Router Templates 8 Pack - Handle Shaping Acrylic Templates
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Craft your next wood project using our laser cut 1/4” acrylic router templates. Crafted Elements router templates for woodworkers allow you to create repeatable results, save time and avoid material waste.
We've put together a package of 8 popular handle shaping templates to help you create unique charcuterie board, serving board and cheese board handles. We're confident that once you give them a try you'll come back and shop our collection of the over 300 router templates that we offer!
Using our router templates is easy, simply rough cut the shape of the template into your material and affix the template with two sided woodworking tape, hot glue, or CA glue/masking tape. Using a flush trim router bit with your router table or handheld router, let the bearing glide along the template perimeter and trim off the excess material leftover from rough shaping. We highly recommend that a 1/4" flush trim router bit is used in order to replicate the template shapes accurately.
When sold individually these handle shaping templates sell for $151 USD. For a limited time you can get our 8 template sample pack at a 60% discount! The handle router template sampler package includes all of the handle templates listed below:
- 6.0x5.0" Mini Paddle Handle Acrylic Router Template
- 11.75x4.1" Oval Grip Handle Acrylic Router Template
- 9.5x6.8" Small Organic Handle Acrylic Router Template
- 11.75x6" Round Grip Handle Acrylic Router Template
- 11.75x6.25" Inner Polygon Handle Set 1 Acrylic Router Template
- 9.5x9.4" Small Free Flow Handle Acrylic Router Template
- 11.75x9.6" Simple Heart Handle Acrylic Router Template
- 9.5x7.75" Small Classic 3 Handle Acrylic Router Template
If you are new to using router templates to shape woodworking projects, check out our YouTube channel and router templates playlist here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EsQypWBgsKs&list=PL7M-FxbNk4LkpKAI8jEOq4tLqYI2_A3le
Crafted Elements Acrylic Router Templates
The Crafted Elements line of laser cut acrylic router templates are precision cut templates designed especially for woodworkers. Unless you have access to a CNC machine in your shop these templates are the easiest, most accurate and most repeatable way to shape wood and wood+resin pieces into things like charcuterie boards, serving trays, handles, functional art and more.
Like our line of maker molds, we designed these templates to save you time and boost production efficiency. These take the guesswork out of shaping and fabricating. By simply pulling one of these clear templates off the shelf and lining it up on your material you’ll instantly know how your final piece will look before you even start cutting and shaping.
We laser cut all of our templates out of long lasting and durable 1/4” thick cast acrylic to ensure the bearing on your router bit has enough surface area to glide on. These templates can be used over and over and will quickly become a go-to tool in your shop.
Reduce errors, inaccuracy and problems with making complex shapes perfectly symmetrical. We even have templates to match many of our awkwardly shaped silicone molds, so you can cut and shape pieces of wood to fit perfectly snug within our molds before you pour your resin.
All you need is a template, flush trim router bit (like this one) and a router table. Even the most basic routers are capable of shaping materials up to 1.5” thick.
Using our templates is easy:
- Place the template over your material (usually wood or wood & epoxy resin). Trace the shape of the template onto your piece.
- Using a jig saw, scroll saw or a band saw (where appropriate) cut out the rough shape you traced onto your material, leaving between 1/16” and ¼” outside of the perimeter.
- Affix the template to your material using two sided tape or hot glue.
- Install your appropriately sized flush trim bit into the router in your router table such as the Crafted Elements 1/4" High Performance Spiral Down Cut Flush Trim Bit. Be sure your router bit has a blade long enough for the height of your material. Line up the bearing of your router bit with the acrylic template.
- Turn on your router and glide the template along the bearing of your router bit, allowing the router to remove the excess material on your piece, effectively duplicating the shape of the router template.
- Carefully remove the template from your material. Remove the two sided tape or hot glue. Sand any leftover residue off of your project. You can use goo-gone or other adhesive remover on the acrylic templates for any stubborn or sticky residue.
We also have a full tutorial on our YouTube channel which you can find posted below: