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Wood, your hand tools, you and a little know-how. Share your questions, tips and strategies for the use and maintenance of hand-tools.

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Woodworking Skill Share Your woodworking skills are displayed for several lifetimes in each project. Have you had to compromise your project...	7556
Wood & Lumber Different wood requires different woodworking strategies - from cutting to finishing. Share your tips and challenges ...	1831
Finishing The finish, whether paint, wax, stain, or something else, can make or break a project. What are your tips and questio...	707
Power Tools, Hardware and Accessories Are you unsure of which tools, or hardware, you need, or which brands to buy? Investing in tools and hardware can be ...	12337
Hand Tools Wood, your hand tools, you and a little know-how. Share your questions, tips and strategies for the use and maintenan...	926
Jigs & Fixtures Using a jig is like having a couple extra hands helping out. Show us your jigs, share your tips, strategies and, of c...	238
Focus on the Workspace Are you looking for or do you have tips to share regarding the workshop? Storage, equipment placement, efficiency, an...	545
Safety in the Woodworking Shop Before you pick up those woodworking tools, take the time to ensure your safety in the shop! Eyes, ears, fingers, and...	658
Designing Woodworking Projects Looking for information on designing your projects? Having difficulties reading project plans? Looking for help with ...	2730
Sweating for Bucks Through Woodworking If you are selling your work, then you have entered a woodworking dimension with added complexity and stress. If you...	600
Woodworking Trade & Swap All of us are holding onto treasure in our shops, that we either don't need, don't want, or could part with if presen...	2116
LumberJocks.com Site Feedback Connect with the Website Gurus and tell us what you are thinking, suggestions, problems, functionality issues, and so...	1368
Non-shop Talk Need a break from all the standing and wood dust? Chat with your Forum Friends about their projects, their life, thei...	5176

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Leigh FMT Mortise & Tenon Jig - Cheating? 2 hours ago by Tim Dorcas When it comes to dovetails, there are hand cut and there is everything else. ...	2	36 minutes ago
Options for temporary front porch workbench? 8 hours ago by Texchappy Finally got to start work on my first project but ran into an issue – o...	5	6 hours ago
Comparing Polyurethane Glue Brands 66 days ago by Lee Barker First, an apology if there is a better subforum for this post than “Han...	13	9 hours ago
Can anyone recommend a book on older inlay techniques? 1 day ago by GermanZ Hi everyone! I am looking for a good book on older inlay techniques. I want ...	2	11 hours ago
Moulding plane maker? 1 day ago by Sgt374 I recently purchsed 17 Moulding planes and a screw arm plow and was wondering...	5	14 hours ago
Old Wooden hand plane 2 days ago by Polock2 A friend of mine gave me a old wooden plane that has a maker mark on the end ...	9	21 hours ago
Bench planes at the ready 6 days ago by lysdexic Some of us have many, many planes and often multiples of the same type. From ...	128	21 hours ago
Stanley #2C plane - Rare/Authentic? Value? 5 days ago by Doss I’ve been on a tear lately finding planes. I think it’s their sha...	15	1 day ago
Grooving planes 2 days ago by Douglas Bordner I was thinking about using a particularly inexpensive Narex® 6mm mortising ch...	3	1 day ago
First Garage Sale Gloat 1 day ago by BentheViking First I wanted to point out that today its been a year since I joined LJs. Wi...	3	1 day ago
Wagon Vice Works 2 days ago by BubbaIBA I finished the Benchcrafted wagon vice installation on the Roubo bench this A...	2	1 day ago
Roubo Bookstand (knuckle joints question) 2 days ago by ShipWreck Hello LJ’s I have been practicing with a couple of miniature Roubo B...	2	1 day ago
A Reminder 1 day ago by BubbaIBA During my routine square check today my 12” Starrett did not mark out 9...	0	1 day ago
mortising with hand tools 4 days ago by Carpintero I’m interested in building traditional New Mexican furniture, and have ...	10	1 day ago
Shaker workbench question 3 days ago by Rob186 I am designing a shaker workbench and want to put 3/4 holes in the top or dog...	4	2 days ago
Bench Chisels versus Mortice and Paring 2 days ago by Texchappy Been pouring through lots of forums and taking in lots of information. Wante...	5	2 days ago
large vs. medium shoulder plane 2 days ago by Millo Yet another noob question from me. Just wondering, would the awkwardness o...	3	2 days ago
Most rare discovery 32 days ago by Don W Every once in a while you hear of someone walking out of a flea market or ant...	63	2 days ago

