Cutting dados and rabbets, adding roundovers or chamfers, routing mortises, and flattening large pieces, the router can do a lot of work.
The last tool on my list is also one of the most versatile, and that's the router! This is really a cornerstone tool in any good woodworking shop, and for good reason. Fitted with the right bit, the router can do a TON of jobs in the woodshop. Cutting dados and rabbets, adding roundovers or chamfers, routing mortises, and flattening large pieces, the router can do a lot of work.