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Favourite tool......
May 7^th, 2004, 12:57am

What's your favourite tool? (Hand and power)

Also, most essential accessory?

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Fave tools are routers (I got 3 of em!) and my smoothing plane - just love the sight of them curly shavings!

Most essential HAS TO BE - loads of clamps/cramps... what's the point of building a thing of beauty and not being able to glue it together PROPERLY, don't think this topic has been covered in any substance yet, tho I reckon it should be.

A lot of DIY'ers (myself included) din't mind spending money on a new <insert whatever powertool here> but how many have enough clamps at hand when gluing up? I personally postponed a recent purchase of a new toy in favour of getting some more clamps, and it paid off big style - comments please.

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mailee GDPR opt-out Total Thanks: 0 For This Post: 0	Re: Favourite tool...... Reply #1 - May 7^th, 2004, 1:19am Ok Doc, I have to agree with you that the router is my favourite too although I only have two at present. The favourite accessory has to be the clamp guide I bought as a straight edge. my favourite hand tool has to be my home made centre finder for timber boards.
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Reply #3 - May 7^th, 2004, 9:53am

My woodlathe is my favourite to use (surprise, surprise!). The table saw and router are the most useful.

I agree with the comments about clamps - no matter how many you have, you always need more.

Norm (on NYW) has LOADS of clamps - he must have spent more on clamps than I have spent on tools - oh, I forgot, he gets all his stuff for free......, so perhaps not then.

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Gromit GDPR opt-out Total Thanks: 0 For This Post: 0	Re: Favourite tool...... Reply #4 - May 7^th, 2004, 10:38am This is like having to pick your top ten desert island disks- you need so many its hard to know where to start. Router has to be at the top and I've recently bought a planer / thicknesser and a table saw which makes life a lot easier.
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Reply #5 - May 7^th, 2004, 3:28pm

I always wanted to know where they got their electricity to play the record player on that island.

My favourite has to be the router.
but the tools I have used most for many years have to be a reciprocating saw & an Avon Trimatool (remember them)
The saw has been used for cutting timbers for a carport, removing tree roots to lay a garage base (bloody cherry roots go sideways), pruning branches & even felling a couple of mature alder trees.
The Trimatool has done far more than any surform or file could & still comes back for more.

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Reply #6 - May 7^th, 2004, 4:00pm

Table saw, mitre saw and band saw are my most favourite machines; Tormek, Clifton No 4 smoothing plane, Lie Nielsen Independence Carcass saw, Eastwing leather handled hammer, DW 18V trim saw, Paslode IM250A and DW 14V drill driver make up my top ten today.

Someone did say top 10 Roll Eyes

Least favourite...................router

Sooooo noisy and dusty

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Dewy GDPR opt-out Total Thanks: 135 For This Post: 0	Re: Favourite tool...... Reply #7 - May 7^th, 2004, 4:58pm I would have thought your favourites were a large hammer & a box of 6" nails Keith.
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HM Super Member Offline Chief Turd Polisher Posts: 5072 Total Thanks: 0 For This Post: 0 Gender:	Re: Favourite tool...... Reply #8 - May 7^th, 2004, 5:00pm [quote author=Dewy link=1083887878/0#7 date=1083945526]I would have thought your favourites were a large hammer & a box of 6" nails Keith. [/quote] Or in my case, large hammer and two thumbs Andrew
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woodsmith Global Moderator Trade Member Author Offline Posts: 4395 Total Thanks: 135 For This Post: 0 Gender: Trade: Joiner	Re: Favourite tool...... Reply #9 - May 7^th, 2004, 5:45pm Dewy I thought my secret was safe with you Andrew, 2 thumbs, 50% greater chance of hitting one come to think of it, don't most of us have two thumbs???
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Dewy GDPR opt-out Total Thanks: 135 For This Post: 0	Re: Favourite tool...... Reply #10 - May 7^th, 2004, 7:00pm That depends on whether you use an axe head for a hammer & forget to turn it round Keith.
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Reply #11 - May 7^th, 2004, 7:07pm

[quote author=woodsmith link=1083887878/0#9 date=1083948343]Andrew, 2 thumbs, 50% greater chance of hitting one Wink

come to think of it, don't most of us have two thumbs??? Roll Eyes

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Did I forget a smiley or something? The previous reference was to hammer and nails, and I was referring to the fact that in my case hammer and thumbs might be a consideration..... Wink

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Kesh Trade Member Offline Posts: 321 Total Thanks: 0 For This Post: 0 Gender: Trade: Not Specified	Re: Favourite tool...... Reply #13 - May 7^th, 2004, 10:45pm Power tools are great fun & practical too, but I love to use a well honed hand plane - there's something very theraputic about the texture & sound that just feels satisfying!
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Dewy GDPR opt-out Total Thanks: 0 For This Post: 0	Re: Favourite tool...... Reply #14 - May 7^th, 2004, 11:01pm This shows I go back a bit. When I was at school I always headed for a wooden jack plane although they were gradually being replaced by metal ones. Wooden planes had a feel that can't be duplicated with steel. They were much more comfortable to use.
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mailee GDPR opt-out Total Thanks: 0 For This Post: 0	Re: Favourite tool...... Reply #15 - May 7^th, 2004, 11:34pm I have got to agree with Kesh, theer is something theraputic about a well honed hand plane. Just look at those fine shavings and feel the action as smooth as silk. Hmmmm!
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engineer1958 GDPR opt-out Total Thanks: 0 For This Post: 0	Re: Favourite tool...... Reply #16 - May 8^th, 2004, 1:00am Anyone ever read the article in "Good Woodworking" about the guy that makes hand made planes with a starting price of �7500.00 for a smoothing plane? Even dearer than the Neilson thingy from America. How can ANYONE justify spending that much on a hand plane? The guy can't keep up with orders placed either!
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