Post pics of your homemade tools
#51
No argument here regarding the importance of timely doses of caffeine.....but isn't that coffee cup sitting on the BENCH? Once again, the bench plays a critical role!

titanxt said:


BaileyNo5,

I will respectfully have to disagree... The most important tool in the shop would have to be the coffee cup - without it you would not be able to hold the coffee....




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#52
Very well spotted!!!

Andy
I am quickly realizing that I have NO natural talent... But I am trying to fake it.
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#53
I'm a little late to the party. So many good ideas in here.

Got a lot of user made tools, so I will be selective. This first is not really a tool, but a recent build to hold tools off the bench. The bottom pic is one of my most used tools, the panel gauge. The pencil is when I don't care about accuracy, and I have a scoring attachment for when I do.




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#54
titanxt said:


BaileyNo5,

I will respectfully have to disagree... The most important tool in the shop would have to be the coffee cup - without it you would not be able to hold the coffee....







......... that's a great line. I usually just take water with me when I am out in the shop.

Steve
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#55
I modify tools as needed to get a job done but here are a few I made.
Adjustable marking gauge for planking.


A little bronze hammer.


At the risk of outing myself here is a router plane.


A small bench to work on inside a boat.


A couple of knives.


A handheld drill chuck.


A sine bar for setting precsion angles in the table saw.


And a workbench.


I'm sure there are others but no photos yet. Many tools re-handled.
Jim
http://ancorayachtservice.com/ home of the Chain Leg Vise.
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#56
Boatman53 said:



At the risk of outing myself here is a router plane.

Jim




Yup, you did it, although i was pretty sure you were the Secret Santa. The wood, craftsmanship and the return address had me convinced.

And the plane is beautiful! It is so nice I don't want to take out from under the tree. Thanks again!
Often in Error, Never in Doubt
Mike Jury

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#57
Many thanks to all who have posted pics of your inspiring craftsmanship. Much appreciated!!

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A small bench to work on inside a boat.



Jim, what are the dimensions of that bench, please? TIA.
"For true creativity, we have to think beyond our tools." - MsNomer -
"Measuring is the enemy of precision." - Chris Schwarz on story sticks -
"only one opinion counts, the one that pays." - daveferg -
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#58
I made these for my SS recipient this year. They are cocobolo handled screwdrivers, using the Lee Valley lifetime screwdriver shafts. The ferrules are 1/2" brass plumbing couplers.


Still Learning,

Allan Hill
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#59
Awesome thread!!! Thanks for thinking of this.

Even seen the spokeshave I received last year from my SS.
Sticks head in.......Looks around..........Sniff, Sniff.....It's good to be home . McApple 7/29/10

Metal chairs have no soul. patriarch 12/07/2013


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#60
Here are a few more ...

Joinery saw (11") and Carcase saw (14"), both crosscut:



Jarrah brace and driver in presentation box (with drawer for bits) ...



A mallet for mortice chisels ...



Chip carving knives (made as a gift) in a presentation box ..





Many, many marking knives and scratch awls ..



More later.

Regards from Perth

Derek
Articles on furniture building, shop made tools and tool reviews at www.inthewoodshop.com
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