Hand tools for Carpentry This section is divided into two parts covering the basic tools you really must have, followed by those that are worth having and which you may soon move onto. By then you will have your own ideas about what would suit your needs and a browse through a tool catalogue or…
Exactly what constitutes a basic tool kit will depend to some extent on what kind of work you intend to do. Measuring and setting out In furniture construction and general workshop joinery there is always measuring to be done, whatever the job. For setting out on the bench the best measuring tool is a good…
Blunt tools are useless. But chisels and planes soon become blunt in use, so you must make arrangements to sharpen them. To do this, buy a sharpening stone or ‘oilstone’, preferably one with both a coarse and a smooth side. The coarse side is not normally used. It is for grinding an entirely new edge…
You cannot learn how to use a plane by just reading about it. Skill will come only with handling the tool. It is therefore vital to get as much practice as you can on waste pieces of wood. A plane has a broad blade which projects slightly from the long flat ‘sole’. The further the…
One good tool is worth half-a-dozen poor ones. Nearly anything can be made with a saw, a hammer, a screwdriver and a chisel. The best rule when buying tools is to get only those which you need at once. Do not buy large sets or kits at first. But those which you do buy should…