tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8128369950831173916.post3190075215392115389..comments2024-03-01T05:31:44.635-05:00Comments on The Village Carpenter: Desert Island ToolsKari Hultmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01224053263659415329noreply@blogger.comBlogger33125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8128369950831173916.post-63921659141834973282008-06-18T03:23:00.000-04:002008-06-18T03:23:00.000-04:00Okay, here goes – the Top Five Tools in my shop. T...Okay, here goes – the Top Five Tools in my shop. This is NOT a complete kit, or even tools that would necessarily work together as a team well. I am going to try to stick with VC’s goal of selecting the tools that get the most use. I am adding to that however, the criteria that the tools are ones that I really enjoy using. So my marking knife, which gets used all the time, but is nothing specialDanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03176548997819533683noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8128369950831173916.post-11970240353590334222008-06-16T21:33:00.000-04:002008-06-16T21:33:00.000-04:00It's a fun mental challenge to whittle down your l...It's a fun mental challenge to whittle down your list to just a few tools. I have an old drawknife I bought when I first started woodworking and never used it because I didn't know how to sharpen it properly. I need to pull that out again and give it a try. Thanks for the reminder!Kari Hultmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01224053263659415329noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8128369950831173916.post-53783044878330422862008-06-16T20:31:00.000-04:002008-06-16T20:31:00.000-04:00I love the subject of stranded on a Desert Island....I love the subject of stranded on a Desert Island. My list is the same as Metalworker Mikes except I would Have files to sharpen the saw and draw knife in my pocket as a multi-tool. And would replace them with a 1/2" Mortising chisel. The boring bit would be 5/8" instead of 1/2" more conducive for timber framing.Kiphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17383444557472403699noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8128369950831173916.post-63393979755675922008-06-07T14:14:00.000-04:002008-06-07T14:14:00.000-04:00I agree with you, Bill. The tools don't care what...I agree with you, Bill. The tools don't care what gender you are and female woodworkers want the same thing as male woodworkers: tools that work well.<BR/><BR/>However, some women in the club have said that they would like to see smaller-handled tools or lighter-weight tools. <BR/><BR/>A few years ago a company called "Tomboy Tools" started up and marketed to women only. They painted Kari Hultmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01224053263659415329noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8128369950831173916.post-52183501324780507522008-06-07T13:59:00.000-04:002008-06-07T13:59:00.000-04:00Slightly off the topic but a few years ago I was i...Slightly off the topic but a few years ago I was involved in writing 'how-to' videos and it was suggested we do one on the basic toolbox specifically for women. After many meetings and discussions the project was killed because there was no agreement as to what constitutes a difference in tool choice or need based upon sex.willhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15590217997145761582noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8128369950831173916.post-87798314023824836562008-06-07T07:13:00.000-04:002008-06-07T07:13:00.000-04:00Mark, thanks for the list of tools. That would be...Mark, thanks for the list of tools. That would be an interesting magazine article--a starter handtool set and how each tool is used. A few of the women who have taken my classes have asked what would be a good starter set. It's hard to whittle it down to a small list!Kari Hultmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01224053263659415329noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8128369950831173916.post-21163471289434272882008-06-07T02:32:00.000-04:002008-06-07T02:32:00.000-04:00VC - Having actually measured my small square it h...VC - Having actually measured my small square it has a 2" blade. (I do have a smaller one that is 40x50mm outside so the blade is about 1.3" inside.)<BR/><BR/>I can't remember exactly where I got mine either but I remember when - it was at the beginning of 1992. I know this because it was part of the kit of tools required for my wood course at the Canberra School of Art.<BR/><BR/>Which rather Woodfired!https://www.blogger.com/profile/16458127054748872680noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8128369950831173916.post-14455445702192758022008-06-06T15:37:00.000-04:002008-06-06T15:37:00.000-04:00Treewright, thanks for the link to the bodgers' si...Treewright, thanks for the link to the bodgers' site. I will definitely be checking that out more!