Over the years there have been so many amazing homemade tools posted here one at a time
Unfortunately, most of those pics are long gone.

It would be great to have a thread documenting so much of the cool stuff that you all make at home.

I hope this takes off

A couple of mine..........

I am in the market for some spokeshaves and I was wondering which ones you guys like and why?

Thanks!
John

Wow!

Another stunner!

I never get tired of looking at your saws.

Post as many as you like.

I sprayed most of these just this morning. A couple of the dyed ones I may have posted before, not sure. Skew only on the finials.






Steve K

Looks a lot better! Why plug every other through dog hole?

SSolomon said:

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I've built a few projects so far, including a humidor, some bookshelves, the shipping crate from the Joiner and Cabinetmaker (it holds my granite surface plate), and a box for my wife, but my most ambitious project is currently a work in progress. I'm building a shaker-style workbench like the one in Scott Landis' Workbench Book. I'm using European Beech for the top, legs, stretchers, etc. and poplar for the back and side panels, drawer fronts and bottoms, and doors.
Sean

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What's the (brass?) stud for on the Atkins?

I got this Richardson Brothers 14" backsaw off of SteveF about a year ago and I just finished it last night

I wish I had some more detailed "before" photos. But I must have misplaced them.

Cleaned up spine


Test fit:



Installing a new saw plate



Cleaning up the handle




Finished Product:








The handle was stripped then finished with some dark aniline dye followed by several coats of TruOil.

The new saw plat it 14ppi Rip with an 8 deg Rake. The saw plate was sanded to about 1500 and then polished with aluminum foil and Durosol.

I've seen a few approaches to doing this. I'm going to use the Lee Valley lifetime screwdriver shanks (shafts), and I'd like to use brass compression fittings for the ferrules. I have some nice Macassar ebony and Cocobolo that I think would make nice handles. Turning the handle itself seems a no brainer to me. The questions I have are about the other parts.

1. Do you drill the hole for the shaft before or after you've turned the handle?

2. Kerf or no kerf in the tenon for the wings on the shaft?

3. If using a brass compression fitting for the ferrule, what tool do you use to round it off, and what speed?

4. When parting off the handle, do you turn it back around and turn the very tip (top) or do you just hand sand it?

5. Glue or no glue on the shaft?

Thanks in advance for your responses.

Very sound logic behind the method you chose to proceed forward with Isaac. I like the way you are able to analysis a solution.

Stewie;