Hand Tools

Tools in use? Needed this to set how far above the floor the stretchers will be.. This to set the angles...Stanley SW 6" Bevel gauge Before the rest of the tools can get to work.. Just some basic tools.. When working on something like this...

After much contemplation and research I have embarked on a new shop adventure and I am making a shooting board. In principle this is a very simple tool that has a flat reference surface that a plane rides and holds a work piece perpendicular. The devil of course is in the details. Anyway here is the base all clamped up.

I thought i had posted about this old brace previously, but i can’t find the thread. It’s a Brown & Flather from Sheffield Eng, c 1848. I want to restore it a little: fix the splits in the wood, and polish the brass. Here’s the problem: i can’t get some of the screws out. They look like hand made brass … a couple of the slots are off-center … and i really don’t want to snap the heads off. Any ideas? PB Blaster?

For those that remember that far back....ever see a hacksaw with a handle like this? Wing nut is also a bit strange.. That be a wing nut and a normal nut as one piece? Logo? WARD'S MASTER QUALITY....not too sure who the owner was, that left his mark... As for a square.... Note the heart shaped area? It IS missing the level, though...not a biggie..

Saw this elsewhere. Lost Art Press is offering a free .pdf download of the Stanley, No. 34 Catalogue, circa 1914....HERE

I recently acquired this old brace, trying to learn more about what it is. It is all steel, no wood. From what i have found so far, it is similar to a Jeremy Taylor brace with a spring catch for the bit, in the Scottish pattern, and dates to around 1850. There are no markings. I believe Scottish pattern applies to the hex shaped frame. The sydnassloot site has a picture of an identical tool, but with no additional information. The one difference mine has is the washer under the head. I “think” the washer has been added because the retaining pin looks like it might have been replaced … one end is perfectly flush and almost invisible, the other end is slightly mushroomed … …

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Decided on a bit of "Me Time" a while back....and drove down to Springfield, OH. to raid a couple places....One was "Heart of Ohio Antique Center" out in Harmony, OH. Cheap saw was $50? the other was $80..pass Red circled item..A Stanley No. 46....@$35? there was only 4 parts to it...no cutters, no front knob, no depth stops... Iron #7? $125 ? it was missing at least 2-3inches off the back end...and I did not need any woodies.. Passed on these 3..as well...already had a few IN my shop..however.. There WAS one I did NOT have in the shop... This is the "Fabled" Stanley No. 4-1/2c, type 11.....I knew abou…

I drill pilot hole for screws and nails. Often I need something below 7/64" and sometimes under 1/16" I break them on a power drill. I break them with my Miller falls #5. I've tried pin vices. archimedian jewelers drills and small push drills. The take too long and the push type sometimes breaks the bits too. I have a #41 Yankee push but it only goes down to 1/16" and the hole can end up "woobly". I was looking for a tiny egg beater drill and heard about surgical drills. Most of them are $$$. I finally found one under $20 on ebay. It looks like the Fiskars drill. It came in a sealed plastic envelope, like the hospitals us…

Out of the blue, I got a catalog today from Micro-Mark. It is full of miniature stuff, I guess for model makers and miniaturists. Interesting, but I don't think I need a table saw with a 3" blade. https://www.micromark.com/ if you are interested.

I love my big Dewalt miter saw...BUT...I'm gonna get me something set up inside in my shop that I can use for my smaller projects so I don't have to drag the beast out and plug in etc...There are a few still being made...but I think I'm going vintage. I could easily make the box and just add saw(s)...but looking at getting something like this set up. Just a cut through type wood miter box and hand saw.

I received an email today containing a Newsletter by Hock Tools. The following says: It’s about time for me to re-read Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance. I rarely read a book more than once, but I’ve read Robert Persig’s profound treatise on the search for the meaning of quality four times, taking something new from it each time. One significant takeaway for me is the elusive nature of the concept of quality. What imbues one thing with higher quality than another? We often know the answer but cannot articulate it. A frustrating intellectual exercise, to be sure. But we know it when we see it, right? I’ve been making and selling blades…

I have acquired this old Goodell Pratt #7 breast drill. Obviously it needs some restoration. Problem is ... it still has a remnant of the original decal, and i would like to either retain it, or better ... replace it. I have searched the web, no luck, and i have posted the question on other forums. Does anyone know where i can find a replacement decal? The rusted picture is my too, the clean ones are clips off ebay.

Tools have been put away...until needed. More of a "Ready Rack" for the most used saws in the shop....Time to open the doors for a look around? The Left side..and the Right side...a little further to the right... Is the Main Plane Til.... Just a quick look around...unless someone wants "close-ups"...

I’ve gotten sidetracked on the poker table. I needed 12” hand screw clamps, but I’m not going to go out and buy 20+ of these. I think I’m going to make more cam clamps till I get enough hand screw clamps. I’ve made 6” with a 4 5/8 reach, these will be 8” with a 6 5/8 depth reach. Already have the roll pins. I found enough scrap walnut to make 100…

There is a Pine plank just sitting around...starting to get quite a twist to it. 1/2" x 6" x 6"......thinking I can cut it up into the 6 parts to build a box...using just hand tools? And maybe post a bunch of photos on HOW such a thing can be done? I MIGHT use the bandsaw for one task, but that would be about it.....all the rest will be by hand...and using just that one Pine plank. Not sure IF I should post it here....or..up in General Woodworking? Or both? Stay tuned...camera is charging up at the moment...

One of the joys of woodworking for me is making things that are both durable and useful around the shop. I enjoy making jigs and tools to make my life easier. After some poking about, I made a dovetail jig based on Paul Seller’s design. Stupid simple and repeatable. I like this one. This one is a 1:7 pitch made of stable straight grain beech.

After quite a bit of consideration, I recently bit the bullet and bought a Veritas router plane kit and after using it on a couple of projects I have some comments. First, this is a really really useful piece of kit. I have routed out notches in my split top benchtop filler bar, cleaned up the bottoms of blind mortises, routed dados for ledgers, and dealt with some particularly stubborn grain on a couple of tenons. In each case, this has been a joy to work with. I bought the whole kit with cutters from 1/16” to 3/4” The larger cutters are two piece to facilitate sharpening with the clever flat extension included in the kit. I debated …

I would appreciate anyone that would have a spare blade for a Millers Falls #2 spokeshave to contact me. I lost the one I had.

I don't know if it's specifically used for end grain, but he's using it, I have my own preferences in my own collection, but I am curious about this specialty plane. Can anyone identify this hand plane for me? I started the video at the point where Doucette is using it, I looked on Lie Nielsen's website as Doucette uses mainly LN tools, but I could not find it. Thanks for any help and another view here: