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I cruise the local Habitat Restore for things I can use. High on my list is anything made of QSWO. I've gotten some spectacular specimens; one exam...
This tool seems like it belongs in the Smithsonian, though you won’t easily pry it from my hands. For $15 — yes, fifteen U.S. American simoleons (...
The nearest Rockler store to me is an hour away, and an hour back. So I am grateful that I did not have to go to Rockler to get these: they showed ...
Can also be used as a leather punch. I wouldn’t use it an awl though, because the long “shank” is prone to bending in the soft wooden handle. Short...
My town has a store that only sells imported Japanese hand tools. I only recently heard about it this year, but I wouldn’t doubt it if it has been ...
Or at least I think it’s a spline cutting jig. Could be used for a lot of things. That’s why I bought it. I immediately recognized the value of bei...

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