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I have been listening to this disscusion on handtools for some time now
and would really like to know how to use the stuff ( descriptive term for
hand tools ) We just moved out in the country and I have a 1000 square foot
workshop (no more having to move wood to park the car!!!) Due to this I
now can start things and be able to leave them for periods of time without
them being in the way and I would really like to learn more. I have very
limited resources and a modest amount of equipment which includes:
a craftsman table saw ( that i really like) a cheap drill press and jointer
and a 16 inch scroll saw. I also have mortising chisels .25" 1" and
3 .5" ones ( straight, angled left and angled right ) I also have a bit
brace from my grandpa. I got the three half inch chisels to try to do some
nicer joinery, dovetails and M&T. All this rambling to say that I would
like to know where to start in learning how to use a plane? what kind of
work should I try to do first to learns the necesary skills? what kind of
Plane would I need to do what ever that work would be?
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The fine woodworking folks my sneer, but I'd recommend all of Roy
Underhill's books. They're full of toys, musical instrumens, rustic
furniture, log cabin building, blacksmithing, boat building, etc.
You won't find any veneer or inlay work being done, but they sure
are interesting with respect to basic woodworking. For a general
more encyclopedic reference of hand tools and technques, try
"The Practical Woodworker" and "The Complete Woodworker" from the
ten-speed press.
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