I'm making a coin holder that will be octagon shaped with 4 levels to it. It is being made from purple heart. I cut each piece a little larger than needed. I was going to use my router with a flush trim bit to cut the pieces down to the exact size needed. The problem I am running into is that when I try to cut the end grain with the router, the wood gets jarred and almost thrown away from the router. BTW, I'm using the router in a table and holding the wood as I attempt to cut it. When I try to trim the wood going with the grain, it works just fine. Is there anything that I can do that will help when cutting across the grain? I have most of the pieces from an older coin holder that broke apart. I am using those pieces as a template for the new one. The lengths of each piece has to be exact in order form them to fit together properly. Any help/suggestions are greatly appreciated.
Jim
Jim