When we put out a request on social media for people to send us photos of their shopmade tools, workbenches, tool cabinets, boxes, and other workshop items for our annual Tools & Shops issue (FWW#293), we were delighted at the loads of photos that came in. So many of them were so great, it was impossible to fit them all into the print edition of the magazine.
And it was so much fun to scroll through all the great things you sent, we didn’t want to keep them to ourselves. So here are the editors’ picks for the most interesting shopmade tools and other work. For our readers, from our readers. Enjoy!
Tom Attias, Galilee, Israel (www.tomattias.com). “Tools and their boards are a significant part of my everyday workshop.”Larry Beardslee, Neshkoro, Wis., WorkbenchNeil Brown Calgary, Alta., Canada (@brownswoodcraft), Brass drawknife with cocobolo handleNeil Brown (@brownswoodcraft), Tool cabinets, black walnutJeremy Burrill, Fiddlehead Custom Woodworking, Tool cabinet, cedar and pine. “I had some of Krenov’s ideas in mind when I designed it. I run a small professional shop and these are the hand tools I reach for frequently aside from the molding planes which were a gift.”Joe Cunningham, Middletown, Conn., Workbench. Modeled after Swedish style workbenches, this compact bench features a 4-in.-thick ash top and a knockdown poplar base. The lower cabinet is made from poplar, Baltic birch, and walnut. @jcunningramSkip Eads, West Lafayette, Ind., Tool Cabinet, white oak, elm, and bird’s-eye maple. “My tool cabinet has elements drawn from Mike Pekovich’s and Chris Gochnour’s tool cabinets. It was my first project using skills learned in Matt Werner’s weekend marquetry class at the Marc Adams school.”Brian Fisk, New Port Richey, Fla. (@fisk_woodworking), Workbench, made from repurposed, reclaimed materials.Gus Goodwin, East Montpelier, Vt. (@splintersandsawdust), Dutch tool box, white pine and milk paint.William Howes, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Measuring tool made of hawthorne and mahogany. “I collect and generally prefer to use traditional tools. The Ames square has become harder to find in old tool markets, so why not make one?” For more on how to make this square, check out William’s blog here.Charles Kline, Concord, Mass., (www.workshop7L.com) Tool ChestDerek Jones, Pair of marking gauges, castello and lignum.David Kosewski, Chelmsford, Mass. (@dkosewski). Saw till cabinet, solid cherry with space for full size saws and saw set, panel saws, coping saws, backsaws, and bench hooks.Craig Kosonen, Toronto, Ont., Canada. Lathe stand, made from cherry with spalted chenchen panels and drawer fronts. The top is an old piece of maple bowling alley edged with cherry.J. Levi Lunde. Lathe cabinet, big-leaf maple. The maple is from a local tree that Lunde’s father-in-law cut down over a decade ago.J. Levi Lunde. Workbench, big-leaf maple, eastern rock maple, sapeleGarrett Mueller, Mobile router table. “The router table is designed to fold up and take to job sites. It’s made from Maple and Sapele. The fence rides on two aluminum tracks and tightens down with a single knob screwed to a threaded rod that runs through the length of the fence. I’ve also attached breadboard ends to keep the table flat while still allowing wood movement.”Franz Quendler, Vienna, Austria (www.quendler.at). Franz’s workshop is about 300 km away from where he lives, but with Covid slowing things down, he’s been able to spend more time there. “The building is about 300+ years old and part of an old townwall construction, big walls, two rooms on the ground floor with vaulted ceilings and not a single straight wall. The only big and freestanding wall I used for my planes and chisels.”Dave Rothstein. “My version of the North Bennet Street tool case. I followed along with Matt Wajda on FWW.com, and learned a lot in the process. I started out using his basic design, but altered the drawer heights so I could get my planes in the bottom drawer, and I had to add some kumiko, which I have been playing with for the last year or so.”Tom Skowrya, Salt Lake City, Utah, Storage cabinet. 24.5D x 48W x 74H. Made mostly from 3/4″ Baltic Birch, with 1/2″ Baltic Birch drawers, 1/4″ back, and some solid wood for shelf support/faces and cabinet face frame.Elias Teinum, Vest Agder, Norway (@mobelsnekker). Workbench. “I have been working on it for more than 6-7 months now. I am moving to a smaller shop so I needed a small bench and somewhere to put all my tools. “Oren Hemed, Nahal Ayalon, Israel (@orenhemedwoodworker). Japanese saw rack, beech, walnut, and cedarNeil Brown, Calgary, Alta., Canada (@brownswoodcraft). Tapered reamer, sapele and red brassCharles Kline, Concord, Mass. (www.workshop7L.com). Workbench, beech, sapele, mahogany, poplarNick Pedulla, Sydney, Australia. Workshop Tool Wall ( https://pedullastudio.com.au/ https://www.instagram.com/pedullastudiohttps://www.youtube.com/channel/UCY-TqIvCTgI2Rxcb7g4AtOg)Don Clarke, Tamassee, S.C., Infill planesCourtney Starr, Durham, N.C., Workbench, reclaimed pine and ash ( Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/starrwoodworks/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/starrwoodworks YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/starrwoodworks)Craig Regan Jamesville, N.Y., Pencil compass, cherry and maple burlJim Collins, Willoughby Hills, Ohio (@jimgin79). Hanging tool cabinet, mahoganyStephen J. Paddison, Knoxville, Tenn. Hanging saw tillNicholas Zachry, Las Vegas, Nev., Tenon saw, kataloxChris Suhre, Gurley, Ala., Spring pole lathe, white oak
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Oct 27, 2021
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The link for more on the Ames square is broken.
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I completely forgot to add my Instagram handle - @lundewoodworks. Thanks for including my submissions!
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