I'm chisel guy to the core, pretty good at using a hand plane, and still need a lot of work with hand saws. you? feel free to expound.
-Ryan
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I'm chisel guy to the core, pretty good at using a hand plane, and still need a lot of work with hand saws. you? feel free to expound.
-Ryan
I think it would have to be a pencil. :D learned to sharpen it when I was about 4 or 5.
Closely followed by a hammer. :D ( although now I prefer a nailgun. :D
Peter.
Pretty crap with all of them really. :D
G'day,
I fit into the same category as Craigb.
I spent my childhood and youth helping my Dad in the shed, now he's passed away and my interest in w/work has only really kicked in earnest - so it's all trial by error for me as I have no one to teach me the stuff I want to know - the forums here help out and Gumby has helped a bit.
Didn't pick any - I want to be proficent in them all. Got no idea what a slick or scorp is.
Right now among others I'm wanting to get in some darkside stuff. I have a $17 piece of carp plane from India I bought at Bunnies (needed one for something at the time and my wallet was pretty bare), a real nice tiny rabbit plane (something like that) that shaves oh so nice. So to try and find some you'll see me at garage sales on Saturday mornings trying to find planes etc.
I said chisel but I'm really a hammer man.
If it don't fit use a bigger hammer :D
Chisels are the only hand-tools that I use much; I use planes, and compass planes, and sometimes rasps for rough shaping, fairing, and smoothing, but I produce smooth surfaces with a ROS. I was happy to see that an article in the current FW concludes that surfaces produced by planing, scraping, and sanding are virtually indistinguishable, when the finish has been applied. So I no longer need to feel guilty that I have not spent years honing my planing and scraping skills.
Rocker
Wrecking bar? :rolleyes:
Chisels work for me!
Rhys H.
G'day Ryan!
I answered handplanes - because I like them so much; they really can be a pleasure. However, I have to admit a love chiselling away too.
I used to be a dab jand with a spokeshave, but I really need more practice with them to get back into the groove, so to speak.
Ok with handsaws for little cuts, such as in cabinet work, but spectacularly lousy with a big handsaw http://www.woodworkforums.ubeaut.com...ons/icon10.gif
Cheers!
I think I prefer tools that produce a curve..... cutting to a straight or square line has never been my forte! 0.3mm my bum!
However, I could spend hours with a drawknife and spokeshave, and do best with a rasp and a range of files.
Good question Ryan:D
Cheers,
Hand trolley for me.
Al :D
The humble pencil and ruler, always been good at drawing/designing objects... art, maths, tech studies were the only subjects at school I got "A+" on.
I went drawknife although ive only recently begun using it and man do I love it... but also love using my spokeshaves... cant abide my planes will become proficient when I start to remember to sharpen the bleedin things and learn to set the buggars properly... love my new jap Kabota saw for trimming the ends from the canoe strips nothing better... hammers well hammers are hammers but if you had have said mallets well thats a whole different kettle of fishes! I love my mallets simply cause I made them Tuart handles with Jarrah heads different sizes and faces for different uses right weight and heft handles turned by spokeshave and block plane to fit my hand... beutiful to use... I use chisels constantly and am gathering quite a few to me must have a magnetic thing happenin! ;)
I really should have bought one of those ships planes when I was shopping but well at over 300 snapperoos for one I decided I had other ways to achieve the same result
Gotta get into scraping to get that mirror smooth finish Im searching for! :cool:
Hand tool most skillful using ????
ummm,,,,me old fella. Just ask the lady's :D ,,,,, well, at least my wife, well,,,,, actually, don't ask her.
Handplanes.
I wouldn't claim to be truly proficient with any of them - despite a good deal of practice. However, in trying to be objective, I have to say I find it relatively easy to cut a straight line with a decent handsaw. I think this is a purely personal thing. Cutting a straight line with either a Western backsaw or a Japanese saw was something I managed to achieve quite quickly.
I'm still working on my chiseling and planing skills and I've only very recently got my hands on a couple of spokeshaves (great little tools!).
Gidday:D:D:D
For me just has to be a Cardscraper.......................Although I love a well made n set up Handplane A well tuned Hand Scraper with a good turned Bur is a Joy to use.....................Its simplicity belies its grace and effectiveness!!!
