X Carve 4" Dust Boot

I needed a dust shoe that could work with my 4" dust collector hose. I liked the original design, which was a remix of another, which was also good, but I have had issues in the past with gluing the bristles into the base of shoes, so I wanted to try to make a line of holes that should make the process easier. I also wanted a way to change a bit without having to raise the router, so I cut a slit in the back of the plate.

Of course just using bristle strips would be easier, but there is not a