My favorite tool defined by it has to be in my tool apron or else I go looking for it, is my Rabone 1465 slide caliper.
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Do you have one? Just curious.... . . . . . .
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My favorite tool defined by it has to be in my tool apron or else I go looking for it, is my Rabone 1465 slide caliper.
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Do you have one? Just curious.... . . . . . .
Last edited by lowell holmes; 01-09-2016 at 4:18 PM.
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A sharp lead pencil; A4 paper; a steel ruler; and some curve templates.
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Whichever tool I have that does the current needed job best.
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Picking a favorite tool is like picking a favorite child.
It changes depending on what is being done. A few of my planes at times. A couple of saws. There are a few chisels that come to mind when thinking of favorites. Even one of my rulers has a special place on my imaginary list of favorites.
jtk
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I concur with Jim. No one favorite in my shop.
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LN 102 block plane and a 4" square.
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I'm in-sync with Jedediah, however swapping the 4" square for my 9" combination square.
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A block plane (LV apron plane, actually) a caliper or my 1/2" chisel.
probably my all around favorite tool, though, is probably a 6" set of dividers. Use them for everything.
Paul
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Wow, favorite tool. that's a tough call.
It's so hard to choose between my ROS and my biscuit jointer, after all.
(sorry, I can't resist trolling this thread just a bit)
EDIT: I'm going to have to go with Stewie - markout comes first. Without those the rest are useless anyway. I also use pencils (actually 2 mm lead holders) more than I care to admit.
Last edited by Patrick Chase; 01-10-2016 at 6:08 AM.
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I like chisels. Chisel and hammer, all you really need in life
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The one I always puts a smile on my face when I use it is my Konrad Sauer panel plane.
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About a year ago I discovered a hobby scalpel that belonged to my grandfather. That would make this over 50 years old. It is the only tool I have that belongs to my side of the family (the other is a Stanley #3 that belonged to my FIL). The make is common enough - Swan Morton- but it took me all this time to find replacement blades. Now I have a lifetimes worth!
This looks almost identical to the current model - obviously a good design does not change - but the inscribed name on mine is in a different script to the current version.
The blade is very similar to the Stanley advocated by Paul Sellers. the knife is great for inscribing fine, deep lines scored against a square. It is double bevelled and not to be used for dovetails as it requires tilting.
Regards from Cornwall
Derek
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Well, if it has to fit in my apron
Last edited by Frederick Skelly; 01-10-2016 at 7:30 AM.
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In addition to my caliper, I keep a LV apron plane in my tool apron.Originally Posted by paul cottingham
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My favorite tool is a plane made by Steve Knight several years ago. It's a small smoother made with blood wood with burly beauty. The blade stays sharp for a long while as it's a smoother and not a jack. I do have a 17 in jack with adjustable mouth ( it's a woodie ) that he also made but the Blood Wood smoother is just elegant.
I'm really not plane carzy .... hoot!
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