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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: 173 Best Homemade Tools eBook - FREE

    Started by Jon, Feb 26, 2020 12:27 PM
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  2. Sticky Thread Sticky: Best Homemade Tool of the Week - $100 weekly award

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  3. Sticky Thread Sticky: Thousands of homemade tool plans

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  1. Chisel sharpening jig - video

    Started by Jon, Apr 5, 2023 01:22 PM
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  2. Aluminum welding project

    Started by PB Machines, Dec 1, 2019 05:53 AM
    aluminum welding, custom metal fabrication
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  3. Edge trimmer chamfer plane - video

    Started by Jon, Oct 20, 2022 02:12 PM
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  4. 34 woodworking hacks - video

    Started by Jon, Jun 30, 2023 03:32 PM
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  5. Heavy duty knobs

    Started by rendoman, Apr 8, 2021 08:14 PM
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  6. Retractable Tool Holder

    Started by PaulsGarageProjects, Jul 5, 2023 02:49 PM
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  7. Metal lathe update

    Started by Budget Built, Oct 2, 2022 08:24 AM
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  8. Compound slide feed variation

    Started by olderdan, Mar 9, 2023 12:23 PM
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  9. Spindle sander - video

    Started by Jon, Apr 28, 2022 03:52 PM
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  10. Moved: pivioting fork carriage

    Started by Frank S, Nov 6, 2019 05:44 PM
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  11. Moved: Diy track- chop- saw

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  12. Brass-tipped Thumb Screws

    Started by Improvised DIY, Jan 31, 2024 02:13 PM
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  13. Moved: Height Gage Base and Scriber

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  14. Utility Wagon

    Started by Karl_H, Jan 8, 2020 09:31 AM
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  15. Bench vise - video

    Started by Jon, May 11, 2022 04:46 PM
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  16. Blacksmith slot punch - video

    Started by Jon, Jan 6, 2022 04:52 PM
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