Keep a variety of router bits on hand to cut grooves, chamfers, and other detailed shapes into wood and plastic. Made of carbide-tipped high-speed steel, these bits provide a longer tool life and faster cutting speeds than standard high-speed steel bits.

Flush-trimming bits cut layers of material flush to one another or make cuts along a template.

Joining bits create shapes that fit together in order to form joints.

Hinge-mortise bits create large, shallow recesses.

Panel-pilot bits have a pointed tip that creates starter holes for efficient plunge cutting in wood. To make precise cutouts, use the top of the tip as a pilot and guide the bit along a template placed below the workpiece.