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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

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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. Gouges from brace bits

    Started by Philip Davies, Jul 28, 2019 09:12 AM
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    Jul 30, 2019, 10:38 AM Go to last post
  2. Salvation tags (key fobs/pendants)

    Started by Philip Davies, Jun 2, 2019 09:09 AM
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    Jun 2, 2019, 09:09 AM Go to last post
  3. Shooting plane and board

    Started by Philip Davies, May 18, 2019 09:44 AM
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    May 19, 2019, 04:46 PM Go to last post
  4. Micro-forge

    Started by Philip Davies, Jul 20, 2019 12:53 PM
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    Jul 20, 2019, 07:26 PM Go to last post
  5. Tuyeres

    Started by Philip Davies, Dec 12, 2018 06:04 AM
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    Dec 15, 2018, 06:05 AM Go to last post
  6. Saw sharpening vice

    Started by Philip Davies, May 6, 2019 01:31 PM
    • Replies: 2
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    May 7, 2019, 06:12 AM Go to last post
  7. Repair to reading glasses

    Started by Philip Davies, Dec 31, 2018 07:06 AM
    • Replies: 9
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    Jan 9, 2019, 01:11 AM Go to last post
  8. Door-knocker from Stanley clawhammer

    Started by Philip Davies, Aug 1, 2019 11:03 AM
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    Aug 5, 2019, 11:09 AM Go to last post
  9. Moved: Vice attachment to grip tapers

    Started by Philip Davies, Jun 30, 2019 11:55 AM
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  10. Moved: Steady rest for light turning

    Started by Philip Davies, Jul 16, 2019 10:25 AM
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  11. Moved: Drawer lock chisel

    Started by Philip Davies, Jul 23, 2019 04:20 AM
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  12. Moved: Drawknife from sickle

    Started by Philip Davies, Jan 17, 2019 09:59 AM
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  13. Lead cover for lathe bed

    Started by Philip Davies, Jan 18, 2019 05:54 AM
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    Jan 23, 2019, 06:18 AM Go to last post
  14. Moved: Improvised woodtuurning chucks

    Started by Philip Davies, Jun 21, 2019 08:18 AM
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  15. Swan neck mortise chisel

    Started by Philip Davies, Oct 14, 2018 06:24 AM
    • Replies: 1
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    Oct 16, 2018, 06:39 AM Go to last post
  16. Planemaker’s floats

    Started by Philip Davies, Jun 30, 2019 11:27 AM
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    Jun 30, 2019, 02:56 PM Go to last post
  17. Hooks from old pliers

    Started by Philip Davies, Aug 3, 2019 12:52 PM
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    Aug 4, 2019, 07:40 AM Go to last post
  18. Nails

    Started by Philip Davies, Nov 12, 2018 01:31 PM
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    Nov 16, 2018, 05:45 AM Go to last post
  19. Nails

    Started by Philip Davies, Feb 5, 2019 02:15 PM
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    Feb 8, 2019, 01:35 PM Go to last post
  20. Bar clamps, cam operated

    Started by Philip Davies, Jul 14, 2019 05:01 AM
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