Home made hook tools

[Mike Minto]

I've recently gotten interested (again) in hook and ring style tools. Used to have a OneWay Termite, but sold it - clogged too much on me. I just got the 1" Sorby ring tool, and have only used it to get to know it 2 times; so far, I like it - we'll see how it is to sharpen, haha. These photos are hook tools; some only flattened out, some shaped. They just need to be tempered and honed, then tried out. I used Masonry Nails, as per the suggestion (and design) of the fellow at AroundtheWoods.com. Great site, check it out if you haven't! Mike

[Steve Schlumpf]

Looks like you are off to a good start on the cutters Mike! Let us know how they work out for you.

[curtis rosche]

i thought you were supposed to shrarpen and hone them first so it would be easier

[Thomas Canfield]

Alan Lacer has a printout that he passes out at his demo (saw him in Fort Worth back in April?) on how to make a hook tool using M1 steel. I suggest you go to his website http://www.alanlacer.com/handouts/ho-hooktool.html and look at it as an alternate way to make a hook tool. He made and used it during the demo so it is not that complicated to make. I have picked up all the material but have not made the tool yet.

[Mike Minto]

curtis, they gotta be resharpened, too, no?

[Greg Haugen]

Thomas and Mike,

You may also want to check out this "Shopmade Tools" DVD. He makes a few different style of hook tools in the DVD. I've made them with him at his place and it's pretty easy. The DVD is exactly how we did it.

[curtis rosche]

well, its easier to sharpen it first when its straigh, then you are just doing a touch up. i read quite a few sites on this when i asked about hollowing tools ahile ago