Handmade Tools

Made You Look: Building a Kerfing Plane
August 10, 2024

Woodworking ASMR: Nic Taylor makes a hand tool in his tiny timber-frame shop.
The artistry of toolmaking
August 2, 2023

In this gallery, Eleanor Rose shares some of her favorite handmade specialized tools.
Tenon Saw
October 28, 2021

Difficulties buying tools during the pandemic spurred Nicholas to start making his own, and now he has a new hobby. This tenon saw features a handcarved tote. KATALOX, 1D X…
A gallery of shopmade tools, benches, and other shop items
October 27, 2021

We asked you to send tools and shops photos for our latest Gallery. And boy, did you deliver.
How to Make a Mallet
October 25, 2012

Build a stout woodworking mallet while honing your hand-tool skills.
Cool homemade carving machine
November 13, 2009

We were sent a link to this video of a homemade carving machine made by a fellow in Germany. It is set up to carve copies of an original, using…
18th-Century Style Sawhorse
January 9, 2007

Based on examples in the historic cabinet shop at Colonial Williamsburg, this sturdy shop staple features fine joinery and a stout design
Wood Planes Made Easy
January 1, 2007

Make a smoothing plane to rival the best metal ones on the market
Build a Bowsaw
October 1, 2001

Learn how to make and use a bowsaw, a classic hand tool that still has a place in the shop.
Shopmade Marking Gauge
August 1, 2001

Simple but clever design makes this wide-fenced tool accurate and easy to use

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