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Chisels are used for everything.
Paring wood, flushing overhangs, shaping, scraping, scoring, and
cutting joinery. At some point in every project I use at least
one chisel. This is my nicest chisel. I keep it razor sharp. |
![](shop/blockplane.jpg)
A block plane is a small plane
with a low angle blade. I use it to plane edges, end-grains, and
smaller areas other planes can't reach. |
![](shop/handplane2.jpg)
A Japanese style wooden hand-plane is pulled
rather than pushed. This particular plane has a very heavy blade
that is great for planing very hard woods. This will make wood
look like silk if you use it right.
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![](shop/handplane.jpg)
This is a #4 smoothing plane, in a special
box I made for it. This plane will put a nearly flawless finish
on wood if you keep it tuned up.
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![](shop/calculator.jpg)
Where would any mathematician be without their
trusty calculator?
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![](shop/calipers.jpg)
This tool measures anything within a thousandth
of an inch.
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![](shop/square2.jpg)
An adjustable square is used to check corners,
and measure length. I use this tool a lot when I set up jigs.
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![](shop/tapegun.jpg)
Most people use a tape-gun for packaging. I
like using this tool for tricky glue-ups and building jigs.
It is one of the more useful tools I have, and most affordable.
I recommend one for every wood-shop.
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![](shop/scraper.jpg)
A scraper is used to put a fine finish on difficult
grained areas. It comes close to a smoothing-planes ability
to put a fine finish on wood.
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![](shop/grinder.jpg)
I use Japanese water stones to sharpen my chisel and
plane blades. The tool grinder is used to grind out a recess
in the metal before sharpening. The cinder block is great for
honing the water stones before use.
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