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My town has a store that only sells imported Japanese hand tools. I only recently heard about it this year, but I wouldn’t doubt it if it has been ...

Or at least I think it’s a spline cutting jig. Could be used for a lot of things. That’s why I bought it. I immediately recognized the value of bei...

My sister asked me if I would be interested in repairing the back of a barstool.  The stool is metal but has (had) a piece of wood molding on the b...

Purchased from eBay for $35.71 (broken down as $26.99 + tax & shipping), a 1950’s sliding bevel gauge (T-bevel) made by Millers Falls, tool No 98. ...

I purchased an Infinity Tools tapered dovetail jig for about $130 dollars + shipping. [20241016_123939.jpg] However you can make one very easily....

Fretboard and bridge are Black Walnut, Finished with shellac. [IMG_2694.jpeg][IMG_2696.jpeg]

 The first strip to install is the center ash trim. A dab of hot melt glue is put onto the green tape between the pencil marks for the center trim....

Boys and Girls,  Not that I see much here at CN, but LJ’s used be inundated by more than a weed (blackberry) infestation regarding posts with the ...

 With the forms in place and templates for the fender curves, door handle and side light I can verify the basic layout of the strip fields. The fie...

Found this at Urban Ore for $5 — I bought it because I needed a scale to weigh various wood working projects. For no other reason than to be able t...

Picked this guy up for $12. M. Crannell made planes between 1843 and 1892. However because this is an M. Crannell and not a Bensen & Crannell, we ...

$3 — not sure how to use it, but it’s Veritas, and it looks like something I could use. Zero shipping cost and only 10.25% sales tax (yeah, you rea...