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Hand Tools Forum

Woodworking Skill Share Your woodworking skills are displayed for several lifetimes in each project. Have you had to compromise your project...

Wood & Lumber Different wood requires different woodworking strategies - from cutting to finishing. Share your tips and challenges ...

Finishing The finish, whether paint, wax, stain, or something else, can make or break a project. What are your tips and questio...

Power Tools, Hardware and Accessories Are you unsure of which tools, or hardware, you need, or which brands to buy? Investing in tools and hardware can be ...

Hand Tools Wood, your hand tools, you and a little know-how. Share your questions, tips and strategies for the use and maintenan...

Jigs & Fixtures Using a jig is like having a couple extra hands helping out. Show us your jigs, share your tips, strategies and, of c...

Focus on the Workspace Are you looking for or do you have tips to share regarding the workshop? Storage, equipment placement, efficiency, an...

Safety in the Woodworking Shop Before you pick up those woodworking tools, take the time to ensure your safety in the shop! Eyes, ears, fingers, and...

Designing Woodworking Projects Looking for information on designing your projects? Having difficulties reading project plans? Looking for help with ...

Sweating for Bucks Through Woodworking If you are selling your work, then you have entered a woodworking dimension with added complexity and stress. If you...

Woodworking Trade & Swap All of us are holding onto treasure in our shops, that we either don't need, don't want, or could part with if presen...

LumberJocks.com Site Feedback Connect with the Website Gurus and tell us what you are thinking, suggestions, problems, functionality issues, and so...

Non-shop Talk Need a break from all the standing and wood dust? Chat with your Forum Friends about their projects, their life, thei...

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Woodworking Skill Share
Your woodworking skills are displayed for several lifetimes in each project. Have you had to compromise your project...

Wood & Lumber
Different wood requires different woodworking strategies - from cutting to finishing. Share your tips and challenges ...

Finishing
The finish, whether paint, wax, stain, or something else, can make or break a project. What are your tips and questio...

Power Tools, Hardware and Accessories
Are you unsure of which tools, or hardware, you need, or which brands to buy? Investing in tools and hardware can be ...

Hand Tools
Wood, your hand tools, you and a little know-how. Share your questions, tips and strategies for the use and maintenan...

Jigs & Fixtures
Using a jig is like having a couple extra hands helping out. Show us your jigs, share your tips, strategies and, of c...

Focus on the Workspace
Are you looking for or do you have tips to share regarding the workshop? Storage, equipment placement, efficiency, an...

Safety in the Woodworking Shop
Before you pick up those woodworking tools, take the time to ensure your safety in the shop! Eyes, ears, fingers, and...

Designing Woodworking Projects
Looking for information on designing your projects? Having difficulties reading project plans? Looking for help with ...

Sweating for Bucks Through Woodworking
If you are selling your work, then you have entered a woodworking dimension with added complexity and stress. If you...

Woodworking Trade & Swap
All of us are holding onto treasure in our shops, that we either don't need, don't want, or could part with if presen...

LumberJocks.com Site Feedback
Connect with the Website Gurus and tell us what you are thinking, suggestions, problems, functionality issues, and so...

Non-shop Talk
Need a break from all the standing and wood dust? Chat with your Forum Friends about their projects, their life, thei...