Simple Scratch Awl, A Good First Tool to Make

All you need is a drill with a range of bits, a pencil, some sand paper, two small blocks of wood, some epoxy, and an inexpensive round diamond file. A vise will make it safer to do, and a saw, knife or chisel might make your work easier. A bit of masking tape and […]

January 6th, 2009 | Category: Hand Tools, Metalworking, Tool Making, Tools, Tutorials, Woodworking | 3 comments

The Project that Got me Started

I have an affection for Penny Whistles and Ocarinas. I also have a bit of a collection of these. My wife also loves these, but hates loud, high pitched noises.

So I decided to make a low Penny Whistle. Lots of odd research and equipment involved. Lots of skills to develop, and physics models to […]

January 5th, 2009 | Category: Hand Tools, Woodworking | 5 comments

Tool for Making Blades

Not yet perfected, but it is showing good potential as a prototype.

The wood clamp slides along the two bars. The held blade slides across the grinder.

The angle and position can be adjusted.

After using it a bit, it needs to be easier to adjust and micro adjustment to slowly bring […]

January 2nd, 2009 | Category: Hand Tools, Metalworking, Power Tools, Tool Making, Tools | One comment

A Scratch Awl from Scratch

Here is the answer to the Chrismas Puzzle!

Here are all the fixings to make another one!

It may be a bit, Cutting down aluminum bronze takes a bit of work.

O1 Steel, the tip has been tempered and left quite hard. The rest has not been hardened. The aluminum […]

December 24th, 2008 | Category: Hand Tools, Tool Making | 5 comments

A Christmas Puzzle

Here is a tool I made as a gift. Not the hardest puzzle to solve, but a puzzle.

No fair guessing, Skip, you saw the sketches!

My goal here was to make a tool that would appeal to both my love of the simple rustic line and to those who desire bling. It is […]

December 22nd, 2008 | Category: Hand Tools, Tool Making | 4 comments
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