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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. Sticky Thread Sticky: Best Homemade Tool of the Month - $250 monthly award

    Started by Jon, Jul 15, 2024 07:21 PM
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  2. Sticky Thread Sticky: Thousands of homemade tool plans

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  1. Handle Broach - 1084 steel - Hickory Handle

    Started by JKeetonKnives, Jun 12, 2020 06:10 AM
    broach, hand tool, knife maker, knife making, knife making tool
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  2. Moved: INSTALLING TILE FLOOR In Our Own Way !

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  3. Welding Table & Cart with Custom Hold Down

    Started by House_Work, Jun 20, 2020 01:02 PM
    table, welding, welding cart, workbench
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  4. GTWR Indicator holder modification

    Started by ttmrj, Jun 19, 2020 08:29 PM
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  5. Moved: An Improved Homemade Brake

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  6. Moved: Home built Heat Treating Oven

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  7. Moved: hammers refurbish

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  8. 6 in 1 adjustable super cross cut table saw jig

    Started by Didpoolhall, Jun 11, 2020 03:22 PM
    cross cut, cross cut sled, jointer, plywoodworking, table saw
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  9. Moved: Optical centrepunch.

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  10. Moved: Sheet Metal Filing Clamp

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  11. Cool New Belt Sander for angle grinder. Multi universal.

    Started by manshands, Jun 18, 2020 12:36 AM
    angle grinder, belt grinder, grinder
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  12. Sharpening Jig for Chisels and Plane Blades

    Started by Mazay, Jun 16, 2020 08:15 AM
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