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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 $250 monthly prize. Tool tips and tricks should go in the Tool Tips and Tricks subforum.

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  1. I Made a Woodworking Tool for a Friend

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  8. Moved: DIY Normal & Spiral Staircase [part 1]

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  9. 2 UNIQUE TOOLS IDEAS THAT CAN BE VERY USEFUL TO YOU

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  13. Doweling machine - video

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  15. Lathe spindle thread protector - video

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  16. Garden hose nozzle - video

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  18. Sheetmetal cutter from valves - video

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