25 Router Stocking Stuffers

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Knitted stocking filled with router bits, cleaning brushes, and a shop towel on wood surface

Make your most capable tool even more versatile

Be sure to include your router on your gift-giving list this year. It does a lot of hard work for you, so reward it with…well, more work. But with these accessories, you can make it work smarter, not harder.

I’ll admit that you’ll need a pretty big stocking in order to stuff some of these fine products. But your router or routers have been good all year and deserve special attention.

Black teardrop-shaped router base plate with measurement scales and a yellow router bit opening.
Imagine Woodworking Ultimate Router Base System
This complete router base system provides control, safety, and accuracy for curved joinery, inlay, and many other exacting routing operations.
Brass router circle cutting guide with two straight router bits on white background
Whiteside Inlay Set
This solid brass bushing set makes creating inlays a snap. Rout the recess first, then remove the quick-change bushing and rout the inlay. Includes the necessary bits.
Plastic router template with multiple butterfly keyhole shapes and sizes for woodworking joinery.

Jasper Butterfly Inlay Template

That iconic shape used to tame checks, create accents, and cover-up knots is easy to make with this tough acrylic template.

Black rubber router base plate with textured surface and Trend branding embossed on top

WoodRiver Router Corners

Sometimes it’s good to cut corners. And these jigs make it easy and repeatable to rout 12 different radii on your projects.

Black plastic router bit organizer with multiple slots and two handles for carrying or hanging

WoodRiver Jig Making template

It’s a jig for making jigs. Use this template for routing slots and keyholes for 1⁄4" T-bolts and handles in two styles. All your fixtures will look and work great.

Roll of beige double-sided adhesive tape for woodworking jigs and templates
Double-Faced Tape
Let’s face it, a lot of woodworking requires double-faced tape, and routing operations are no exception. The 1" size is good for a wide variety of uses.
Compact rechargeable hand warmer with carbon fiber texture and indicator light
WoodRiver Rechargeable Desiccant Bag
This rust-busting bag absorbs moisture from the air to protect your bits and other router accessories. When the window turns pink, pop it in the microwave for recharging.
Close-up of a black non-slip router mat roll with textured grip surface

WoodRiver Nonslip Pads

A nonslip pad keeps your work where you want it while you rout, without the use of clamps or vises. Plus, it’s easy to clean. Your router will love it.

Black plastic router base plate with textured surface and trend routing technology logo embossed on top

Trend Router Pod

When you’re done routing, sit the king of the shop on its throne to power down while you move to the next task. Simple, safe, effective.

Clear plastic router dust collection attachment with hose connector port

Oneida Dust Hood

The dustiest tool in the shop has met its match. This universal base for handheld routing catches dust at the source while you work. Molded from clear, polycarbonate plastic.

Compact flexible LED work light with clip for detailed woodworking tasks
Mighty Bright Sewing Light
A hacker’s way of shining a little light on the subject. This LED light designed to work on sewing machines sticks just as nicely to your router and shines light where you need it. 
Aerosol can of EdgeKote, a wood edge finishing spray for router projects.
EdgeKote
This dry lubricating film bonds to metal, creating a slick surface that keeps your bits cutting cleaner for longer, and inhibits corrosion. 
Spray bottle of Blade & Bit resin, gum, and pitch remover for cleaning router bits and saw blades

Boeshield Bit Cleaner

But when the build-up of resin, gum, and pitch on cutting edges makes your router bits seem duller than they actually are, spritz this simple solution to restore their clean-cutting profiles.

Set of three wire brushes with green handles for cleaning router bits and woodworking tools

Grip Wire Brushes 

Help keep your bits clean with these wire brushes. Their contoured grip and ergonomic design help you clear the grime from hard-to-reach corners.

Two steel router bits with adjustable bearing guides for edge profiling and joinery tasks

Freud Adjustable Tongue-and-Groove Bit Set

Pair your router with a table to use these edge formers. The bit set produces perfectly fitting tongue & groove joints for myriad projects in myriad sizes and styles. 

Spiral flush trim router bit with bearing and max RPM 18,000 engraved on shank
Whiteside Flush Trim Spiral Combination
This is a pricey bit, no doubt, but its impeccably machined spiral cutters will deliver smooth templated-routed surfaces that require very little sanding.
Forstner router bit with carbide cutting edges for woodworking drilling and boring tasks
Whiteside Spoilboard Surfacing Bit 
Designed to surface spoilboards on CNC machines, this monster bit with its four carbide cutters is also great for flattening live edge boards too wide for your planer.
Straight router bit with a red carbide tip for cutting grooves and dados
Freud Keyhole bit 
This clever cutter is designed to cut slots to completely conceal fasteners in the back of picture frames, plaques, and shelves. 
Router bit with red carbide-tipped bearing guide for edge trimming and shaping wood

Freud Rabbet Bit Set

One bit to rout them all. All the rabbets, that is. With three interchangeable bearings for routing various widths, this set will earn its spot in your bit collection.

Set of six steel router guide bushings in a plastic case with two blue router bit height gauges beside it

Kreg Router Setup Bars 

These bars make setting bit depth simple, fast, and accurate. Plus, they’re made from soft aluminum to prevent knicking your bits’ cutting edge.

Digital height gauge with stainless steel ruler and adjustable base for router setup measurements
Wixey Digital Height Gauge
A crafty gadget that exactly gauges bit height with digital precision. Its clear, crisp display can show fractions and decimals, and setups are repeatable. What’s not to like?
Router collet set with various brass bushings and lock nuts in a plastic case.
WoodRiver Router Bushings 
Beautiful brass bushings to increase the capability of your router. This set provides various sizes to handle all the work you do.
Collet wrench for tightening and loosening router collets in woodworking tools

CMT Router Collet Extension 
Give your router reach. Sometimes your work requires a little more depth than your router can accommodate. This handy extension adds up to 2 1⁄2"

Collet for securing router bits in a woodworking router tool.

Whiteside Steel Collet Reducer, 3⁄8"
Don’t limit yourself or your router. This reducer grants you more bit options beyond the standard 1⁄4" and 1⁄2" shanks.

Book cover titled Woodworking with the Router showing a close-up of a router tool cutting wood and two blue router bits

Woodworking with the Router

Many woodworkers consider this complete tome to be the router bible. The book bursts with valuable information; the essential techniques and jigs held within will improve your routing.

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