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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...	8846
Woodturning On the lathe, by the lathe: do you have questions? frustrations? tips? This forum is for all the woodturners out there.	246
Woodcarving Relief, 3D, chip-carving, whittling; carving knives, chisels, pocket-knives, power tools. If you are a carver or want...	32
Scrollsawing Intarsia, fretwork, intricate design cutting and more! This forum is for scrollsawers: share your tips, ask questions...	69
Joinery Have a question? a tip/strategy to share? a challenge, perhaps? Share your "joinery" discussion here.	96
Finishing The finish, whether paint, wax, stain, or something else, can make or break a project. What are your tips and questio...	1599
Designing Woodworking Projects Looking for information on designing your projects? Having difficulties reading project plans? Looking for help with ...	3593
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 ...	15977
Hand Tools Wood, your hand tools, you and a little know-how. Share your questions, tips and strategies for the use and maintenan...	2095
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...	501
Wood & Lumber Different wood requires different woodworking strategies - from cutting to finishing. Share your tips and challenges ...	2906
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...	813
Focus on the Workspace Are you looking for or do you have tips to share regarding the workshop? Storage, equipment placement, efficiency, an...	925
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...	778
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...	2776
LumberJocks.com Site Feedback Connect with the Website Gurus and tell us what you are thinking, suggestions, problems, functionality issues, and so...	1553
Coffee Lounge Need a break from all the standing and wood dust? Chat with your Forum Friends about their projects, their life, thei...	6133

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10 weeks ago........ 399 days ago by ShipWreck I innocently ventured into the Hand Tool forum to ask my fellow LJ’s fo...	16	398 days ago
Restoring a # 7 bailey, need sole advise and more.... 399 days ago by KenBry I picked up a # 7 baily a while back. It is in pretty good shape but i need a...	10	398 days ago
Hand Plane vs Computer 400 days ago by David Craig In one corner, Bailey #5. Age – 90, weighing in at about 4 3/4 pounds. ...	25	398 days ago
I miss my shop! 417 days ago by barecycles It’s been too long since I’ve been able to do anything productive...	10	399 days ago
The Top reasons you like hand tools 400 days ago by Texchappy What are yours? I’ll start… It is hard to ACCIDENTALLY saw ...	29	399 days ago
sharpening options for the non professional woodworker 400 days ago by geofftirr Ok so I will apologize in advance if this has been covered in detail somewher...	9	399 days ago
Plane from hell. 401 days ago by ShipWreck This is the same #6 that I found in a old barn last w...	10	400 days ago
Wood Plane Users Speak Out 402 days ago by Texchappy What wood planes do you use? Why do you like them? I ask because I find m...	19	400 days ago
Treasures from the flea market. 400 days ago by Dallas Yesterday the wife wanted to go out to the flea market and since it was Mothe...	4	400 days ago
Stanley #7 Deal Alert 400 days ago by CharlieM1958 If anyone out there this morning is looking for a #7, this one looks pretty d...	12	400 days ago
My cheap handplane might be worth $$$$ 401 days ago by usnret So last Saturday wnet to an estate sale and picked up 5 handplanes for $35. ...	7	400 days ago
Chisel Restore Question: Crack In Bolster 400 days ago by ZiCheng Hi, I’m new to woodworking and I have decided to buy old tools and f...	7	400 days ago
Is it a number three, or not a numbah three? 401 days ago by bandit571 I have a pair of what I THOUGH were #3 smooth planes. That is, until the o...	6	401 days ago
How smooth a surface can a Jack Plane leave 403 days ago by Texchappy When set up to function as a jack plane, how smooth a surface can a jack plan...	9	402 days ago
Ohio Tool No. O1 plane 437 days ago by Brett Is there a market for non-Stanley No. 1 hand planes? I found this Ohio Tool ...	26	402 days ago
Recommend a marking knife 410 days ago by Texchappy I need one. Any features you particularly find handy? Any brands you’...	22	402 days ago
Making a list need help! 404 days ago by mupperm i believe i have enough bench planes to start out with, now i going to look f...	5	402 days ago
Beginner hand drill recommendations 403 days ago by funchuck I am almost an all non-electric, hand tool woodworker, except that I still us...	5	402 days ago
A trip out to the country (and some old iron) 406 days ago by ShipWreck Made a trip out to the country in Sussex county Va. today to inspect a proper...	7	402 days ago
A schreech of a plane?? 403 days ago by bandit571 Atleast that is the sound of this little guy as he goes along the wood.. a ...	5	403 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...

Woodturning On the lathe, by the lathe: do you have questions? frustrations? tips? This forum is for all the woodturners out there.

Woodcarving Relief, 3D, chip-carving, whittling; carving knives, chisels, pocket-knives, power tools. If you are a carver or want...

Scrollsawing Intarsia, fretwork, intricate design cutting and more! This forum is for scrollsawers: share your tips, ask questions...

Joinery Have a question? a tip/strategy to share? a challenge, perhaps? Share your "joinery" discussion here.

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

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

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...

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

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...

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

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...

Coffee Lounge 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...

Woodturning
On the lathe, by the lathe: do you have questions? frustrations? tips? This forum is for all the woodturners out there.

Woodcarving
Relief, 3D, chip-carving, whittling; carving knives, chisels, pocket-knives, power tools. If you are a carver or want...

Scrollsawing
Intarsia, fretwork, intricate design cutting and more! This forum is for scrollsawers: share your tips, ask questions...

Joinery
Have a question? a tip/strategy to share? a challenge, perhaps? Share your "joinery" discussion here.

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

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

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...

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

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...

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

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...

Coffee Lounge
Need a break from all the standing and wood dust? Chat with your Forum Friends about their projects, their life, thei...