Contents and Navigation Page
| Dovetails | A different way of cutting through dovetails without the use of scales and charts. |
| Dovetails2 | Tony's method of cutting drawer or hidden dovetails. |
| Feedback | A blanket box by Tony Spear. Centre finders by HipDog. A lathe mount by John Bailey |
| Feedback2 | Yaron's stop system, 'Rat cabinet and chairs. Bob Gamble's cursor and stop idea. |
| Feedback3 | John Bailey's jig and curved box ideas with photos. |
| Feedback4 | Making Burr puzzles with John Bailey. |
| Feedback5 | How to make dowel rod. John Bailey's method. |
| Feedback6 | Bart's WoodRat mounting and parts cabinet. |
| Feedback7 | Frank's curved box. |
| Feedback8 | Piet in Holland doesn't use a wall to mount his WoodRat |
| Feedback9 | David Nevin Uses his 'Rat to make a memorial cabinet and to fit out his narrow boat. |
| Foreword | Introduction and disclaimer page. |
| Gallery | A few things made by me. |
| Gallery2 | Door wedges made from wood scrap. |
| Index | The first introductory page when accessed from the web. page. |
| Home | The main home page |
| Links | err.... a list of links to other interesting sites. |
| Mini Planes | How I made some mini-planes using old jointer blades. |
| Mods | Sliding stops system for the early type of plastic rails. A sliding ruler idea. A top mounted toggle clamp system. |
| Mods2 | Mounting the router upside down to make a router table. clock making. Centre finder. |
| Mods3 | Edge finder. Centre scribe. Play eliminator. Using a Trend clamp. |
| Mods4 | Super sharp. Make a circular hone from a leather belt and MDF. |
| Mods5 | A 45 degree jig for slotting mitres. |
| Mods6 | Bob Gamble's Repetitive stop template idea. |
| Mods7 | East/West stop systems |
| Mods8 | Leon's E/W stop system |
| Mods9 | Leon's anti-rattle gadget. |
| Mods10 | Colin Chandler's carriage plate clamp. |
| Mods11 | Greg's curve cutting jig. |
| Mods12 | Tony from UK workshop E/W ruler scale idea. |
| Mods13 | MDF carriage runners with an update on runners machined from cast Nylon 6 |
| Mods14 | A lever controlled tenon jig. Cam lock mods. Wooden fence. |
| Mods15 | A replacement crank handle with greater throw for precision work. |
| Mods16 | Angela's 'Rat Bag' router bit saviour. |
| Mods17 | A lengthy description by Peter Smith on a cursor system for producing very accurate and repeatable finger joints. Simple to make and is linked to individual bits. |
| Mods18 | Chris Dahl's New type channel dust collection modifications. |
| My Chat | Some notes about 'Rat mounting, sourcing acrylic plastic, cutters, forums, American/English translation. Wanted |
| Newbie Tips | Some general information for the new purchaser. |
| News | Hot of the press and well---- new stuff! |
| Photos | A gallery of some completed projects by WoodRat owners. |
| Ratters Reunited | A page for you. Send in your location, interests and how to be contacted. |
| Workshops1 | Photos of your workshop and WoodRat. Humble or grand give us a tour around. My workshop (garage)! |
| Workshops2 | Bob P's workshop and photos of his excellent mobile WoodRat mount combined with his planer/thicknesser. Great idea for those without wall space. |
| Reviews | The craftsman gallery dovetail angle gauges. |
| Reviews1 | Fixed fences tested. |
| Reviews2 | Alloy mounting brackets for the 'Rat. |
| Reviews3 | Laser guide and various uses. |
| Reviews4 | Multi angle clamping jig from the Craftsman Gallery. |
| Reviews5 | Precision stop. |
| Reviews6 | The craftsman gallery N/S digital caliper kit. Now being replaced by a new system. |
| Reviews7 | A fractional inch/decimal inch/millimetre digital caliper. Updated The old page available as a PDF download. |
| Reviews8 | Parts 1 and 2 of the new sliding 3 way digital scale from TheCraftsManGallery plus carbide spiral cutters. |
| Reviews9 | The Eliminator RC router chuck tested out. |
| Reviews10 | My initial review of the revised channel which has extra T-Slots and lighter construction |
| Reviews11 | A review of a small wooden smoother from Phillyplanes. NOT your ordinary woodie! |
| Reviews12 | A first look at WoodRat's new alloy fences with T-slots and adjustable wooden cheeks. |
| Routers | Some feedback on users routers. |
| Templates | Photos and discussion on WoodRat's in development "Pathfinder" Templates. |
| Tips | Some useful tips. |
| WorkHolding | A Rat table for holding angle work flat up under the plate. |
| WorkHolding2 | Plans for a box rail and mortise rail. The Benchmark work holder using T-Track. |
| WorkHolding3 | ALF's 'Rat table design. |
| WorkHolding4 | Jim Matti's slotted table design. |
| WorkHolding5 | My universal work holder/ fence idea. Updated to Mk3 with scale drawings. |
| Tools 2004 | A visit to one of Axminster's shows. |
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