tools

Spacer for woodworking vise

Adjustable spacer for woodworking vise with parallel jaws

November 5, 2022

Christophe

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

Christophe Mineau

3-Minute Read

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

Engraving tools

Tools for engraving metal

February 2, 2022

Christophe

1-Minute Read

Here is a short collection of tools made for metal engraving :

Frame saw

November 9, 2020

Christophe Mineau

2-Minute Read

Wheel marking gauge

November 8, 2020

Christophe Mineau

1-Minute Read

Safety switch

July 23, 2020

Christophe Mineau

1-Minute Read

Router Lift mechanism

July 21, 2020

Christophe Mineau

1-Minute Read

Pneumatic engraving machine

April 6, 2020

Christophe Mineau

2-Minute Read

Grinding an ER32 collet chuck

June 7, 2017

Christophe Mineau

1-Minute Read

A video showing the inner grinding of an ER32 collet chuck

Scratch stock

January 25, 2016

Christophe Mineau

4-Minute Read

Transverse drilling on the lathe

October 6, 2015

Christophe Mineau

1-Minute Read

Here is a system allowing to drill side-way directly on the lathe. The drilling can be orthogonal to the axis of the lathe or at any desired angle.

Telescopic hollowing tool

September 28, 2015

Christophe Mineau

3-Minute Read

Here is a woodturning deep hollowing tool inspired from the famous Rolly Munro hollowing system. [![](https://www.woodworkersguide.com/guidebase/wp- content/uploads/2009/04/04_16_09_the_rolly_munro_articulated_hollower_01.jpg)](https://www.woodworkersguide.com/2009/04/16/the- rolly-munro-articulated-hollower/)

Scraping plane

September 1, 2015

Christophe Mineau

3-Minute Read

Here is a metal scraping plane that I made, based on a standard Stanley No4 plane.

Manual feeder blocks for table saw

June 26, 2015

Christophe Mineau

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

Christophe Mineau

3-Minute Read

Here is a tenoning jig for the table saw.

Engraver bowl vice

March 13, 2015

Christophe Mineau

6-Minute Read

Cordless drill corded

February 13, 2015

Christophe Mineau

5-Minute Read

Disk Sander

January 19, 2015

Christophe Mineau

4-Minute Read

Router plane

December 30, 2014

Christophe Mineau

2-Minute Read

Spokeshave

December 17, 2014

Christophe Mineau

1-Minute Read

Here is a spokeshave I have built.

Tenon saw

December 17, 2014

Christophe Mineau

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.

Centering calipers

October 26, 2014

Christophe Mineau

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.

Leather lacing

September 18, 2014

Christophe Mineau

3-Minute Read

Here is an article to explain how to make homemade tools for doing lace edge braided sewing on leather, like so :