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It looks like the folks in New Britain, Conn., want to get things right. After Stanley’s first generation of the No. 62 low-angle jack plane had some problems, including a...

  Small Tools Cabinet Download plans for this benchtop toolbox.   Build Your Own French Doors Learn how to build exterior French doors.     Outdoor Finish If you want...

As I started going deeper and deeper into details, I realized that for some details a reference source is really necessary. Carving the ears was such a case where I...

 In that woodshop of mine, there is a small metal toolbox.    Older than I am, I think it’s a “Kennedy”.    In this toolbox, there are quite a few old tools,...

I don’t know why “wagon vises” have their name, but I know that I like them. Wagon vises don’t have the sagging problems that some tail vises have in their...

By David Thiel Page: 25 From the June 2005 issue #148 Buy this issue now Not having to decipher hash marks to determine where your miter saw is set to...

A look into my hand tool world, just some of what I work with: about as basic as a hammer, chisel, and a plane Stanley block plane#110 See how many...

Just some of the toys I make do with My "big" drill press The "Frankensaw", two craftsman tablesaws were used to make this saw.    One a broke trunion saw, the...

THESE ARE THE BLOCKS WHICH ARE USED TO FIX THE PALLETS SLATS ON.  AS YOU SEE I HAVE DRILLED 6X 32 MM HOLES ALL AROUND. THE BALL AS ALWAYS IS 47...

 ALL MADE FROM OFF CUTS OF MIXED TIMBER MAINLY MDF/ PLYWOOD/ PINE. OVER  2 YEARS TO MAKE WITH A FEW HOURS EACH WEEK. PLUS SOME UNLEADED  PAINT. .WINDOWS HAVE 1.5...

In the past, we’ve shown you a behind-the-scenes look at shooting the cover image for an issue of the magazine, and at the final read-through of what we refer to...

For many years, one of the best places to get user-grade handtools was from “The Porch,” the oldtools e-mail-based listserv (you can join here). The tools were generally sold by...