Hand Tools Forum @ LumberJocks.com ~ woodworking community

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 ...	15980
Hand Tools Wood, your hand tools, you and a little know-how. Share your questions, tips and strategies for the use and maintenan...	2097
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 ...	2908
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...	2777
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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Sargent Planes-Information NOT in Heckel's 2nd Ed. Guide 112 days ago by HorizontalMike I have been sitting on this information over the past two years, and after re...	14	41 days ago
Re-Filling in a Ruler Etch 42 days ago by Ripthorn I won a Starrett 12” rule on ebay and it was pretty dirty. I gave it a...	10	41 days ago
Tool auctions 42 days ago by toolmike Hi, Has anyone had any experience with Martin Donnelly Tool Auctions? I...	1	41 days ago
Gifts from my dad - a whole drawer full of hand tools 43 days ago by adamclyde Christmas came really early this year. I have been building out my shop since...	14	42 days ago
Japanese Plane Misconception 47 days ago by Timberwerks I thought this recent post may interest some here as well: http://djofurnitur...	1	42 days ago
Planes You Have Made 139 days ago by richardwootton I may be jumping the gun a bit here, but I haven’t seen a thread for pl...	145	42 days ago
Some Old Disston Handsaws 44 days ago by 69BBNova From what I can tell the D-7 (24” 8ppi xcut) and no...	7	42 days ago
Kerfmaker back in stock 43 days ago by NotToDay I just received a/an email that the kerfmaker KM-1 is back in stock at Bridge...	0	43 days ago
Where to buy "good" transfer punches? 43 days ago by Tilden Howdy, I’m just getting started with woodworking, and I’ve alr...	8	43 days ago
Good Hand Tool Resource 43 days ago by J. Crate Larkin I have had only good experiences in buying from Walt Lane at The Great Adiron...	1	43 days ago
a possible tool gloat? 48 days ago by Tugboater78 http://www.ebay.com/itm/281099107967 The snapon breakerbar is already answ...	7	46 days ago
Rusty plane help !!! 47 days ago by Tbolt Hello allFirst time posting here and need a bit of advice on a rusty Stanley ...	19	46 days ago
manual drill press id help age info? not a post drill 46 days ago by fumehappy Evening experts… anyone got a clue on this sucker? Bit fits in an open ...	2	46 days ago
Stanley #66 Hand Beader 47 days ago by RS Woodworks Here is another freshly restored tool. It is a vintage type 7, (1893 – ...	4	46 days ago
The Official LJ Spoke Shave Thread Redux: 48 days ago by poopiekat Or… Everything you wanted to know about spoke shaves…** But was a...	12	47 days ago
Stanley #7, Type 4 47 days ago by RS Woodworks Well just a couple days ago I sold my “user” #7 plane, so I figur...	1	47 days ago
Pair of spokeshaves and Thank You! 47 days ago by mtracz Hello Lumberjocks! I’ve lurked around for a bit now and thought to s...	6	47 days ago
For Sale - Vintage Stanley Planes 66 days ago by bordocom Cutters Box #1-#4, box 1-4, for Stanley Universal Plane #55 Stanley #55 Pl...	2	47 days ago
Cool Old Tools 56 days ago by 7Footer So my old man gave me this case of tools that belonged to his Dad, I never me...	21	48 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...