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Ages since I did some routing... so I may not have this quite right... but
When you're routing an edge... You also need to consider the direction of rotation of the cutter... and the direction in which you're guiding the machine (and which edge of the cutter is working on the side of your routed channel). In one direction, the cutter rotation will pull you along... in the other direction (I think) you can experience a bit of bounce in the machine (so the cutter pushes away from the edge you're cutting). Knowing how the rotation of the cutter will affect your direction of travel - before you engage the cutter with the wood - will help you to prepare for whether the cutter is going to pull or kick.
Take care... router bits can do a lot of damage to the unexperienced user.
Probably good to practice on several bits of scrap wood... to get a feel for how the router reacts etc.
There used to be a good book that was called 'Techniques of Routing'... I think that had some good content on use of routers... and a lot more.
I've had my router for three or four years with zero confidence in giving it a try!! I really want to get started on getting confident with it.
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And it gets complicated if you're moving round the workpiece too, so I read. Been reading, but not put anything into practice! More than happy to learn and listen before I disfigure some poor unfortunate lumber.
Whenever I use any of my power tools, I still have those pictures they used to put up around the woodwork room in school with pictures of all sorts of accidents sticking in my mind!
I have a table saw I use very, very carefully always with a guide block and pusher tool... and I always treat the chop saw very gently... always make sure the blade is up to speed properly, and go nice and slowly and make sure the piece of wood is firmly in place. And my thumbs aren't within six inches of the damn thing.
In my last but one job I had use of a 1/2horse drill press with a rack and pinion table and an XY vice.
I use small milling cutters to shape plastics and wood (and if I was VERY careful and VERY slow, aluminium) .
Never tried a guitar body but if it would fit, would have worked.
Dave.