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  1. #16
    Jointer Plane
    Smoother Plane (India/Soft Ark Combination Stone to go with those)
    10 pt crosscut saw, panel saw size with limited fleam
    7 point rip saw
    Chisels

    Set the mouth open on the smoother plane and take an extra cambered blade for heavy work

    You can use the smooth plane anywhere you'd use a block, and you can use the crosscut saw to cut dovetails, shoulders and tenons.

  2. #17
    Lie-Nielsen has a "Joinery Set" under the planes section of their website. I'm not suggesting you get all LN tools, but I think you'd be able to do a lot of wonderful work with those tools.

    If you had to limit it to 5, for me:

    LA Block plane,
    engineer's square
    3/8" chisel
    #5 jack (LA or otherwise)
    Bandsaw (the island has AC power, right?)

    edit: Darn: just read David's post. Need something to sharpen with first.

  3. #18
    1) satelite phone with spare batteries

    2) None of the lists above include the two most useful hand tools I own: a veritas 37" steel straight edge; and the lock keeping the
    12 year old out.. In all seriousness the straight edge is a sanity saver and a good, safe, place to keep your tools is something you'll never regert having bought or built.

  4. #19
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    Quote Originally Posted by rudy de haas View Post
    1) satelite phone with spare batteries

    2) None of the lists above include the two most useful hand tools I own: a veritas 37" steel straight edge; and the lock keeping the
    12 year old out.. In all seriousness the straight edge is a sanity saver and a good, safe, place to keep your tools is something you'll never regert having bought or built.
    I'm still laughing at this.

    I was once asked why I didn't take my kids into the shop with me.

    The implication was that at 65 hours a week, I wasn't seeing enough of them, already.

    My response was, "Why is there a lock on your home office door?"

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    2) None of the lists above include the two most useful hand tools I own: a veritas 37" steel straight edge; and the lock keeping the
    Slide on up to post #10....
    My granddad always said, :As one door closes, another opens".
    Wonderful man, terrible cabinet maker...

  6. #21
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    If I'm on a desert island the first thing that I will want to do is to harvest trees for shelter and firewood. I'll need a strong cross-cut saw. With that saw I can make some wedges to keep from pinching the saw in the cut.

    Next, I'll need a good hammer.

    Next, I will want a good chisel - probably around 1" wide.

    Next, I will want a file suitable for sharpening the saw and the chisel.

    Finally, I will want a very good knife.

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    Shovel
    Large container to catch/store rainwater
    pot for cooking
    flint striker for firestarting
    stout saw

  8. #23
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    For Desert Island:

    Satellite Phone.

    For Post-Apocalyptic Deserted Island:

    Axe
    Turning Chisels
    Japanese Ryoba
    Good combination square
    Sharpening Solution

    For Starting Into Handwork:
    Sharpening Solution
    Bench Chisels
    Japanese Ryoba
    Low Angle Adjustable Mouth Block Plane
    Low Angle/Bevel Down Jack Plane w/ multiple blades
    It came to pass...
    "Curiosity is the ultimate power tool." - Roy Underhill
    The road IS the destination.

  9. #24
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    Quote Originally Posted by John Coloccia View Post
    Chainsaw
    Bandsaw mill
    Circular saw
    Draw knife
    Sewing machine

    'cause I'm building me a boat and getting off the island.
    War & Peace - never read it
    Case of Pinot Noir
    Corkscrew
    Lounge chair
    Compass

    I'm going to sit there, watching John build the boat, reading and drinking my wine, and then get on the boat with him and use the compass to give him some supervision on the ride home.
    When I started woodworking, I didn't know squat. I have progressed in 30 years - now I do know squat.

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    Assuming that said island has usable trees, water and a food source: I would keep it old school with a draw knife, axe, adz, and a chisel. I can make a mallet, square and most anything else with these tools. You can sharpen them with a stone. You can build a boat or house, make planks, mortise and tenons, kill animals, and carve vessels and of course, make a still.
    You can walk with a wooden leg but you can't see with a glass eye - Always were Eye Protection!

  11. #26
    Quote Originally Posted by Kent A Bathurst View Post
    War & Peace - never read it
    Case of Pinot Noir
    Corkscrew
    Lounge chair
    Compass

    I'm going to sit there, watching John build the boat, reading and drinking my wine, and then get on the boat with him and use the compass to give him some supervision on the ride home.
    Have you been taking lessons from my wife?

  12. #27
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    Well, basic survival on a deserted island you would want an axe, a swiss army knife, and a leatherman multi tool. With those three tools you could build a shopping mall.

    Most used hand tools is a different story altogether. Definitely a low angle block plane, a smoothing plane, a cross cut saw (I use power to rip), a 3/4" chisel, and a tape measure.
    [SIGPIC][/SIGPIC] "You don't have to give birth to someone to have a family." (Sandra Bullock)




  13. #28
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    Quote Originally Posted by John Coloccia View Post
    Have you been taking lessons from my wife?
    No. Mine.
    When I started woodworking, I didn't know squat. I have progressed in 30 years - now I do know squat.

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