<BR/><BR/>Mike, that tracker knife looks like it could handle a number of jobs...including scaring the bejeebers out of a would-be assailant.Kari Hultmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01224053263659415329noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8128369950831173916.post-89201063518089156302008-06-06T11:37:00.000-04:002008-06-06T11:37:00.000-04:001. Stanley 78 - can be a shoulder plane or a rabb...1. Stanley 78 - can be a shoulder plane or a rabbet plane, and is just generally the most versatile one I've got.<BR/><BR/>2. Combination chisel/rasp - it's not a very good version of either, but when you've only got five tools, versatility is key.<BR/><BR/>3. Victorinox SwissTool multitool - pliers, small saw, knife, file, etc.<BR/><BR/>4. Diamond-coated sharpening stick.<BR/><BR/>5. The Litcritterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08345648270119298757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8128369950831173916.post-81806916638333867742008-06-06T09:18:00.000-04:002008-06-06T09:18:00.000-04:00Great blog - just became aware of it through a pos...Great blog - just became aware of it through a post on the Bodgers website (www.bodgers.org.uk). It's almost like a website/forum ?<BR/><BR/>If I was in a hurry and had to grab one thing for the Desert Island I would go for a really good knife.<BR/><BR/>I recently asked on the Bodgers Forum to name ONE book - I think they really struggled with just one !Robin Fawcetthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10715020376273321158noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8128369950831173916.post-18660139998255675402008-06-06T07:02:00.000-04:002008-06-06T07:02:00.000-04:00Mark (Woodfired), I'd go for the tool chest and cr...Mark (Woodfired), I'd go for the tool chest and cram it full of as much as you can! Where did you get your 1.5" engineer's square? I can't for the life of me remember where I bought mine. That's a pretty sweet bandsaw you have.<BR/><BR/>Metalworker Mike, I would like to see a photo of that 52" bandsaw. <BR/>With the worn out blades, it would keep you in scratch stock and marking knives for Kari Hultmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01224053263659415329noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8128369950831173916.post-64594758126275224572008-06-06T06:06:00.000-04:002008-06-06T06:06:00.000-04:00Bandsaws... If I was going to take a bandsaw it w...Bandsaws... If I was going to take a bandsaw it would be the big bandsaw at work. It's a 52" unit. 52" maximum height and 52" throat. Pretty swanky. It's got a 6' square rolling feed table on it, too. The blades are fiendishly expensive...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8128369950831173916.post-88343331518335379182008-06-05T19:05:00.000-04:002008-06-05T19:05:00.000-04:00AND I forgot a square. That's what happens when yo...AND I forgot a square. That's what happens when you don't pack until the morning you leave! To keep within the rules I would have to replace my steel rule with a Starrett combination square. However my favourite square is my 1.5" engineers square. Perhaps I'd better just replace the steel rule with my tool chest :-)Woodfired!https://www.blogger.com/profile/16458127054748872680noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8128369950831173916.post-66341634212288574592008-06-05T18:33:00.000-04:002008-06-05T18:33:00.000-04:00Damn! I forgot a chisel. Has the boat left yet? Mi...Damn! I forgot a chisel. Has the boat left yet? Mine would be an 18mm long-handled Japanese chisel (Iyoroi). Do I have to leave my cramps behind Kari or can "cheating" extend to 6 tools?Woodfired!https://www.blogger.com/profile/16458127054748872680noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8128369950831173916.post-38139072100539754552008-06-05T18:27:00.000-04:002008-06-05T18:27:00.000-04:00Good to see you all enjoying your desert island ho...Good to see you all enjoying your desert island holidays. I've chosen to take Kari's interesting challenge a little less literally (spoiler warning --- it's not a real desert island, it's a metaphor) and consider my five most important tools.<BR/><BR/>1) Unquestionably my No.6 Record bench plane. I would use this for at least 99% of all my planing.<BR/><BR/>2) A marking knife - whether it's a Woodfired!https://www.blogger.com/profile/16458127054748872680noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8128369950831173916.post-85798468864075359802008-06-05T18:08:00.000-04:002008-06-05T18:08:00.000-04:00I saw that marking knife, but I've used that mater...I saw that marking knife, but I've used that material for metalworking and it doesn't take a very sharp edge. Sharp enough for a marking knife, apparently, but I wouldn't expect it to be good enough for a smoother. Maybe a fore or scrub plane.