Pathfinder instructions - The WoodRat

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Contents Introduction Before you begin parts not included in the Pathfinder The Pathfinder MitreBox MB3 Pathfinder Parts The Templates Tenons Set up for Tenons Making the tenon Making the mortise Dovetails Set-up for Dovetails Grooving Symmetrical Dovetails: Run of Pins the Tail sockets Test Pins Asymmetrical Dovetails Half Blind or Lapped Dovetails Set-up Making classic drawers Tail sockets Test pins Run of Pins The Blank Template 2
Introduction to the Pathfinder A few years ago certain companies began producing Mortise and Tenon jigs to simplify the process of making mortise and tenon joints and at the same time to solve the problem inherent in routing with a round bit, which is that it makes round ended mortises – the proverbial square peg in the round hole. This niggled at us too, but having the WoodRat as a starting point, the direction it took us surprised us by producing not only a foolproof way of cracking out tenons, but it also led on to a whole variety of joints – tenons, through dovetails and half-blind dovetails and all sorts of shapes and so on, each ve Moreover it was all based on familiar WoodRat technology. The one thing that it did not produce was an easy way of making mortises. But then mortises are traditionally made in a very separate way from tenons, and our solution for them, the MR4 Mortise Rail, has also led us to a lot of other ways of making many interesting things. I hope you get great pleasure from the Pathfinder as well as finding it useful. It is still in the experimental stage and the invitation is there for you to join us in discovering innovative ways to use it. Keep in touch. 3
Page 1: THE WoodRat PATHFINDER The Pathfind
Page 5 and 6: 5616 M4 16 5684 4M Nut The aluminiu
Page 7 and 8: M8 50 6mm Hex key M8 nut M8 Self-ta
Page 9 and 10: Simple strips of sandpaper are quit
Page 11 and 12: Using the Tenon Template Aluminium
Page 13 and 14: The half-plate which is screwed to
Page 15 and 16: The halfplate is shown partly trans
Page 17 and 18: Dovetailing using the TD Templates
Page 19 and 20: The larger Pins look more crowded o
Page 21 and 22: A right hand cut The Bit is placed
Page 23 and 24: Because the pitch is fixed by the T
Page 25 and 26: ove- Bracket Lobed Washer Locking K
Page 27 and 28: Park Position 27 Place the tail ver
Page 29 and 30: Fig 27.1 2. Bring the Bit forward -
Page 31 and 32: 1. Bit cuts sockets from the front.
Page 33 and 34: Chart of Tails Layout for the 12-6
Page 35 and 36: 1. The Bit is depthed to the thickn
Page 37 and 38: to tighten the fit for the next cor

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