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  1. Sticky Thread Sticky: Thousands of homemade tool plans

    Started by Jon, Feb 26, 2020 12:29 PM
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  1. 1907 Wizard adjustable ratchet wrench

    Started by Jon, Aug 31, 2016 12:55 PM
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  2. Metrology high accuracy with Dan Gelbart

    Started by Jon, Sep 12, 2016 11:02 AM
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  3. cutting wood with paper saw blades

    Started by Jon, Sep 6, 2016 07:28 PM
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  4. manual rock drill

    Started by Jon, Sep 12, 2016 10:42 PM
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  5. drilling shop charts

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  6. Ai Pioppi - human-powered amusement park

    Started by Jon, Sep 13, 2016 10:45 AM
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  7. turning a color-changing box out of CD cases.

    Started by Jon, Sep 24, 2016 09:43 PM
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  8. Vintage saw filing treatise

    Started by Jon, Sep 19, 2016 04:46 PM
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  9. power hammer linkages

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  10. Amish pneumatic woodworking shop

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  11. Colonial Williamsburg cabinetmaking shop tour

    Started by Jon, Sep 20, 2016 01:28 PM
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  12. Moved: 1890s J.A. Vance planer/matcher restored

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  13. steam-powered tanks

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  14. CNC plywood spiral staircase

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  15. segmenting symposium wood turnings

    Started by Jon, Sep 15, 2016 09:48 PM
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  16. The first tool users in history

    Started by Jon, Sep 27, 2016 01:17 PM
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  17. Japanese puzzle boxes

    Started by Jon, Sep 21, 2016 09:16 PM
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  18. turning a segmented torus

    Started by Jon, Sep 22, 2016 09:38 AM
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  19. unusual engine design animations

    Started by Jon, Sep 5, 2016 02:29 PM
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  20. using pencils for woodturning

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