Shop Made Tools

Jun 63 min read

Fail to Succeed: My Flawed Sticking Board Journey

If you've ever tried planing moldings or non-flat shapes with hand tools, you know how frustrating it can be when your parts keep...

Apr 43 min read

Make a Simple Saw Vise

I could have made a saw vise out of angle iron and suede. I’ve got plenty of suede. But I don’t have any angle iron. And by the time I...

Mar 283 min read

Get A Grip - Shape And Install New File Handles

Making stop cuts I'm going to be shaping these new file handles on the Shave Horse. One end will be free for shaping. I need to have...

Mar 232 min read

True Face And True Edge Times Two

When you're truing up stock with hand tools, standard procedure is to true one of the wide faces. When that's done you can square and...

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