Thread: A wood toolbox for my woodbox tools

Hi Claytonjohnroby
Your post took me back 40yrs it was the start of my love with wood work and buying hand tools to make something, at the time I was doing a basic carpentry course with my wife of 6 months I was going to work in South Western NSW. I asked the tafe teacher what would be a good book to learn from and to use as a reference in later life using basic hand tools to do the job and he said without hesitation Woodwork Step By Step by Richard Irving. The book takes you through all the basic measuring and squaring up and all the basic joints you would use for a small project associated with the joint you just learnt, by the end of the book I had long left the tafe course but was confident that I could turn my hand to make most things and although I still make silly mistakes I seem to get there.good luck
Good luck Colbra

PS get a couple of good hand planes and a panel saw and folding carpenters ruler.

Thank you for the advice Colbra. I will have to go shopping for more tools. Shame really, so hard for me to do. hehehe.

On the suggestion of getting some planes, besides buying a couple I am planning on making my own. In one book I read the angle iron on old sprung bed frames is is good for making blades. Funnily enough I have one of those. Going to be fun cutting out the blae blank and filing it to the right shape. I have been thinking of making the body out of some square cross section steel structural pipe. It will be a fun project.

Hi Claytonjohnroby
In enjoy the journey and keep the posts coming of your progress with things measure twice and cut once.
Colbra

Here is the wood for my toolbox.

The first cuts are a little crooked. My first time using a jigsaw. That little blade goes all over the place if you let it.

Hi Claytonjohnroby
Good to see you have started the journey if you wanted to keep the cuts straight draw a straight line with your square offset a straight edge from that line which is the distance from the side of you jig saw to the saw blade and make the cut bearing against the straight edge practice on some scrape pieces till you can get the distance right you may have to buy a large square I think they are called a roofing square do you have a carbe tec store near you they have a good range of wood work tools the main thing is keep practicing all you basic cutting skills

Colbra

Good on you for having a go. If you get a roofing square, buy two little things called stair gauges with it. These enable you to get a positive register on an edge, in addition to other functions. I also think the best thing you can do is put down the jigsaw and pick up a hand saw to do those straight cuts. Jigsaws are great for curved cuts (although you can cut nice and straight with them) even with a guide they often defeat you due to inherent drift in the blade. Of course depends on the type of jigsaw and blade.

I recently joined Waverley Woodworkers.
Spent my first day at the club house working on my box. Squared the sides. Chose which piece is which, top, side bottom etc. Cut the pins on the bottom piece for slotting in the sides. I am going to use dovetails. Its plywood and I know that dovetails are not the best choice for plywood. Its just the choice I made. Fun stuff for my first job. Chisling out plywood is fun. Lots if splinters all over the place.

Here is a pic of my wood after my day of working on it.

A few notes in chalk so I remember which bit is which.

Originally Posted by claytonjohnroby

Here is a pic of my wood after my day of working on it.

A few notes in chalk so I remember which bit is which.

I think u have a rat on the end of ur couch!

Luckily my cat keeps them all well chewed.

Cool another one to follow.

Originally Posted by Christos

Cool another one to follow.

Keep us posted

Originally Posted by johnredl

Keep us posted

Sorry, meaning I am following this thread.

Look forward to seeing more of your progress.