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Building a woodshop....recommended tools
nostrebor:
Sorry Chad, I was replying to Matt's post, got the red warning, and just posted anyway without checking to see what you posted.
What tools for cutting wood do you have available?
ChadTower:
At the moment, a circular saw, a zip saw, and various hand tools. I'm not against buying the proper tools for the job if the cost is within reason. There is a Black and Decker outlet a mile from my house that has a pretty strong selection and great prices...
nostrebor:
Approach B&D tools with great caution. It is a tool brand that has name recognition and little else at this point.
Do you have a friend or relative that does woodworking or *ahem* finish carpentry?
The reason I ask is that I really don't know of a website or magazine that will give you what you want. If you go to bt3central.com and just shoot them straight right up front that you wanted to know the very basics, someone there would be sure to steer you in the right direction. Any other WW forum that I have read would dismiss you outright. WW forums seem to fill with snobs, unless heavily moderated to prevent it.
I grew up with a Dad and Granddad that were woodworkers. Spent a lot of time just watching, and being on the dumb end of stuff. Lived in a house that was "under construction" for 15 years, and was "forced" to work on it because that is what my family required of me. I actually avoided WW like the plague for years because it was my Dad's thing, and I don't care much to follow in his footsteps. But the bug got me anyway.
I know that you said that you did not have the time, but I guess what I am saying is that I had years of watching others, and that is where I picked up the basics. If you have someone that you can spend some time with, you will be able to very quickly pick up the basic things you are looking for. Even a day or two of watching/helping someone will give you a huge step up.
Maybe you could trade work with someone to do your window trim and such, and then spend the day or two helping them. In return, fix their computer or something :P
ChadTower:
This is one of my biggest issues when I am trying to do something outside of my area of expertise. No one I am friends with locally does anything that would be of use to me in that way. I rarely ever have anyone local that can show me how to do something practical. I also tend to want to learn things from absolute zero up since I was taught that no matter what you're doing it should be approached with the proper respect.
My B+D tools seem good but I haven't done much with them yet either.
I'll head over to bt3central and lurk a while to see what I can pick up. That's about the best I'm going to be able to do timewise for the forseeable future, I think.
Avery:
--- Quote from: Matt Berry on December 14, 2005, 09:31:34 am ---...it also has another use, and that is to face joint rough sawn lumber. Sure you can use a scrub plane and do it....
--- End quote ---
No argument, but he mentioned he had a planer. Most of the time rough sawn lumber is rough but of even thickness, so you can just send it through the planer...if that won't work (say for a twisted board) you can cobble together a sled where you can hold in position while you put a flat face on one side.
If you do enough of that kind of work to justify the cost of good sized jointer then it's worth having. I have found that mine tends to have table saw accesories stacked on it and I either go the planer or hand plane route.
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