DIY Wooden Router Plane
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Badmin
A homemade wooden router plane, plus a lesson in why a real blade beats an Allen key.
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DIY Card Scraper from an Old Hand Saw
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Badmin
Turning a rusted, broken-toothed hand saw into a working card scraper.
Upgraded Blade for Harbor Freight #4 Hand Plane
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Badmin
Swapping a WoodRiver blade into the budget Harbor Freight #4 hand plane, and the cleanup it took to make it work.
Hand Plane Review: Harbor Freight #4
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Badmin
A rough-but-usable review of Harbor Freight's under-$15 #4 hand plane, after some cleanup work.
Brown Bag Micarta Knife Handles - Part 2 of 2
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Badmin
Using homemade micarta to replace the handles on two old kitchen knives.
Brown Bag Micarta Knife Handles- Part 1 of 2
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Badmin
DIY micarta made from paper grocery bags and epoxy, clamped and cured overnight.
DIY Levelers Using Hockey Pucks
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Badmin
Cheap, sturdy leveling feet made from hockey pucks and threaded rod, for about $2.44 each.
Combination Square Restoration
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Badmin
Rust got under the clear coat on my combination square, so I stripped it, cleaned it up, and put a fresh finish on it.