Things You'll Need:
- Flush trim router bit
- Template
- Carpenter's pencil
- Jigsaw
- C-clamps
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Step 1
Load a flush trim router bit into your wood router following the manufacturer's instructions for installing a new bit.
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Step 2
Lay the piece that you want to copy onto a sheet of wood and trace around it with a carpenter's pencil. Set aside the original piece (also called your template) for the moment.
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Step 3
Trim away most of the excess wood around your tracing with your jigsaw. Cut away as much material as possible.
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Step 4
Lay your traced piece over the original piece such that the pencil lines of the traced piece correspond to the position of the original piece underneath. Use a C-clamp to attach the two pieces firmly together; use small blocks of wood to prevent the clamps from marring your original template piece and the new traced piece.
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Step 5
Trim away all further excess wood using your router with its flush trim bit. The flush trim bit has a bearing that will ride against the template, allowing the cutting bit to trim away all excess wood from the copy, producing an exact duplicate of the original piece.












