Beginning Tool Collection

Here is a list of my wood working specific tools which I am starting out with.

Tools I inherited with the boat which I have removed rust, serviced and cleaned as best as possible in WD40 & light oil:

3 x Small F-Clamps

3 x Medium F-Clamps

Panel Saw ~10tpi rip (Old Self Sharpen Style)

12" Back Saw ~12tpi rip (Old Self Sharpen Style)

Bit & Brace (with ratchet function)

Egg Beater Hand Drill - (broken handle)

Small Hammer

3 Wood Rasps (Flat, Half Round & Round)

12Pc Carving Set (looks cheap)

7pc Hole Cutter Set 32 - 70 mm

Spade Drill Bits - 28, 25, 23, 16, 13, 12 mm

Forstner Drill Bits - 15, 20, 25, 30, 35 mm

Various Lip & Spur (Brad Point) Bits

Wood Plug Cutters & Bits

After some time reading about wood working online and learning about tools and their specific uses, I decided about 6 months ago during one of my visits to the U.K I should purchase a few new tools to compliment those above and try to have a go while living on my boat in the Caribbean. The tools remained untouched aside from a few Pre-Atlantic crossing boat preparations and repairs and have only just now been unpacked.

Everything came from my local ScrewFix store and I have provided links.

Stanley No4 Smoothing Bench Plane

Stanley Block Plane

Stanley Metal Sureform Block Plane

Stanley FatMax 5pc Bevel Chisels

Stanley FatMax Coping Saw

Stanley 23tpi Flush Cut Saw

Irwin 12" Pullsaw 14tpi

Stanley Stone & Honing Guide

Stanley Bevel Guage

Combination Square

Wooden Mallet

3m Imperial / