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Hand tools

Here you will find the entries in which I talk about hand tools that are used without having to be plugged into the mains. Sharpening, adjustments and/or repairs of my woodworking tools. Woodworking projects where I mainly use the hand tools that I have in my woodworking shop, or where hand tools are the subject of the project.

In addition I also show how I make some woodworking hand tools such as clamps or bench vises.

How to make a front leg vise with a metallic clamp

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A front leg vise is a clamping vise with a long vertical jaw parallel to one of the legs of the workbench. It's a...
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I sharpen and try out an antique molding plane

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Some time ago I bought a molding plane in an antique shop. It is one of those woodworking planes with a molding shape at...
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How to cut a box joint with hand tools, part 2

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We saw in a previous post how to cut on the first board the straight pins and sockets of the box joint. Now I...
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How to make a box joint using hand tools, part 1

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Sometimes we call them finger joints, but I guess those are other type of wood joints and that the actual name of what I...
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How to make very simple wood bar clamps

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Another post related to woodworking clamps, and it surely won't be the last. This time I am going to make some very simple and...
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Problems and solution using wooden bar clamps

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It's been a while since I made the long wooden clamps and I've used them in a few projects, but the truth is that,...
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Cheap and easy to make DIY wood vise for workbench

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Let's see how to make a wooden vise for the workbench that will be very cheap. This DIY vise is very easy to make...
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How to grind and flatten the sole of a Stanley rebate plane

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When I got this Stanley rebate plane as a gift and noticed the sole, my first thought was that I should grind it. I...
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Unboxing Stanley 78 duplex rebate plane and parts

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Some time ago I had noticed this Stanley No. 78 rebate plane displayed in the store window of my favorite hardware store, Ferreteria Gallega,...
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Heart of Craftsmanship. Artisans Fair

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This past weekend we had a craft fair at Os Pendellos de A Golada (Galicia), an excellent place to hold such a fair. Here's a...
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Sharpening chisels with a sharpening jig

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In the best case, we haven't used the chisels for anything other than what they are designed for. We buy them, use them, store...
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Cheap (and bad quality) hand plane for woodworking

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I spent the whole afternoon wrestling with a small hand plane. I don't even remember when I bought it or how much it cost,...
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