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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. Chainsaw Mill

    Started by Bongodrummer, Apr 22, 2014 04:20 AM
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    Aug 21, 2014, 05:05 AM Go to last post
  2. A wooden vise for instrument making

    Started by Christophe Mineau, Aug 16, 2014 10:50 AM
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    Aug 21, 2014, 04:13 AM Go to last post
  3. couple of offerings

    Started by naughtyboy, Aug 13, 2014 07:41 AM
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    Aug 20, 2014, 08:00 PM Go to last post
  4. Moved: Homemade Penetrating Oil

    Started by Stale Trooper, Oct 14, 2012 12:24 AM
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  5. rod alignment jig for welding

    Started by strube1369, Jan 23, 2014 11:40 AM
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    Aug 18, 2014, 06:04 PM Go to last post
  6. Vise Stand

    Started by jcriss, Aug 14, 2014 02:00 PM
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    Aug 18, 2014, 06:05 AM Go to last post
  7. Open bottle

    Started by cphili, Mar 16, 2013 11:59 PM
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    Aug 16, 2014, 03:54 AM Go to last post
  8. Make your own pure nitrogen gas

    Started by imsmooth, May 9, 2014 10:43 AM
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    Aug 16, 2014, 03:35 AM Go to last post
  9. A plumb bob can be an ornamental tool.

    Started by schor, Aug 12, 2014 12:15 PM
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  10. My CNC machine

    Started by revwarguy, Apr 25, 2014 03:18 PM
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  11. Drill press depth stop

    Started by schor, Aug 11, 2014 07:31 PM
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  12. Moved: my home made Lathe

    Started by Terry1967, Jun 2, 2014 01:10 PM
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  13. Two handed gouge for violin plate carving

    Started by Christophe Mineau, Aug 13, 2014 02:06 PM
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  14. A new drawbar for my mill.

    Started by schor, Aug 13, 2014 03:57 PM
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  15. Stand Up Handgrinder or Edge Grinder

    Started by hipkat101, Aug 10, 2014 10:10 PM
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    Aug 13, 2014, 10:38 PM Go to last post
  16. Vise Soft Jaws

    Started by Catfish, Jul 1, 2014 11:28 AM
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  17. Clamps impovement for the luthier

    Started by Christophe Mineau, Aug 11, 2014 05:40 AM
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  18. MILL DRILL SPINDLE WRENCH

    Started by backyard_cnc, Aug 10, 2014 02:26 PM
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  19. Welding Fume Extration

    Started by Madeit, Aug 7, 2014 09:16 PM
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