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Talk about homemade tools and ideas for homemade tools in this forum. If you post any of your homemade tools, they'll be automatically added to the HomemadeTools.net directory of homemade tools, and credited to your username. The best tools are awarded a $100 weekly prize. Tool tips and tricks should go in the Tool Tips and Tricks subforum.

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  1. Sticky Thread Sticky: Best Homemade Tool of the Week - $100 weekly award

    Started by Jon, Jul 29, 2017 02:49 PM
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  2. Sticky Thread Sticky: 173 Best Homemade Tools eBook - FREE

    Started by Jon, Feb 26, 2020 12:27 PM
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  3. Sticky Thread Sticky: Thousands of homemade tool plans

    Started by Jon, Feb 26, 2020 12:29 PM
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  1. Unimat cross slide dial

    Started by evilwrench, Mar 5, 2016 12:40 PM
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  2. Precision Toolmakers bench vise

    Started by Evoght, Jan 26, 2015 12:28 PM
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  3. Bullnose Wooden Smoothing Plane

    Started by e_m_maker, Nov 18, 2022 04:27 PM
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    Nov 19, 2022, 02:57 AM Go to last post
  4. Dancing-Master Calipers

    Started by e_m_maker, Sep 15, 2023 02:35 PM
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  5. Downdraft Sanding Box

    Started by e_m_maker, Sep 17, 2022 07:09 PM
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  6. Roubo's Winding Sticks - 18th Century Design

    Started by e_m_maker, Jul 29, 2022 03:58 PM
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  7. Tommy Bars for a Sherline Lathe

    Started by e_m_maker, Mar 4, 2022 03:47 PM
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  8. Improving a Kunz Cabinet Scraper

    Started by e_m_maker, Apr 22, 2022 05:50 PM
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  9. Moved: I recreated a 450 year old hand plane

    Started by e_m_maker, Apr 12, 2024 06:39 PM
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  10. DIY Marking Gauge

    Started by e_m_maker, Nov 11, 2022 05:06 PM
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  11. How I recreated the Stanley no 9

    Started by e_m_maker, Aug 19, 2023 03:49 PM
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  12. Perfect Mortise Routing Jig

    Started by e_m_maker, Sep 23, 2022 06:25 PM
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  13. DIY Height Gauge

    Started by e_m_maker, Mar 25, 2022 04:01 PM
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  14. Moved: Die Filer From Bar Stock

    Started by e_m_maker, Feb 3, 2024 11:45 AM
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  15. DIY Band Saw Fence

    Started by e_m_maker, Nov 10, 2023 05:10 PM
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