I have a nice old cast iron truing stand, but no dishing tool. Dishing tools are only 35 dollars or so, but they are really only worth about 5. Being cheap, I cant seem to part with the money.
Instead, I'm making one from an old jacked up level.
Dad was a little horrified when his eye caught, amongst all the clutter, a cut up level. I explained to him that it had been on a shelf in the shed for about 30 years, so it must have been off somehow or it wouldn't have been there in the first place, and it is being transformed into a new tool; he was a bit more understanding.
I have a couple sets of wheels to build. Its nice to have a diversion when the madness of Christmas trees looms.