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13 October 2013 at 6:09 pm #19909
I am kind of the same way Steve, in that I start a project, and just start building the collection of tools through the course of doing various projects. And most certainly Mark has a point as well, as I am sure we all have a museum’s worth of tools that just sit on a shelf, in a drawer, or tucked off in the corner giving the impression from the discerning eye, that we are woodworking tool horders. And Lord knows, with some of us, you could almost make a reality show by sending in a professional “intervention” team to help us with our crafting tool addiction.
What I have told the neighbor is that like anything, you can find some good deals on quality tools IF you put the leg work into going to yard sales, estate sales, auctions, 2nd hand stores, and even looking through craigslist, ebay, and such. That a quality tool, does not have to have a showroom finish on it. Not so much to disregard that tool because it might not be sharp, or have a little surface blemish, or scratched or what have you. New handles can be made, blades can be resharpened, blemishes can be buffed, and doing all the restoration on that quality tool can be a skill building experience in and of itself.
But the insistence was on how to and what tools could that simple shop be started within that $500 budget, if he had to start with new tools. I believe his desire is to build some furniture items and small projects to get him started in woodworking. I know I suggested a hammer, which you don’t see in a lot of Paul’s Projects, but I suggest it, because there is a lot of nice wood that can be reclaimed out here, and that hammer can be used to pull or pound out nails so that wood can be reused. (a consideration especially since his budget is on tools and not stock)
I thank everyone for the input, I think often times we tend “forget” the challenge of just getting started, and especially these days, where money is tight for a lot of folks.
12 October 2013 at 7:10 am #19870I guess my original post wasn’t really clear. What manufacturers of those tools would you suggest on that limited budget.
When the neighbor asked me, I suggested something along the lines of either a 16oz or 20oz Eastwing claw hammer, some F type clamps from harbor freight (though I know they are not super high quality, they still work pretty good), a metal 6 or 8 inch framing square you can pick up at home depot, kinda thing.
I kind of wanted to point him in the right direction of getting some “quality” tools within his budget constraints. At his budget of $500, I wanted to suggest at least 1 tool that he should “splurge” a bit more on type thing.
I hope that clears up a bit of the confusion. I know when I started buying my tools, I didn’t always buy tools that were truly worth the materials they were made from, and I wanted to try and minimize the “just cast em off” type junk for when you have more money to buy tools with, kinda thing. Make sense?
10 October 2013 at 6:48 am #19805You know John, I kind of thought that was the case, trying to judge the size of his plane irons and such against the stones. But before I go out and throw $210 on diamond stones I thought I better ask.
10 October 2013 at 4:06 am #19803Just a quick question here concerning the DMT Diamond Stones.
Are they the 2×6 or the 3×8 stones? Or doesn’t it matter so long as they are course, fine, super fine?
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