On 5/3/2017 7:56 PM, Keith Nuttle wrote:
A couple of decades a go I got a Table for my Router. At the time I
made a fence, and have used it ever since.

The face of the old one is of a piece of 3/8 plywood, about 3.5 inches
wide. It has brackets so the fence can be adjusted. The plywood has
developed a bend and is laminating on the edges.

For the new one I thought about using a piece of maple, poplar or oak,
for the face of the fence, but was unsure which would have the best
properties for this use.


Any recommendation on construction of, and wood for the fence.



Don't rule out MDF, easy to replace and you can use add pieces to act as
zero clearance backs to help prevent tear out when cutting cross grain.

BenchDog router tables uses MDF on the daces of their fences. I have
had this brand fence and table for 10 plus years and and like it a lot.

http://www.benchdog.com/ProMax-RT

What ever you use, spray some TopCote on it to make is slippery.