I Bought 5 Gimmick Woodworking Tools

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// Tools I Use and Recommend //

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[behemothokun]

This Reekön Tool seems to be a solution for a non existent Problem. The plug planer as well, like you said, saw it off and either Sand or a big wide sharp chisel works wonders too

[jhans]

Johnny, for the Reekon gauge it looks like you calibrated the left side of the blade as the zero mark. Therefore, pushing the wood 6 inches past the zero mark and then making a cut would result in the cut piece being 6 inches minus the blade width, or about 5-7/8 inches long.

[THANATOSIXU]

Actually, the pocket clip is perfect for me because I’m left-handed. Nice to have a tool that actually works for left-handed people for once.

[jlinkhart]

I’ll add some tips for how I use collins miter clamps. The holes are a valid problem, so if I’m using them for a picture frame, I’ll position them so they get cut out when I cut splines in the corners. Or you can do the painters tape and ca glue trick to glue on some thin strips for the clamps to bite into, then pop them off when the glue dries and peal the tape off and no pin holes in the finished piece.

[AdityaMehendale]

Ally-express.. I pissed myself laughing.

[BarkandBrass]

Impulse tool purchases include a Diresta ice pick, multiple double squares from Hillview Wood and Metal, a Katz Moses dovetail guide, a Giaco Whatever Maker Knife, and the newest impulse buy is the Bourbon Moth Bourbon Blade. No regerts, not even one letter.

[kevinintheusa]

I bought the Reekon early on and got it cheaper. I used it when cutting blocking on a remodel with my son. He is at the saw and I call out measurements on blocking and he cuts them and stacks them up. When we get 10 or so then he flips the stack over and we nail them in. Works every time and makes it easier for my son to measure and cut efficiently. We set it up once in the morning and use it all day and once done, back in the box. I would not use it for longer cuts for the reasons you cite.

[glenlongstreet]

I attached a board to my workbenches parallel to the saw fence; one on the right-hand side and one on the left-hand side and put a sticky back tape measure on each side. They come in right and left. I used the extra and attached it to my saw base. Has worked fine since 2004. I made a stop block and use a clamp. Cost less than 10 bucks.
As simple as possible without overlooking necessary details.

[xMyNameisJames]

Reekon literally gives a list of fences it will clamp to and they sell a mdf fence for ones its incompatible with. You also have to calibrate it one time to your saw. Works perfectly for me every time. Also, you are supposed to drop your blade, slide the board to it, and then start sliding. Looks to be a classic case of didnt do your research.

[Glocktologist]

You can use a trim router to plane plugs. And a ton of other things as well.

[AB-nuwe]

I have an M1 and haven't found it to be finicky at all like you did. I do use it to set up stop blocks, and it works quite well and a lot quicker than futzing around with a tape measure. However, I would like the auto-length adjusting miter track if one becomes affordable. I first saw one in use on 'This Old House' years ago. Very cool.

[jeffreyjennings]

FastCap makes a tape measure that is standard/metric on the same blade, has a face you can write on, and a built-in pencil sharpener for about $12. No batteries required and nothing to break when you drop it.

[susan_halla]

I use similar spring clamps for my business building window frames. The great thing is that they work for all sorts of different angles - both obtuse and acute. Fortunately, I can clamp on a section of my frames that won’t be exposed, so the little indents don’t matter. They really come in clutch!

[nathanwooldridge]

The audacity to check accuracy of a woodpecker knockoff with a woodpecker product

[DingusSquatfordJr.]

Pro tips many tape measure can measure an inside diameter like the fancy digital tape measure does: )
They have the case length marked somewhere

[crisrody]

Haha, left handed tape measure!
10% of the wood workers would buy just for it haha

[kz.irudimen]

I've always been tempted to buy those collins clamps but never pulled the trigger because I was afraid they would leave too big of a mark ... Looks like I was right, those marks would definitely piss me off on a nice picture frame I spent some time on.

[forestbirdoriginals]

LOL I feel like the tolerance you had toward the Amana plug tool was far more than the Reekon.

I think this sorta shows our intolerance for process change when our old way got us the results we want.

If it’s not solving a problem you have, people won’t tolerate the process changes 😂

[aheroheor]

The Reekon seems like it needs a better platform with which to move your boards along, for sure. Just say you make a top surface out of something like HDPE, I could see its properties going a long way toward helping that thing work well, but it would still be a pain

[ryoukosan]

$130 seems steep for the plug planer. However, I see a definite use case in tight-space scenarios where you might not be able to get a flush trim saw in to cut the plug.