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About this time last year, I scored an old plough plane at a yard sale. I am contemplating putting it in good enough condition to use, but I have one problem with it that needs to be solved.

The...

I have a love for cigar boxes. I use them extensively in my shop, anywhere from storing Altoids tins full of small parts to tool storage. I frequently visit a tobacco shop here that sells cigar...

William,
Love the re-purposed cigar box!

Do any of you prefer the use of hollow ground screwdrivers for slotted screws over tapered. I know there are mechanical advantages present in such drivers that prevent damaging the screw slots while...

I have embarked on a fairly large scale project: building a dedicated, heavy duty trestle-type lathe stand for my wife.
I got quite the workout yesterday hand sawing most of the structural pieces...

This is great... Loved it when they brought in the heavy artillery percussion at the end!!

I saw a similar video a while back that had a church choir performing an inspirational song at a shopping...

No saw stop here! I am totally Neander, so I don't use a table saw. However, that's not say that fingers can't be damaged by chisels, handsaws, and hammers, as well. I try to be as careful in the...

Hi, All,
I've noted a lot of the posters here build all kinds of instruments. It's very likely that to build a quality instrument, one should also know how to play it.

How many of you play...

I have two grandkids that are enthralled with all the things in my work shop. They especially love the hand crank grinder and vice handles. They could play at turning those devices all day long! I...

A couple of years ago, I inherited a number of my Grandfather's woodworking and mechanics tools. I immediately took out my camera and made a photographic record of each and every one of them. At...

How about "Wooden Spam" ?

My scary sharp setup consists of (4) 1/4"x6"x12" glass plates. These were purchased for a dollar each several years ago from a large department store that was going out of business and liquidating...

I just can't resist being a smart-alek: The easiest way to debark branches is to just throw 'em off the ship!"

(Technically, the proper term for exiting a ship is disembarking, but most...

Klein tools are sold by Grainger....

My 'outdoor' bench is a 2' x 4' plywood top attached atop a frame made of 2x4s which all clamps on to a Workmate. Easily portable and sets up anywhere it is needed. During the winter months it...

It's rust-hunting season again! Here are some pix of a pretty decent lot of handsaws picked up this weekend.

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1. Disston D-8 8p Crosscut
2. Disston D23 8p crosscut
3. 19 1/2"...

Hi, William, Welcome to the Creek. Nice starter bench. You will definitely learn a lot hanging around here. This forum is loaded with Galoots who can do 'bout anything with hand tools. Lot of...

Oddly, my favorite hand tool in my collection is one that I haven't used yet....It is an old Pexto 3/4" socket chisel that belonged to my grandfather. It is in really bad shape because I believe he...

Howdy from sunny Castle Rock, Colorado. Be prepared to learn a lot of stuff on this forum. The guys here are a great lot, and have, collectively, seen and done it all when it comes to hand tool...

This guy is kind of interesting to watch as he is a hybrid woodworker. He uses hand tools on a lot of his projects - something you rarely see Norm or the Woodsmith Shop "Let's step over to the table...

Hi, All,
I am tossing around the idea of building wood toys and vehicle models to take around to craft fairs, etc. for the purpose of selling some of them. Maybe start a little part-time side...

Holy Moly !!!
What an impressive tool collection! This book is an education in itself. I would have loved to meet this gentleman.

This was likely one of those folks who has taken hand shadow animal figures to a higher level. Pretty cool, actually.

Yeah, The location of the sledgehammer in the scheme worries me a bit as well....

This has it all...a place for everything, everything in it's place, out in the open, and ready to use!
Space requirement could be an issue, however.

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