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Fixing My Router Boo Boo

While I was routing the body for the Floyd Rose tremolo, my router bit slipped out of the chuck and dug in too far. It went in about 1/4″.

The boo boo was in an area that is not functional and wouldn’t be seen, but I wanted to fix it anyway. My plan is to…

  • Square up the boo boo
  • Level the bottom out
  • Make a piece of wood to fit
  • Glue in the block
  • Trim it off and smooth it out
  • Fill any cracks or gaps with bondo
The boo boo with pencil lines drawn on to square it up.
I used some sharp chisels to remove the bulk. I stayed away from the lines so I can come back and shave it down.
I cut right up to the lines.
I used my router plane to smooth out the bottom for a nice flat glue joint
I fit a small hunk of pine into the recess. I used pine because it’s easy to work with and it’s in a hidden area.
Some glue, a clamp, and a few hours will make it permanent.
A few minutes with chisels and the router plane and it is good as new. Well not like new, but a lot better than it was.