The Idle Hands Workshop

March 23, 2026 / Stephen / Uncategorized

Starting Over

It has been almost a year since I have been on a computer, that being…

June 10, 2026 / Stephen / Defiance by Stanley

A Comprehensive Reference Guide to Defiance Bench and Block Planes For many years, Defiance by…

June 9, 2026 / Stephen / Defiance by Stanley

The Heart of the Defiance Tool Line When collectors think of Defiance by Stanley, one…

June 8, 2026 / Stephen / Defiance by Stanley

Discovering One of Stanley’s Best-Kept Secrets For many collectors, the journey into vintage hand tools…

June 8, 2026 / Stephen / Defiance by Stanley

America’s Forgotten Tool Brand Among vintage hand-tool enthusiasts, few names inspire as much curiosity as…

March 26, 2026 / Stephen / Research

So while surfing around the interwebs I came across a couple of pictures of the…

March 26, 2026 / Stephen / Research

So you want to start collecting hand planes. Let me start by saying you don’t…

March 24, 2026 / Stephen / Doctor Who

So whatever happened to the New Paradigm Daleks? For those seriously wondering, it would seem…

March 24, 2026 / Stephen / Doctor Who

Thanks to Icefyre24 over on SketchFab, I have found a decent model of the pistol,…

January 7, 2025 / Stephen / CNC Woodworking

In this episode we’re going to go over gSender, what it is, where to get…