Aloha hand tool enthusiasts,
I've been off and on sawmillcreek for at least 8 or 10 years. Couldn't remember any of my account names or even associated email addresses >.< so I'm starting fresh.
I'm away from my shop for a few months staying with my folks in Utah. There is a TINY shop in one of the barns here with the bare minimum of tools, and I'm working on changing that. I scored an #4, a nice block plane, and 15 chisels off ebay and got to work. After a few days of tool rehab I'm up and running and have started some projects. Making some tools of course :D
No machining tools here aside from 2 files and a hacksaw so the hardware is either off the shelf BORG or pretty crudely machined by yours truly.
1st tool I made was a marking gauge (cutting). I want to build a toolbox for all the tools I'm starting to amass, but I dare not attempt cutting dovetails without a gauge . . .
gauge.jpg
In the middle of building a bowsaw (coping size) for cutting waste on aforementioned dovetails I decided that the 3.5" bench vise I was using wasn't up to the task so I made a Moxon portable vise with some big heavy doug fir scraps leftover from the barn . . .
moxon.jpg
It isn't exactly a thing of beauty, but it holds a board super tight and has about 20" capacity.
So now with a working vise I got back to the bowsaw. It is nearly finished. Needs a little more shaping, some sanding, and a coat of finish . . .
bowsaw.jpg
I have really enjoyed working in this tiny shop with hardly any tools. My sawing, chiseling, and planing are all noticeably stronger than when I am working in my own shop, and I am having a lot of fun figuring out how to get er done with the bare minimum.
Thanks for looking if you made it this far :D
Here's the lot of chisels I got pre rehab as they were posted on ebay :(
chisels.jpg
I've been off and on sawmillcreek for at least 8 or 10 years. Couldn't remember any of my account names or even associated email addresses >.< so I'm starting fresh.
I'm away from my shop for a few months staying with my folks in Utah. There is a TINY shop in one of the barns here with the bare minimum of tools, and I'm working on changing that. I scored an #4, a nice block plane, and 15 chisels off ebay and got to work. After a few days of tool rehab I'm up and running and have started some projects. Making some tools of course :D
No machining tools here aside from 2 files and a hacksaw so the hardware is either off the shelf BORG or pretty crudely machined by yours truly.
1st tool I made was a marking gauge (cutting). I want to build a toolbox for all the tools I'm starting to amass, but I dare not attempt cutting dovetails without a gauge . . .
gauge.jpg
In the middle of building a bowsaw (coping size) for cutting waste on aforementioned dovetails I decided that the 3.5" bench vise I was using wasn't up to the task so I made a Moxon portable vise with some big heavy doug fir scraps leftover from the barn . . .
moxon.jpg
It isn't exactly a thing of beauty, but it holds a board super tight and has about 20" capacity.
So now with a working vise I got back to the bowsaw. It is nearly finished. Needs a little more shaping, some sanding, and a coat of finish . . .
bowsaw.jpg
I have really enjoyed working in this tiny shop with hardly any tools. My sawing, chiseling, and planing are all noticeably stronger than when I am working in my own shop, and I am having a lot of fun figuring out how to get er done with the bare minimum.
Thanks for looking if you made it this far :D
Here's the lot of chisels I got pre rehab as they were posted on ebay :(
chisels.jpg
Back on SMC - with a few shop made tools
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