REgards Lou:)
I've Scot blood. I make a great chiseller! :D
I'd prefer to answer spokeshave as that is the handtool I'm best with but some danged fool lumped 'em in with handplanes, which is my worst...
Pretty narrow list Ryan. I'd have to answer - none of the above.
Not bad with a cricket bat or kitchen knife tho.
As a piece of totally irrelevant trivia, I'm hunting for the best value Nip waterstones currently. Never to let a chance go by, I stopped in at a Chefs supplies place, thinking they use waterstones for their knives (I have a set of v expensive Nip knives at home).
We should all rest easy in our beds tonight. A 1200 waterstone was around double what we pay at the usual suspects. Positively Festool, I thought.
Forgive me, I do get distracted..............
1# Chisels
2# Switch on the power tools which was not on the list
.....broom....?
Isn't that a thing in Harry Potter movies, has no place here :pQuote:
Originally Posted by 46150
well ive done some of my finest work with a large smooth rock the fits nicely into the palms of the handhttp://www.woodworkforums.ubeaut.com...ons/icon10.gifhttp://www.woodworkforums.ubeaut.com...ons/icon10.gifhttp://www.woodworkforums.ubeaut.com...ons/icon10.gif
80grit sandpaper?
n' I thought yer wer gunna say keyboard Cliff :D :DQuote:
Originally Posted by Cliff Rogers
does a mouse count :-)
only if its a woodrathttp://www.woodworkforums.ubeaut.com...ons/icon10.gifQuote:
Originally Posted by Gra
"Which hand, Tool, are you most skillful with?"
My right. And I object to being called a tool. :mad:
:D
Hi Doug!Quote:
Originally Posted by doug the slug
Do I detect a certain 'leaning' here? Made up your mind on the W/R Q: then?
Cheers!
still looking steve, lots of things to consider. if i hadnt recently bought the triton router the 'rat would be looking better. a lot of the dovetail jigs have a lot to recommend them too. mind you i might just consider mounting the old makita in a 'rat and selling the triton router and table along with the finger jointer. but im still researchinghttp://www.woodworkforums.ubeaut.com...cons/icon7.gifQuote:
Originally Posted by Auld Bassoon
Estwing hammer :o
Mick
I'd love to vote but I am still pretty bad with hand tool. Yes honestly. :o
Pencil for me too, although in recent times I've found that I get better results using a fat Nikko marker. With the wider line, drawing accuracy is the same, and I get a better chance of cutting on it.
Cheers,
P
:D
I gotta give the spokeshave a plug here,I get a lotta satisfaction outta using my cliftons ..wouldn't say I'M PROFICIENT just like feelin' 'em runnin' over wood with smoothness.
Like a card scraper too at times moreover with curly or awkward grain.
Wongo Mate!
After having seen what you have made, I have trouble believing thathttp://www.woodworkforums.ubeaut.com...ons/icon10.gifhttp://www.woodworkforums.ubeaut.com...ons/icon10.gif
I wish I had your skill!
Cheers!
G'day BM!
I'd send you a greenie for that, but the BB denizens won't let me...
Hmm: I wonder about doing my marking with a 10mm brush...
Cheers
FBH for me ;)
I'm Ok with chisels and saws but slightly better with hand planes so that category got my vote.
Good thread Ryan - makes you think about areas of improvement and or new tools. :D
I am proud of my humility. :pQuote:
Originally Posted by Auld Bassoon
When I was cheffing I used to get my stones from hardware stores. I did have a nice one that was Silcone Carbide on one side and Aluminium Oxide on the other which was really nice. Later I got a diamond Eze Lap stone which I still have and use but Chefs shops are always expensive. That is because the only people that go there are apprentices who don't know better. They drop out of the trade like flies, ever seen an old chef? Then new bunnies come along and buy more gear.Quote:
Originally Posted by Bodgy
Studley
0.3mm 2H pencil - makes a beautiful fine line. Can't cut along it though.
0.5mm 2B pencil - a lot clearer and easier to cut along - I still can't cut along it though.
Not great with saws but love a good sharp chissel and a big mallet.
Cheers