Shop-Made Hand Tools
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Shop-Made Beam Compass
Aluminum and figured wood come together in this practical layout tool you can build in a weekend.
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Shop-Made Hand Planes
With a few simple tools and step-by-step techniques, you can make a pair of heirloom-quality planes.
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Shop-Made Marking Knives
Create quality layout tools using straightforward steps and shop-tested metalworking techniques.
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Shop-Made Shooting Board
This must-have jig allows you to take whisker-thin shavings off the end of a workpiece to fine-tune the fit of a joint.
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Shop-Made Spokeshaves
There’s no better way to create smooth, even curves than using a tool designed specifically for that purpose. And you can’t beat the satisfying results when it’s a tool you’ve made yourself.
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Sliding Bevel Gauge
Brass blades paired with wood bodies make these bevel gauges as attractive as they are useful.
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Traditional Scratch Stock
Create custom profiles with this heirloom tool that you can build in a weekend.
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Tuning Up a Block Plane
All it takes to turn your block plane into a precision tool is a simple tune-up. Here's our step-by-step approach.
