tooling

Vacuum press system

July 8, 2023

7-Minute Read

Here is my vacuum pressing system:

Spacer for woodworking vise

Adjustable spacer for woodworking vise with parallel jaws

November 5, 2022

1-Minute Read

When you have a wood vise such as this one:

Horizontal bench clamp

Horizontal clamp with low profile for the bench top

October 31, 2022

3-Minute Read

I have for a while installed a retractable claw stopper at the end of my workbench (see images below).

Wheel marking gauge

November 8, 2020

1-Minute Read

Router Lift mechanism

July 21, 2020

1-Minute Read

Pneumatic engraving machine

April 6, 2020

2-Minute Read

Connected Smart Tool Box

July 20, 2019

5-Minute Read

Metal Working - Tooling

October 15, 2018

2-Minute Read

When I was a high school student, then later a student engineer, I spent many hours in the shop class where I learned the basics of metal turning and milling.

Pewter inlaying

June 14, 2018

7-Minute Read

Making a woodwind key

June 11, 2018

6-Minute Read

Long holes boring

February 20, 2018

8-Minute Read

Tapered Reamers

February 13, 2018

11-Minute Read

Manual feeder blocks for table saw

June 26, 2015

3-Minute Read

There are many kinds of push sticks or blocks for the table saw, but we have seen appearing from the US a new kind of model, which certainly brings inovation on that topic, it is the GRR-Ripper from Micro Jig. ![](GRR- Ripper.jpg)

Tenoning Jig

June 4, 2015

3-Minute Read

Here is a tenoning jig for the table saw.

Engraver bowl vice

March 13, 2015

6-Minute Read

Cordless drill corded

February 13, 2015

5-Minute Read

Disk Sander

January 19, 2015

4-Minute Read

Router plane

December 30, 2014

2-Minute Read

Spokeshave

December 17, 2014

1-Minute Read

Here is a spokeshave I have built.

Tenon saw

December 17, 2014

1-Minute Read

Here is a tenon saw for which I have made the carved handle, in a similar way as what did the great UK and US pre-war makers.

Thickness Punch

November 4, 2014

2-Minute Read

Here is a tool not so common, originally designed for instrument making, but that can also be used for any kind of precise woodworking.

Thickness Gauge

November 4, 2014

1-Minute Read

This is a tool for thickness calibrating, with good accuracy. It is mostly used for setting up any kind of tools having a depth stop, like the drill press or the thickness punch.

Centering calipers

October 26, 2014

2-Minute Read

I must give credit to Rick Sparber for the tool I’m presenting here. He published the idea of it on the [homemadetools.net](http://www.homemadetools.net/forum/self-centering- scribe-8482) forum.

Purfling chisel

September 28, 2014

1-Minute Read

Here is a simple way to make a little chisel that aim at carving a groove for purfling inlaying.

Toothed blades

August 24, 2014

2-Minute Read

Highly figured woods like curly maple or some burled woods are very difficult to work.

Thumb planes

August 24, 2014

1-Minute Read

My personal build of thumb planes.
Funny enough, thumb plane translates “rabeau noisette” in French, which means hazelnut plane.

A two handed gouge

July 17, 2014

2-Minute Read

For rough carving the top or back of a violin, or any other archtop instrument like the mandolin or jazz guitar, there are several possible methods. The fans of power tools may use a rooter to do so, but the true amateur of the “wood feeling” will by far prefer to use the gouge.

Purfling cutter

July 16, 2014

2-Minute Read

The purfling cutter or scriber is a tool that allows scoring or cutting the thin groove that will fit the purfling on a top or back of a violin, as well as on the edge of top, back and sides of string instruments like the guitar or the mandolin. The tool allows scribing this groove parallel to the edge of the top or back.