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  1. 8th November 2011, 05:31 PM #1
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    Hey everyone,

    Haven't done much constructive with wood since high school, but sparked my interest again while cleaning out my gran'mas garage - she was an avid truner and carver in her time, so has all sorts of goodies hidden away.

    So having dug out some old Jarrah planks - 170 x 50mm x 1.6m (funnily enough these planks are ones i salvaged from a jobsite i was on - reclaimed, not stolen) I'm now tossing up what to do with them. Would probably make a great coffee table, but I just don't have the tools to make that happen, so will have a crack at making a box, using only hand tools and some creativity.

    So i guess the first question is, what would people recommend as good tools to get a hold of to start me off?

    Looking forward to peoples opinions, and keeping everyone posted on any progress I make.

    Rob
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    Welcome to the forum.

    Always good to salvage wood then to just dump it. You can create pieces just by hand tools, this is commonly known as the dark side.

    I have a mixture of both and trying to use hand tools where I can.

    Now by what I have read in your profile you might already have some hand tools it you are working on a jobsite? You might want to post a work in progress and ask questions along the way. Might be better to get specific answers to questions.
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    Hey Christos,

    Dark side it is then, might be more work, but will certainly be gentler on the back pocket I would imagine.

    Sadly I was working as a roof plumber, so no tools that would be useful for woodworking unfortunately. So I'm pretty much starting from scratch.

    Will get up some photo's as soon as I get a chance to start on some stuff.
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    Quote Originally Posted by AussieRob85 View Post
    Dark side it is then, might be more work, but will certainly be gentler on the back pocket I would imagine.

    Ummhh...... Maybe.

    This is an interesting topic you are broaching. I have found that some hand tools can be more expensive then the power tools.
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