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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. Moved: Anyone make a Gauge Pod?

    Started by Spokerider, Nov 9, 2017 08:46 AM
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  2. Battery Cable Crimp tool

    Started by Spokerider, Oct 25, 2017 11:26 AM
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    Nov 9, 2017, 08:33 AM Go to last post
  3. Aluminum Shovel

    Started by Spokerider, Feb 4, 2019 12:11 PM
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  4. Truck Crane Build

    Started by Sponge1963, Feb 16, 2016 05:06 PM
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  5. Thumbs up Too Big

    Started by SpudsPaP, Sep 26, 2017 07:56 PM
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  6. Bench grinder wheel dresser

    Started by stainless steel, Feb 11, 2016 05:46 AM
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  7. Moved: Wood splitter

    Started by stainless stål, Sep 7, 2021 09:42 AM
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  8. Moved: Homemade Penetrating Oil

    Started by Stale Trooper, Oct 14, 2012 12:24 AM
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  9. MY new air compressor

    Started by stan leiter, Dec 4, 2016 05:21 PM
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  10. Looking for ideas

    Started by stan leiter, Feb 5, 2014 04:10 PM
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  11. 4 x 6 bandsaw laser blade guide

    Started by stan the toolfool, May 23, 2013 07:08 PM
    bandsaw, cutting, laser, metalworking, welding
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  12. Help posting pictures

    Started by stantheman55, Mar 31, 2020 11:44 AM
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  13. Moved: Curved box tops with concave/convex router jig

    Started by starkw1, Apr 8, 2018 03:30 PM
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  14. Moved: Router jig for cutting dovetail and box joints

    Started by starkw1, Nov 30, 2018 08:55 AM
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  15. Moved: Manual Rotary Table

    Started by steamingbill, Feb 6, 2016 07:45 PM
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  16. Tangential Toolholder

    Started by steamingbill, Aug 29, 2015 06:06 AM
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  17. offset nail punch

    Started by steamingbill, Feb 7, 2018 07:48 PM
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