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8128369950831173916.post-78063552971457460242008-06-05T13:07:00.000-04:002008-06-05T13:07:00.000-04:00Yes!!! "Cheating" is permitted. ; )Yes!!! "Cheating" is permitted. ; )Kari Hultmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01224053263659415329noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8128369950831173916.post-34342132936519874982008-06-05T10:59:00.000-04:002008-06-05T10:59:00.000-04:00So if I pick my bench as a desert island tool can ...So if I pick my bench as a desert island tool can I, in the same spirit as you shop pinny, also happen to stow away with me all the stuff I seem to keep on my bench (including the big shelf below)?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8128369950831173916.post-74541925686568767112008-06-05T07:25:00.000-04:002008-06-05T07:25:00.000-04:00Metalworker Mike, Chris Schwarz posted an entry ab...Metalworker Mike, Chris Schwarz posted an entry about a ceramic marking knife on his blog a few days ago. I wondered if that would also work for plane blades.<BR/><BR/>Vic, let's not talk about wrinkles! You and I are the same age, after all.Kari Hultmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01224053263659415329noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8128369950831173916.post-90152975687353324322008-06-04T21:11:00.000-04:002008-06-04T21:11:00.000-04:00I'm with Mike on desert isle tool selection. Prov...I'm with Mike on desert isle tool selection. Providing the island has trees, you could build your house create other tools etc. On the subject of vintage shop clothing, I used to own a very cool linen shirt with the half "preacher" collar. I wore it to death! I've never been able to find another. As long as you're not bothered by wrinkles, linen is the perfect fabric. If you could blow up Vic Hubbardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11384910972484732321noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8128369950831173916.post-68239464582509319522008-06-04T18:57:00.000-04:002008-06-04T18:57:00.000-04:00The closest thing to a magical file I have is an o...The closest thing to a magical file I have is an old diamond file which might be over 10 years old (I can't remember for sure) which is still kicking along. There are ceramic materials from which blades can be made which are very, very hard and wouldn't need sharpening in your lifetime, providing you never hit a nail in a board (which I suppose would be an unlikely occurrence on a deserted Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8128369950831173916.post-69037079422938891292008-06-04T16:32:00.000-04:002008-06-04T16:32:00.000-04:00Metalworker Mike, that was certainly well thought ...Metalworker Mike, that was certainly well thought out! <BR/><BR/>Please tell me your resource for magical files....and does your resource have magical chisels and plane irons that never need to be sharpened????? ; )<BR/><BR/>Man, wouldn't that be a awesome breakthrough in woodworking?Kari Hultmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01224053263659415329noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8128369950831173916.post-836400194547813872008-06-04T15:59:00.000-04:002008-06-04T15:59:00.000-04:00On my island I would have:1) an axe 2) a cross-cut...On my island I would have:<BR/>1) an axe <BR/>2) a cross-cut saw<BR/>3) a drawknife<BR/>4) a 1/2" auger<BR/>5) a magical file that never gets dull.<BR/><BR/> With these five items I can make anything else that I want. First order of business would be a shaving horse. Although I'm not a drawknife-oriented kind of guy, normally, it's a tool that can do a whole lot of different things, including Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8128369950831173916.post-79606657349811675072008-06-04T11:28:00.000-04:002008-06-04T11:28:00.000-04:00Mariano, hello to you in Argentina! Actually, a w...Mariano, hello to you in Argentina! Actually, a workbench is an excellent choice for a "desert island" tool. Where would we be without a work surface? : )<BR/><BR/>Thank you for reading my blog!Kari Hultmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01224053263659415329noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8128369950831173916.post-58071546060836793042008-06-04T09:46:00.000-04:002008-06-04T09:46:00.000-04:00Hi Kari,The tool that see most use and abuse in my...Hi Kari,<BR/><BR/>The tool that see most use and abuse in my "shop" is my workbench :-) OK, now seriously.. I think it's a Stanley 7, and one of my handsaws. I have some other planes, but I feel more confortable with the mass of this bigger one.<BR/><BR/>Anyway, my comment was mostly just for sending hi, and congratulations for your excelent blog, and of course, for the awsome job you do on wood.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com