As in this question about making box shelves, I am looking at making some shelves and need some help. I've found this site describing how to make the shelves but need some pointers on what tools I need to be able to make the rabbet along the 2.5 meter shelf.
I was thinking of getting this router and these router bits with a rabbet bit but have some questions:
- are these items up to the job?
- if so, how would I change the size of the hole cut by the rabbet bit?
- do I need any more items to be able to cut the rabbet?
- do I need a work bench?
As you can see, I'm a complete novice so please assume I know nothing. I don't really have a clue of what I'm doing, but I want to learn how to do this properly.
Any hints, tips or concrete pointers would be greatly appreciated.