olas
13th January 2012, 12:17 PM
Hi all,
Im just starting out in this woodworking caper and would like a few pointers on what are the basic tools required for box making and chess boards.
any help would be much appreciated.
regards,
olas.
groeneaj
13th January 2012, 01:19 PM
I just made a box and the tools I used were.
Powered:
Jointer
Thicknesser
Table saw
Drop saw
Sander
Router
Unpowered:
Hand planes (block and 4 1/2)
Chisels
Sandpaper
Squares
Clamps
Shooting board
Straight edge
You ofcourse don't need to use many power tools. The timber I used was rough sawn so it needed to be dressed. You can buy dressed timber, which is what I did when I started off and could make a box with some basic hand tools (chisels, hand saw, hand plane, shooting board, clamps, squares...)
You can buy box making kits that are dressed and cut to size. Here is a link
http://www.loggerheads.com.au/user_report.htm
Good luck
Andy