WoodRat: Precision Joinery Machines

20/06/2026

Great to see the WoodRat getting another mention in Paul Kirchner’s blog.

Paul has used his WoodRat in a really interesting way here fitting a 30° V-bit and cutting a border around a wood-engraved block. A nice example of the WoodRat being used beyond its usual dovetail and joinery work.

It’s always good to see how creative users find different ways to use the machine.

You can read Paul’s blog post here:
https://paulkirchnerstudios.blogspot.com/2026/06/assortment.html

Many thanks to Paul for sharing it.

17/06/2026

Another stunning piece from Bruno in France 🇫🇷

These bathroom shelves are beautifully made the box joints are crisp, clean, and absolutely spot on. A lovely example of what the WoodRat can do in the hands of a skilled maker.

We love seeing what our community creates. Keep the photos coming! 📸

13/06/2026

13/06/2026

🇫🇷 WoodRat customer project from France

I think this might be one of the finest consumer unit cabinets I’ve ever seen.

Bruno has created this beautiful fuse board enclosure using contrasting hardwoods, hand-cut dovetails and an eye-catching lightning bolt inlay on the door. The cabinet not only hides the consumer unit but turns it into a piece of furniture in its own right.

It’s always fantastic to see the creativity and craftsmanship of WoodRat owners around the world.

A huge thank you to Bruno for sharing these photographs with us.

What do you think? Would you have a consumer unit cabinet like this in your home?

04/06/2026

Meet Federico. He's a cabinetmaker and woodworking teacher in Portugal, using the WoodRat in his workshops at Oficina Bancada9. 🇵🇹 He teaches the next generation of craftspeople how to cut perfect dovetails with confidence and precision. This stool with its flawlessly executed joints is just one example of what's possible when craftsmanship meets the right tool. Federico's thrilled the WoodRat is back - and so are his students.
Check out his work: https://www.instagram.com/oficina.bancada9/

30/05/2026

A bit of WoodRat history for the weekend. 📰 Some of you may remember this one Eric’s veneered hi-fi cabinet, featured in The Woodworker back in 2000. He used his WoodRat for the dovetailed carcase base and the sliding dovetail shelves. A proper labour of love. We love seeing the ambitious projects people have taken on with the WoodRat over the years. Have any of you built something you’re especially proud of with yours? We’d love to see it.

30/05/2026

Some WoodRat history worth sharing. 🪵 Back in 2000, a home woodworker called Eric built this beautiful veneered hi-fi cabinet and he used his WoodRat for the dovetailed base and the sliding dovetail shelves. It was such a fine piece it ended up featured in The Woodworker magazine. Twenty-five years on, it’s a perfect example of what the machine was built for: giving people the precision to make furniture they’re genuinely proud of. That’s the heart of what Martin created.

28/05/2026

Meet Jacob. He bought his WoodRat back in 2022 on the advice of his late father, who also owned one. Life got busy with family, but recently Jacob found time in the workshop to make his first two boxes for his twin nephews. Look at those dovetail joints. 🪵 The WoodRat and HSS bits made precision joinery and safety accessible even as a novice. That's exactly what Martin designed this machine for - to put professional-level craftsmanship within reach of anyone serious about the work.

25/05/2026

Beautiful work shared by long-time WoodRat owner Chris Webster from New Zealand.

These round tables were made using a WR900, featuring curved drawer fronts, variable spaced dovetails and fine mortise & tenon joints in sycamore and recycled jarrah.

A great example of how versatile router-based joinery systems can be in skilled hands.

Always brilliant to see what people create with these machines after many years of ownership.

25/05/2026

Another fantastic example of what can be achieved with the WoodRat system.

Chris Webster from Wellington, New Zealand, kindly sent these photos of round tables he made several years ago using his WR900. The timbers are sycamore and recycled jarrah, with curved drawer fronts, variable spaced dovetails and fine mortise & tenon joints all produced using the WoodRat.

What I really like about projects such as this is they perfectly demonstrate Martin’s original vision for the WoodRat. It was never just about one joint or one technique it was about giving woodworkers the freedom to experiment, create and push ideas further.

Thank you to Chris for sharing these brilliant photos and continuing to support WoodRat all the way from New Zealand 🇳🇿