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Woodworkers

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Aquaman

Lifer
I'd like to get into woodworking (I'll be taking some courses in the fall) and I was wondering what tools you would get if you where setting up a woodworking workshop.

Cheers,
Vic
 
tablesaw, miter saw, belt sander, orbital sander, electric plane, router, lots of various sizes of clamps, power drill, etc...
 
Sander, jig saw, drill, and miter to start with. Router and lathe next. Then the esoteric stuff like different saws and sanders and such can come later. Depends on what you're wanting to make.

Check out Rockler for some cool toys.
 
Tablesaw, router (smaller handheld & larger table mounted), bandsaw, jointer, some type of dust collection system.

As I'm sure someone will post, you could do it the old way & do everything by hand or make everything out of store bought & dimensioned pine🙁

But if you want to play you'll need those basics
 
In order

power
Table saw (need at least a combo blade & dado set. Don't waste your money on a wobble dado, get a stack set)
jointer
router
belt sander
miter saw
biscuit joiner
drill press (twist drills, spade bits, and eventually forstner bits)
planer
finish nailer

depending on what kind of stuff you want to do, work bandsaw & lathe into the list somewhere

hand
A good bench
cordless drill
a good set of chisels
wooden mallet
hand planes (low angle, block, and #5 bench to start)
 
I call it a slot cutter but I'm not sure if that's the technical term. It cuts a slot and then drills a hole for butt joints and works awesome.
 
Originally posted by: amdskip
I call it a slot cutter but I'm not sure if that's the technical term. It cuts a slot and then drills a hole for butt joints and works awesome.
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Biscuit Joiner
 
Originally posted by: Armitage
In order

power
Table saw (need at least a combo blade & dado set. Don't waste your money on a wobble dado, get a stack set)
jointer
router
belt sander
miter saw
biscuit joiner
drill press (twist drills, spade bits, and eventually forstner bits)
planer
finish nailer

depending on what kind of stuff you want to do, work bandsaw & lathe into the list somewhere

hand
A good bench
cordless drill
a good set of chisels
wooden mallet
hand planes (low angle, block, and #5 bench to start)
Click to expand...

Armitage knows what he's talking about, I've seen pics & am very impressed.
 
Originally posted by: Pliablemoose
Originally posted by: Armitage
In order

power
Table saw (need at least a combo blade & dado set. Don't waste your money on a wobble dado, get a stack set)
jointer
router
belt sander
miter saw
biscuit joiner
drill press (twist drills, spade bits, and eventually forstner bits)
planer
finish nailer

depending on what kind of stuff you want to do, work bandsaw & lathe into the list somewhere

hand
A good bench
cordless drill
a good set of chisels
wooden mallet
hand planes (low angle, block, and #5 bench to start)
Click to expand...

Armitage knows what he's talking about, I've seen pics & am very impressed.
Click to expand...

Is there a website😀

Cheers,
Aquaman
 
Originally posted by: Aquaman
Originally posted by: Pliablemoose
Originally posted by: Armitage
In order

power
Table saw (need at least a combo blade & dado set. Don't waste your money on a wobble dado, get a stack set)
jointer
router
belt sander
miter saw
biscuit joiner
drill press (twist drills, spade bits, and eventually forstner bits)
planer
finish nailer

depending on what kind of stuff you want to do, work bandsaw & lathe into the list somewhere

hand
A good bench
cordless drill
a good set of chisels
wooden mallet
hand planes (low angle, block, and #5 bench to start)
Click to expand...

Armitage knows what he's talking about, I've seen pics & am very impressed.
Click to expand...

Is there a website😀

Cheers,
Aquaman
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No, but I think he has a newsletter😉

Here's the most active forum I've found: http://www.forums.woodnet.net/ubbthreads/ubbthreads.php The guys are pretty cool & more than willing to lend advice or offer you a tour of their shop (if they're local)

You may want to hold off on any purchases till you take a class or 2.

Where are you taking the courses @?
 
Originally posted by: Aquaman
Originally posted by: Pliablemoose
Originally posted by: Armitage
In order

power
Table saw (need at least a combo blade & dado set. Don't waste your money on a wobble dado, get a stack set)
jointer
router
belt sander
miter saw
biscuit joiner
drill press (twist drills, spade bits, and eventually forstner bits)
planer
finish nailer

depending on what kind of stuff you want to do, work bandsaw & lathe into the list somewhere

hand
A good bench
cordless drill
a good set of chisels
wooden mallet
hand planes (low angle, block, and #5 bench to start)
Click to expand...

Armitage knows what he's talking about, I've seen pics & am very impressed.
Click to expand...

Is there a website😀

Cheers,
Aquaman
Click to expand...

Some pics
 
Originally posted by: Sundog
Originally posted by: amdskip
I call it a slot cutter but I'm not sure if that's the technical term. It cuts a slot and then drills a hole for butt joints and works awesome.
Click to expand...
Biscuit Joiner
Click to expand...
Nope, it's definately not a bisquit joiner. I worked in a woodshop for a year and we used this when attaching face frames to cabinet boxes all the time. I used it when building my cd tower and I can take a pic of the slot it cuts. It cuts the slot and then it drills a hole through it for a screw.
 
Originally posted by: amdskip
Originally posted by: Sundog
Originally posted by: amdskip
I call it a slot cutter but I'm not sure if that's the technical term. It cuts a slot and then drills a hole for butt joints and works awesome.
Click to expand...
Biscuit Joiner
Click to expand...
Nope, it's definately not a bisquit joiner. I worked in a woodshop for a year and we used this when attaching face frames to cabinet boxes all the time. I used it when building my cd tower and I can take a pic of the slot it cuts. It cuts the slot and then it drills a hole through it for a screw.
Click to expand...

pocket hole jig?
 
Originally posted by: Armitage
Originally posted by: Sundog
Originally posted by: Armitage
Some pics
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Nice work. I have been putting in extra time lately in our woodshop. Always something to do and not enough time.



Shop pic 1

Shop pic 2

Shop pic 3
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Thanks!
You folks do wooden toys don't you? I think that came up in some thread a long time ago.
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Whoops, I knew that too.

Great looking old fashoned toys with wheels.
 
More important than tools is having an actual shop to put the tools in! Can't wait until next spring when I can maybe start buying some woodworking tools... I should take some pics of the stuff I built in high school, bout the only thing people ever said I had talent in...
 
Originally posted by: Pliablemoose
Originally posted by: Armitage
Originally posted by: Sundog
Originally posted by: Armitage
Some pics
Click to expand...

Nice work. I have been putting in extra time lately in our woodshop. Always something to do and not enough time.



Shop pic 1

Shop pic 2

Shop pic 3
Click to expand...


Thanks!
You folks do wooden toys don't you? I think that came up in some thread a long time ago.
Click to expand...

Whoops, I knew that too.

Great looking old fashoned toys with wheels.
Click to expand...




Sure do. Lots of them. I do not do it full time as I have day job. I help out my father-in-law about 20-28 hours per week.

I really like it when you all post pics of work that you have done. Makes me consider delving into some custom furniture projects.

Here is a pic of what I am just finishing up a run of --

Train.JPG.

I am just about to finish up a run of car carriers (semi with 4 cars) also.

Spent 9 hours Wednesday and Thursday nights ripping more parts from all of the scrap we had laying around. It is sooooo nice to get the shop cleaned up, but alas...new wood (8000 board feet) arrives on Tuesday.
 
Well........ I ran into some problems............ the room for my wood work shop is now a storeage room and I don't think I have the money to buy all of the equipment 🙁

I guess I'll put it on hold for the future 🙁

Cheers,
Aquaman
 
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