@steveh I always do that kind of (tempate) routing on the routing table, if possible. For me it is far too easy to wobble with a handheld router and tilt it a bit. On the other hand, the router table…   Read more»

@nsj I wonder whether that’s it. I mean, on the one hand, I’m paranoid about the possibility of the router tipping and leaving those tell-tale grooves in the side of the neck, so I do try to keep the whole…   Read more»

@steveh maybe you’re just pushing to hard against the neck?
 
I’ve never had the problem myself so not a 100% sure what’s happened.

@nsj well, I wondered about the bearing, but it spins freely by hand, and I used it afterwards on the other side of the neck without problem. The neck is samba, so it is relatively soft, but I’ve used the…   Read more»