Tony Wilkins Posted December 31, 2014 Report Share Posted December 31, 2014 $125 cash from Christmas... Thinking: Pine ridge Forge Sljod knife Veritas double arm mortise gauge Various books or videos (eg bickford molding dvd, charlesworth double blind dvd, krenov book) High grit sharpening stone to replace king 6000 1.5 inch blue spruce bench chisel LN small router plane Whatdya think Open to suggestions Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom King Posted December 31, 2014 Report Share Posted December 31, 2014 I don't have anything as fancy as most of the stuff on that list. A small router plane is handy once in a while. I've never needed a fancy one. Here would be a good way to spend $76.76 of it, but you'll have to wait another week to order it. http://www.toolsfromjapan.com/store/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=335_404_637&products_id=2199 You would never need to buy another stone around this grit. You can spend a lot more money for an 8,000 or 10,000 stone, but double the money will get you not much better. 5 or 6 strokes on one of my 01 blades, and I'm done with that. It'll get an edge a little bit sharper than regular razor sharp. Without hollow and round planes, it won't do you much good to know how to make moldings with hand planes. If you have the planes, it's almost obvious. You just hog off as much of the material outside the profile with rabbets one way or another, and use the planes to finish the shapes. I bought the Krenov books back whenever they were first published. They were fun reading, but I can't say they were beneficial in learning how to do something. I know nothing at all about the other one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doomwolf Posted December 31, 2014 Report Share Posted December 31, 2014 What are you hoping to accomplish with the tools on your list? Do you have a project in mind, are you filling in gaps on a list of some sort? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
..Kev Posted December 31, 2014 Report Share Posted December 31, 2014 My rule of thumb with money that's not expected is to buy a "pure want" so far down my priority list that it doesn't even register. Unless, of course, we're talking about a large sum that would make a big difference in my priority list. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Wilkins Posted December 31, 2014 Author Report Share Posted December 31, 2014 What are you hoping to accomplish with the tools on your list? Do you have a project in mind, are you filling in gaps on a list of some sort? There's no particular immediate need attached to any of them. I can see a use for each - like using the sloyd knife to deepened the occasional line and taper and shape pegs. Speaking of lists I need to go back to the anarchist tool chest and see if I have any gaps. ETA the ATC list yielded panel gauge and Warrington hammer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Eric. Posted December 31, 2014 Popular Post Report Share Posted December 31, 2014 I'd pass on all of them and buy what I need for the next project. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Wilkins Posted December 31, 2014 Author Report Share Posted December 31, 2014 I'd pass on all of them and buy what I need for the next project. Very wise and mature advise... Two things I've never been accused of Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cabinfever Posted December 31, 2014 Report Share Posted December 31, 2014 If you have the planes, it's almost obvious. You just hog off as much of the material outside the profile with rabbets one way or another, and use the planes to finish the shapes. I bought the Krenov books back whenever they were first published. They were fun reading, but I can't say they were beneficial in learning how to do something. I know nothing at all about the other one. From someone who completed the ATC tool "list" over the past 4 years (I even own an engraved jack plane)... my 2 cents. I just sold the Bickford book, and own a half set of hollows and rounds. I agree, you can easily sketch what you want and then do some basic geometry. Rabbet plane to rough out, then moulding planes. If you don't own moulding planes, its more useful to just buy some and see what you can do with them along with a rabbet or shoulder plane. The small router plane is useful for hinge mortising and lock sets.... but thats all I've used it for. I owned the nice Hamilton panel gauge... but I found I prefer a T-square like the Woodpeckers TS-24-2. And for large heavy timber, I prefer a square and a chalk line. A panel gauge just never really functioned for me that well. If I had mad money, I'd buy the Bridge City book or that Woodpeckers T-square. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cellardoor Posted January 2, 2015 Report Share Posted January 2, 2015 If you're just looking at a general list without a project in mind, I think that the marking gauge stands out. I have two now and will likely get the one you mentioned as well this year. They're so handy to have set up for different operations. Many of the other items are cool - and possibly useful - but seem to demand an immediate task. For example I may go the rest of my life without owning a chisel over 1" and the small router plane has never entered my mind as a consideration. So something that I could see using on every project seems very enticing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric. Posted January 2, 2015 Report Share Posted January 2, 2015 I used both a chisel over 1" and a small router plane just yesterday. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cellardoor Posted January 2, 2015 Report Share Posted January 2, 2015 Weirdo! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric. Posted January 2, 2015 Report Share Posted January 2, 2015 Hey, they were the right tools for the job(s). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post ..Kev Posted January 2, 2015 Popular Post Report Share Posted January 2, 2015 I used both a chisel over 1" and a small router plane just yesterday. Opening a beer can is sometimes very complicated 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Wilkins Posted January 2, 2015 Author Report Share Posted January 2, 2015 Lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric. Posted January 2, 2015 Report Share Posted January 2, 2015 When you drink only the finest beer, only the finest Japanese bench chisel is appropriate for opening it. Dahling, fetch my slippers and my golden mallet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Llama Posted January 2, 2015 Report Share Posted January 2, 2015 When you drink only the finest beer, only the finest Japanese bench chisel is appropriate for opening it. Dahling, fetch my slippers and my golden mallet. Great, now something else I don't need but must buy. Thanks a lot! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichardA Posted January 3, 2015 Report Share Posted January 3, 2015 How about buying wood, and making something! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AstroDave Posted January 3, 2015 Report Share Posted January 3, 2015 95 bucks a bottle buys a lot of wood... However.... I now must try this stuff... Oh maybe make a nice display case for a 6 pack of this stuff out of Brazilian Rosewood Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric. Posted January 3, 2015 Report Share Posted January 3, 2015 I hope y'all know I wouldn't waste my money on that crap. I like a good craft brew, and I'll even go slummin' with a Miller High Life now and then, but a 100 dollar bottle of beer? The hipsters can have it. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wouldwurker Posted January 3, 2015 Report Share Posted January 3, 2015 Assuming a 1.5" bench chisel would be your largest chisel, I could see that maybe inspiring something you haven't tried before. Maybe big a$$ dovetails? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wtnhighlander Posted January 3, 2015 Report Share Posted January 3, 2015 Barista: Sir, your cafe-ole racto-mocha-chino comes to 37 dollars. <awkward silence> Customer: ..................... AWESOME! (Mangled movie reference, anyone!) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Llama Posted January 3, 2015 Report Share Posted January 3, 2015 I hope y'all know I wouldn't waste my money on that crap. I like a good craft brew, and I'll even go slummin' with a Miller High Life now and then, but a 100 dollar bottle of beer? The hipsters can have it. I'd like to say I wouldn't try it. I won't seek it out, but if it presents itself all bets are off You're welcome to stop by, I'll get you some highlife Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coop Posted January 4, 2015 Report Share Posted January 4, 2015 Highlife? That ranks down there with Boonesfarm! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wdwerker Posted January 4, 2015 Report Share Posted January 4, 2015 Still remember a Boones farm hangover as a teen, thanks for bringing it back, uggh ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
..Kev Posted January 4, 2015 Report Share Posted January 4, 2015 Mad Dog 20/20 ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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