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I review the WoodRat ...
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Installing the WoodRat It comes in a well packed
box and has good instructions, which makes the installation fast and simple.
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Through
dovetails
The picture shows the 2nd dovetail that I made. The first one was
a "reject" part of my learning curves, but in fact, once you get a few
unique things under your belt, toght and attractive joints are possible.
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1/2 Blind Dovetails
While this task involves sime hand cutting, it is so very simple to do. It is
great to be able to do both through and 1/2-blind dovetails so easily.
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Mortise and Tenon Actually, there are a number of
ways to do these joints but this is the one I prefer. It is easy to do, very accurate and
gives me the square tenon and mortise that looks "handcrafted."
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Raised Panel Door
The frame: you can shape the rails and stiles in a number of ways.
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The raised panel: I use both the vertical raised panel bit and the
straight bit to make raised panel doors.
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And now, the new, LittleRat...
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Installation
This goes very quickly thanks to a brand new manual.
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Tracy starts learning the LittleRat
She had no router experience but wanted to learn how to make
dovetails, so she becomes this shops "new student." First she just beocmes
familiar with how the LittleRat works.
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Making Through Dovetails
Tracy took each step, one by one, and had success. She also
learned how to loosen or tighten this joint.
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To see a one page Through Dovetail Summary:
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more great projects with the WoodRat...
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Andrea is brand new to the shop
and her project is to learn what the WoodRat can do. She goes from setting
up the unit to making some really nice wood pieces.
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She follows the step-by-step
instructions and in no time has been able
to make a good throuigh dovetail.
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There is no way to make tiny little
dovetails than with the WoodRat. Andrea experiences how quickly she can make
a bunch of small drawers.
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In trying to join some corners,
Andrea found that floating tenons
in WoodRat made mortises was easiest and best.
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