hand tools

  1. Willw21

    Stanley No. 78 Scrub Plane Conversion

    I came across this post a while back and thought it was a neat idea. I recently found a No. 78 Made in England that was missing the fence and depth stop and decided to convert it to a scrub plane à la Paul Sellers. There was a fair bit of rust and the previous owner had put some deep scratches...
  2. Willw21

    Greetings From Winston-Salem

    Hello everyone! My name is Will and I live in Winston-Salem. I have worked in the concert industry for many years, but have started to take time off from that to pursue other interests, one of which is woodworking. About a year ago I started working with a landscape design company here in WS...
    • Willw21
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    • hand plane hand tools stanley woodworking
    • Replies: 30
    • Forum: Who We Are
  3. build4fun

    Making Good Chamfers with a Hand Plane - No Router

    I often enjoy using my hand tools in lieu of power tools. Making chamfers by hand is one good example, but I do a better job on some days than others. In this video, I build a 'chamfer guide' - something I find helpful when trying to chamfer the edges on a relatively long workpiece. I make...
  4. bbrown

    bench chisels deal at Woodcraft

    Are these bench chisels any good? I'm considering purchasing 10 sets for my classes. Might need more frequent honing but that's not too big a deal if it's the only issue. Opinions welcome...…...
  5. Graywolf

    Bow Saw Build workshop rescheduled sign up

    Bow Saw build workshop Saturday, June 16, 10am through finished probably about 4pm. Cost, $30.00 donation to the web site, a material cost of $80.00 payable to me at the workshop. location Bill Clemmons shop in Liberty NC we can handle a total of 6 participants This will be a hand tool...
  6. Graywolf

    Interest in a bowsaw build workshop?

    I'm looking to see how many folks would be interested in doing a bowsaw build workshop. The material cost for this workshop would be $80.00 plus a donation of $30.00 to the website. The donation can go straight to the website, and the material fee can be payed directly to me at the workshop...
  7. H

    M-WTCA Meetings - NC and GA

    Just wanted to let everyone know that we have two local or what we call Area meetings of the Mid West Tool Collectors Association coming up in the near future. M-WTCA is for those that collect, use and just appreciate antique/traditional primarily hand woodworking tools and related. To give you...
    • hobbsed
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    • antique collecting hand tools levels planes saws traditional woodworking
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    • Forum: User Announcements
  8. D

    Dovetailed box from Birdseye Maple, Sapele...and a couple leather shoestrings.

    I couldn't find stop hinges that would work in the orientation I needed, so...shoestrings to the rescue! Open to ideas for other solutions I could've used. Chains I think would interfered with the closing of the lid. Thanks.
  9. Timmy

    Walnut Winding Sticks

    Squaring stock is possible without these, but these should help a lot. So far I've made a 16" set and also a 12" set. I think I want to make a 26" set to finish it off, but I don't have a log that long to split down. Filmed a video making these. Click here for the video. As also any tips are...
  10. C

    Young Buck looking for Hand Tool advice

    Hello all, Just recently joined NCWW. I do plenty of carpentry work in my off time when I can, but I want to get into the finer areas of woodworking. I figured the best place to ask questions would be the place with largest amount of woodworking knowledge available to me. So here I am haha...
  11. J

    Candle Box

    I had a slab of 8/4 mahogany left over from a bar project and had a friends wedding plus my wedding anniversary to make gifts for. I chose to make a somewhat traditional candle box. I added a flame maple sliding lid to liven things up a bit. There were a few firsts for me with this project...
  12. J

    Can't Beat Thomas

    I took a shot at the Book Box from the Joiner and Cabinet Maker. I believe Thomas had 6 hours to complete this project. I wasn't even close. It was an interesting project with lots and lots of clenched nails. Also, the idea of marking square on the bottom boards and nailing the sides on before...
  13. minnehahas

    Nicholson Bench

    Finally finished ( well almost ) a Nicholson Bench. This is my first real bench. Learned quite a bit about hand tools. Flattening the top taught me to let the hand plane do the work you just need to move it in the right direction. Its interesting moving more towards hand tools. At first I...
  14. S

    New girl here, Tryon area

    Hi, everyone! I just want to give a quick intro. I'm excited to be here and eager to learn as much as I can about the never-ending possibilities and world of woodworking. I'm a self-taught beginner with the very basics in knowledge as well as tools (circular saw, power sander, jigsaw, miter...
    • Sunsette
    • Thread
    • amateur beginner carver engravers hand tools help or advise introduction power tool woodwokers
    • Replies: 22
    • Forum: Who We Are
  15. M

    Sturnella Toolworks Infill Smoother Build

    Hi all I finished up my infill and blogged about it. Thought you all might like to read it. http://unit5.tumblr.com/post/61302297064/sturnella-toolworks-smoother Matt
  16. S

    Another New Guy - Old "Wooder"

    Hello All, I have recently joined after being introduced to the site by "Glennbear". I retired for North carolina a few years ago and have moved to a log home my wife and I built in Virgina just over the stateline from NC where I still do shopping and visit often. I built a wood shop here...
    • sgtdave
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    • finishing furniture making guy hand tools sharpening tools techniques wooder
    • Replies: 10
    • Forum: Who We Are
  17. T

    Old hand tools

    I've been building my hand tool collection lately and I just wanted to share a couple of my latest finds and maybe yall can share a couple of yours. I rely on hand tools quite a bit, even when I have a power tool that can get the job done and these additions I will be able to put to good use...
  18. J

    First Workbench top question

    Attempting to build a workbench with only hand tools. So far I am just working on 2 slabs of fir 4"x11"x8'. I am trying to hand plane them flat. I seem to only be reducing the height. Every time I attack a high spot or warp I seems to go too far then have to take the whole thing down some more...
  19. rcflyer23

    I think I'm falling in Love

    Last night I had a chance to mess around with one of my hand planes I bought at an Antique show a few weeks back. I have done nothing to it yet I just wanted to play with it and see if I could figure the thing out. What a ton of fun. I can't wait to get both of them tuned up and use them on...

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