fxston

Mount Joy, PA, US
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Captain U.S. Navy retired 1986 with a hobby of woodworking with hand tools. I am slow and methodical with a love of cutting mortises and dovetails the old fashion way.


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Re: Setting up shop: Which machine first? And why.

I gave away my power tools to Habitat For Humanity when moving to a retirement home. Now it is back to basics using hand tools and with good hand saws, high end planes, Japanese chisels and a great dovetail saw. With a good workbench, I find myself enjoying woodworking much better than with all the big power tools. There is no greater joy than using a fine tuned plane on a piece of wood. Music to my ears. It really is personal preference and woodworking goals.

I feel it is essential to learn hand tool skills first and then augment with power tools as skills improvement. A top notch bandsaw would be my first purchase. For cutting plywood and accuracy I would buy a Festool saw with a complete table and guides sufficient to reduce a 4' X 8' sheet of plywood to desired size.

If buying any power tool, buy the best you can afford. They will last a lifetime.

posted: 6:32 pm on August 20th