hand tools

Picking up where we left-off in the previous post in this series, where we had a look at the physical materials (the wood, fasteners, rods, bolts, ...

Side rabbet plane. They had this priced at $48 [IMG_8810.jpeg] I talked them down to $20. Just because I love a bargain. EDIT: at $48, I don’t k...

  Got some new files that need handles  3 each of Triangular, Square, Rat Tail, Half Round & flat in Bastard, Double Cut & Smooth.  So, I Figure I’...

You know as a seasoned woodworker, for three decades, I just can’t believe how the cost of woodworking tools have gone up. I have a list of hand to...

In my boatbuilding career there was always a need to get the job done quickly and efficiently so power tools were the order of the day except for t...

First stab at a worktop workbench, I'll make a better one if i use it much. So going in I wanted it to be cheap (well, free), so I made the dimens...

So, first thing to do is chisel the slot in the right chop. [20230826_100040.jpg] And that's about all that's needed for a working vise. [20230826_...

Saw this and knew it was worth the $25 they were asking. Sure enough, these go for $55 new on eBay. Here I snagged it for less than half with zero ...

Shamelessly copying bits from Eric's high vise, I decided to build something reasonably similar.  I'm planning on building 2, this mini one that si...

This is what I have done so far in making my own tools. I have received a lot of inspiration from several of you. Thanks to you all. Center finder ...

  Well, the mini vice mount Hi-Vice gets pretty much constant use, so it’s time to make a nicer one based on the prototype.  Pretty happy with the ...

OK, so I needed to make a box for the rounding plane, as I seem to have run out of flat surfaces to dump stuff on. Nothing fancy, just a basic box....