Carving Gauge

One my tool making addictions is gauges. Marking Gauges, Cutting Gauges, Slitting Gauges. I have made quite a few of them and just about all types and forms.

My new favorite is what I call a Carving Gauge. It is kind of a hybrid between a slitting gauge and an OWT.

These are the […]

December 7th, 2010 | Category: Hand Tools, Tool Making, Tools | 9 comments

Do You have Enough Tools?

I love posts about workshops in other countries. They show other methods of work holding, and working with tools. Often times you see amazing work being done with a few simple tools. What I really like is the simple tools.

But in every conversation about these tools, someone has to make the cheap shot about […]

November 28th, 2010 | Category: Hand Tools, Metalworking, Tool Making, Tutorials, Woodworking | 3 comments

Vagabond Tool Rack

I have finally finished my portable tool rack design. It is a tool roll, rack and box, all in one. Maybe not really a box, but then it may be better. Read along, and you can be the judge.

Before I let the cat out of the bag and show you the vagabond tool rack,

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April 27th, 2010 | Category: TEOTWAWKI, Tool Box, Tool Making | 12 comments

Ecopoxy Update

I have been testing Ecopoxy as an adhesive. They are not marketing it as an adhesive, but I think they really should. I love this stuff. Here is a fairly wicked test of a glue. any glue you choose to name.

This nice jagged chip is about to be glued.

To this chair […]

March 20th, 2010 | Category: Tool Making, Woodworking | 7 comments

Unicorn Egg Spiral Awl

When grinding down a few old drill bits to make other tools, I noticed that the spiral on a point was quite lovely. This inspired me to produce this design. This is a scratch awl, for leather and woodwork. The awl itself is made of M2 tool steel. The handle is ash and leather […]

February 1st, 2010 | Category: Hand Tools, Tool Making, Tools | 2 comments
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