A few years ago my grandparents gave me this really cool set of woodcarving tools. They belonged to my grandfather who used them for, well, wood carving! I’ve seen some of his carvings and they are incredible. One carving that I remember well was a wooden ball that rolled around in a little wooden […]
Whenever I need to cut something, the first tool I turn to is a coping saw. Whether I need to cut an intricate design out of wood, cut a shape out of brass, or cut out a rough shape of foam I use my coping saw. I normally always keep a medium toothed blade on […]
Score! I got this really awesome tool at a yardsale the other day. It’s nothing I’ve ever seen before. It’s a hand crank drill press. It’s a hand crank drill with a lever to lower the drill. This drill press has stamped into it “Made In Germany”. The guy I bought it from said he […]
This is a new ‘segment’ I’m going to have on my blog. For now I will call it “Cool Tools” (unless I come up with a better name). It will just be where I tell about a tool that I find to be very handy, interesting, or just plain awesome. I don’t know how frequent […]