Maybe you’ve never heard of a CNC router before, so let’s take a minute to specify. It operates on the same principles of a traditional hand-operated router which is a common tool used by woodworkers and craftsmen. The only difference is how it’s controlled.

DIY Smart Saw is a downloadable eBook, a web application to visualize the parts and a video guide that will help you build a CNC router completely from scratch. All you need is a few basic supplies from the hardware store and some common tools that you probably already have in your garage.

There is one piece of equipment that allows anyone to design and build beautiful pieces of woodwork, with intricate precision, and surprising ease. That piece of equipment is the CNC Router and ‘DIY Smart Saw‘ is a step-by-step manual that allows almost anyone to build their own CNC wood carving machine at home. But isn’t that difficult? Why would you want to do that? Well, let’s find out. A computer numerically controlled (CNC) router is a machine that is controlled by a computer program. The saw is attached with a cable to a computer and is controlled almost completely from your desktop.