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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

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  2. Sticky Thread Sticky: Thousands of homemade tool plans

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  1. Instant Table Sander and Homemade Scroll Saw

    Started by Boyntonstu, Jul 25, 2015 06:31 AM
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  2. Moved: What are you learning right now?

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  3. Moved: Shop Made Diamond Tool Sharpener

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  4. Moved: Dedicated Dovetailing Bench

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  5. Wooden smoker

    Started by kutsi, Jul 23, 2015 03:26 AM
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  6. Truck load Lifting Tool

    Started by Boyntonstu, Jul 20, 2015 08:31 PM
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  7. How to Take Care of Your Nuts

    Started by Boyntonstu, Jul 20, 2015 08:28 PM
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  8. Cordless Drill Pallet

    Started by Boyntonstu, Jul 20, 2015 08:26 PM
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  9. Moved: Shop Made Quick Release Coping Saw

    Started by Robert Tutsky, Jul 20, 2015 10:31 AM
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  10. Moved: Woodturning gouge from an old file

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  11. Ball peen hammer

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  12. Interesting picture

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  13. Moved: Computer(s) in the shop?

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  14. Moved: What's the worst thing that's happened to you in the workshop?

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  15. Workbench Walls

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  16. Moved: Tools required for casting polyester resin?

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  17. Deluxe version of Marking/cutting Gauge

    Started by Brendon, Jul 16, 2015 01:16 PM
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  18. Recumbent trike

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  19. Machinist parallel clamp

    Started by Garage workshop, Jul 15, 2015 03:11 AM
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  20. Set of paring chisels

    Started by Garage workshop, Jul 15, 2015 03:05 AM
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