Wow, thanks for the warning and the compliments. I've never done much routing like that. I just happened to read an article about it the other day. I believe it was by Patrick Warner. He mentioned all of the safety issues, so I was very cautious. I made a push block with sandpaper so I had a good grip and I locked my fingers over the fence. I took very small bites too. Seems like starting was the worst part. One thing I always think about (thanks to a good instructor) is where are your hands going to land when the tool takes the wood out of your hands? That applies to any tool. One thing I did learn this go around was that if you have cleaned your wood with paint thinner to remove tape residue, let it dry completely before you apply more tape! By the time the whole operation was over, the adhesive was getting pretty soft. I had let it dry, but obviously, not good enough.
I was checking the angle between the side and the knee. Not all of them are perfectly square. That's why I have a small gap on one of the short skirt/knee joints. I'll spend more time fitting the long skirts in.
Tony