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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

    Started by Jon, Feb 26, 2020 12:29 PM
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  1. Wooden spokeshave

    Started by Garage workshop, Jul 15, 2015 02:57 AM
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  2. Dovetailed infill smoothing plane

    Started by Garage workshop, Jul 15, 2015 02:55 AM
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    Started by Brendon, Jul 10, 2015 05:01 PM
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  5. Collet Attachment

    Started by rossbotics, Jul 13, 2015 02:53 PM
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  6. Moved: My automatically retractible interior threading tool

    Started by Okapi, Jul 5, 2015 05:02 PM
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  7. How to Link to Your Website in Your Forum Signature

    Started by kbalch, Nov 1, 2012 12:57 PM
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  8. other big band saw in tractor

    Started by ederangelo, Jul 6, 2015 07:36 PM
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  9. Variable Thickness Washer

    Started by rgsparber, Jul 12, 2015 10:59 AM
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  10. Talking band saw of tire homemade

    Started by ederangelo, Jul 6, 2015 07:33 PM
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  11. Woodturning - Spot tool rest

    Started by Christophe Mineau, Jul 9, 2015 01:39 AM
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  12. Woodturning - curved tool rest

    Started by Christophe Mineau, Jul 9, 2015 01:27 AM
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  13. Moved: Advice for new turner?

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  14. Woodturning - Platform toolrest

    Started by Christophe Mineau, Jul 9, 2015 01:22 AM
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  15. sander grinder

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  16. Made another Heavy duty G clamp from scrap

    Started by Ed, Jul 1, 2015 08:27 PM
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  17. Moved: M shape bridge for wood feeding on the table saw

    Started by Christophe Mineau, Jun 28, 2015 02:50 PM
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  18. R8 pin locator

    Started by rgsparber, Jun 22, 2015 07:35 AM
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