects include:
- Making a Spoil Board
- Making Your Own Clamps
- Vacuum Holding Fixtures
- Push Sticks
- Zero-Clearance Throat Plates
- Safety Guards
- Carved Sign
- Decorative Luminary
- Tea Trivet
- Party Banner
- Rotary Indexing a Table Leg
- Logo Luggage Tag
- Wine Bottle Spaghetti Measure
- Custom Coaster Set
- Gear Clock
- Box Lid Fox Inlay
- Venice Inlay
- Ibis Photo Carving
- Grapevine Relief Carving
Browse the inspirational gallery to discover new passions, review the updated tool and spec guides, and learn how to set up your own workspace for maximum efficiency.
By the time you've read Complete Guide to CNC Woodworking, you'll feel like you've been through one of Bagnall's expert seminars — and you'll be ready to tackle your wood router CNC machine like someone who's been at it for years!
Ralph Bagnall pairs his passion for CNC machines — which he's learned and used since 1996 — with 30+ years of experience in woodworking and sharing his insights with his seminar students. You might have spotted him at events like the International Woodworking Fair or the Virtual Wood Show — or even as host of Woodcademy starting in 2017. In the Complete Guide to CNC Woodworking, he steers aspiring CNC woodworking machine enthusiasts through one of his favorite ways to fashion wood, teaching students how to start CNC machining with confidence. Previously the author of the Beginner's Guide to CNC Machining in Wood in 2022, he currently lives with his wife in Florida.
