Homemade Woodworking Tools

How To Make The Ultimate Wooden Clamp

Really? Ultimate? That’s a word that gets thrown around a lot these days, especially on places like YouTube where you need t...
Restoring A Classic Back Saw

The saw was made by Sandvik and I would guess that it’s from the mid to late 80’s or early 90’s. There is a Beav...
How To Make A Parallel Jaw Bar Clamp

Another clamp build? Yes! I consider this one to be a direct replacement for my most recent long wooden bar clamp design and also ...
How To Make A Precision Miter Sled (Updated)

My miter saw station is my go-to tool for making accurate square and angled cuts on narrow stock. It can handle boards up to aroun...
How To Make A Woodworking Mallet

It’s probably close to 10 years ago that I made the mallet I currently have. It’s showing its history with a number of...
Making A Wooden Compass

While I’m calling this a compass, I mainly made it to use as dividers to scribe cabinets and other items for a tighter fit. ...
Table Saw Nut Wrench

More as a novelty than an actual need, I made this to get the nut started (and finish taking it off) of the arbor on the table saw...
Making The Power Wedge Bar Clamp

At this point I’m not sure just how many wooden clamps I’ve designed and made, but it’s safe to say this one is ...
Repairing A Block Plane

While returning my Stanley low angle block plane to my tool board after using it, I dropped it nose first onto the concrete floor ...
How To Make A Box For A Sharpening Stone

I bought this large sharpening stone around 3 years ago, and it was always my intention to make a box with a lid to keep it, but n...
Sandpaper Cutter

For some reason, I felt kind of funny while making this project – like I was building something way more complex than is rea...
How To Make A Self Centering Bit – Vix Bit

A self centering bit (also known as a vix bit) can be a handy thing to have if you are installing a few door hinges or other types...
How To Make A Strap Clamp

I’ve never owned a real strap clamp, making do with clumsy ratchet straps and other less than ideal methods. But I recentl...
How To Make A New Handle For A Hammer

I bought this hammer somewhere around 10 years ago to replace one that was stolen from me on a job site: Of course, it looked clea...
Making A Sanding Block

Every once in a while I’ll ignore my gut instincts and buy something that turns out to be crap. It doesn’t happen ofte...
Making A Wooden T-Bevel

A sliding t-bevel is used to measure or transfer angles. It is held in place, set to the angle that needs to be matched, and then ...
Wooden Mallet

I’m not much for using hand tools, but occasionally there is some work that has to be done by hand. Using a wood chisel to c...
Wood Shaping Files

The simple sanding stick has been done time and again by woodworkers, but I thought I’d take a different approach and make s...
Making A Draw Knife From An Old Diamond Blade

I’ve never owned one and figured I really didn’t need one, but when thinking back there are many times I could have us...