Yonico 13168 3/4-Inch Radius Round Over Edge Forming Router Bit 1/2-Inch Shank

First off. If your a professional woodworker, that’s awesome, I aspire to your skill some day. This tool isn’t for you. We understand it’s not Freud etc. However. If you like me have a specific job in mind that requires this bit your in luck. Because cost to quality this tool simply works. Renovating a portion of my house I was presented with the issue of a trim design that I really couldn’t readily find available in the store and desiring to match the more historical trim in the rest of the room I needed to make my own. Out of the box this bit ran true with no excessive ballance issues or imperfection. It was sharp, free of rust and ready to work. I feel that one of the biggest issues a truly novice woodworker makes is attempted to cut the entire contour in one pass. However if you make multiple passes taking smaller amounts of material this tool works very well and provides a nice clean cut.

i just tried this on my router table, and made some 3/4 quarter round. worked great.

Makes nice clean cuts. Havent used it long enough to comment on durability and life. So far, no signs of losing its sharpness, but Ive only been cutting pine.

I replaced all of my deck railing caps using 2 X 6s, but I wanted nice rounded edges on the top. This was my first time using a router so I wasnt sure exactly what I was in for. I borrowed my neighbors because I dont own one. I watched a few videos first and read all of the information. First I tried his 1/2 roundover bit, but it didnt produce enough of a radius for my liking, so I purchased the 3/4. I am so pleased with the way it turned out. The edges are smooth and consistent throughout. Using a palm sander afterwards made it look even better. I did not experience any problems at all with the bit. There was a total of about 80 linear feet of 2 X 6 caps that were all being rounded over on both edges. The bit was still just as sharp at the end of the project as it was at the beginning. Couldnt ask for more.

You get what you pay for, but with that being said let me elaborate a bit. Having been a woodworker for the past 3 decades Ive used a number of different router bits of varying quality. The Yonico bit is an average to lower end bit that will do what you need it to do if you are careful and patient with them. They are not top end bits that will leave a much smoother edge, but you will have to pay at least twice as much to get that level of quality. I needed the bit to round over the corners of a white ash blanket chest, and knowing that I would have to do some hand sanding anyhow the Yonico did what I needed it to do. Anyone who has worked with white ash knows how easy it chips under the strain of a router unless you are patient and understand when to work in reverse. By using several shallow cuts I avoided any chipping and was left with a decent enough edge that simply needed some touch up sanding. If it were a more complex design than a round over bit, I probably would have spent the money to get a much better bit and skipped the Yonico. Since it was a simple round over bit, I had no issues using this bit with the full expectation of having to do some touch up sanding to complete the process.

I bought these Yonico router bits due to their quality for price. High grade finish and build. It did not burn the wood and leaves a clean, crisp and smooth cut.

This gave me a lot of tear out on poplar.

I replaced all of my deck railing caps using 2 X 6s, but I wanted nice rounded edges on the top. This was my first time using a router so I wasnt sure exactly what I was in for. I borrowed my neighbors because I dont own one. I watched a few videos first and read all of the information. First I tried his 1/2 roundover bit, but it didnt produce enough of a radius for my liking, so I purchased the 3/4. I am so pleased with the way it turned out. The edges are smooth and consistent throughout. Using a palm sander afterwards made it look even better. I did not experience any problems at all with the bit. There was a total of about 80 linear feet of 2 X 6 caps that were all being rounded over on both edges. The bit was still just as sharp at the end of the project as it was at the beginning. Couldnt ask for more.

Havent used it long enough to know how long it will last.

Worked perfectly edging a mahogany bench top