The Tools I use

I’m going to list out the tools I use that you can buy.  Since a number of them are antique, I’ll also list out the modern equivalents If I can find them.

This page is very much a work-in-progress so for now I’m going to start with some of the tools I’ve used in the Spill Plane video.

The Video:

 

The Tools:

Honestly some of these are going to be out of your price range. The truth is, some of them were out of my price range. Though I had reasons for the price tags. I’ll eventually get into why I would or wouldn’t buy each again… in time.

My Ripsaw

Yup this nuts expensive. I still bought it.  I wanted to see what a ‘good’ saw plate could do.  It really does an amazing job and is super easy to resharpen.  The lacquer coating on it is a bit annoying and it will eventually peel unevenly.

If you are a beginner, you might want a cheapy from Home Depot or Lowes or Mitre 10 or Bunnings. Those saws you usually can’t resharpen BUT you’ll learn if you enjoy sawing. Then you’ll learn if you enjoy sharpening saws from a thrift/2nd hand shop. Those old saws you can sharpen and create the tooth profile you want. That’s one of these areas where you bend the tool to work how you want to it. You control it and it’s awesome!

My Combination Square:

(yes its a bit expensive but an accurate square is extremely important)

BackSaws:

Well this is not exactly my backsaw. Mine is a lie-nielsen that isn’t on Amazon anymore. Mine was twice as much as this one and honestly… this one would have been more than fine for the job.  I have three so I’ll find the other two and get them up here as soon as I can.

My Diamond Sharpening Plates

Super fine and fine

Medium and course

These two plates aren’t all too cheap but I will say they are amazing.  If you are new to woodworking this price point is bonkers and stay away from it. As you learn with cheaper stones/plates you’ll eventually want to upgrade to good plates or stones. I absolutely will never regret these.

My Workbench’s Plans are in this book by Paul Sellers

If you are a beginner or looking for a solid workbench, consider this book!  That said, I would always suggest spending money on a decent vise and then worrying about bench styles and heights woods.  holding will always been the center of your workbench world.

 

 

*In the desire to be transparent, these are affiliate links, so it helps me out a tiny bit when you go over to Amazon from clicking on them for whatever you need!  That said, don’t feel obliged to ever buy off of these. Seriously, the most important thing is to shop around!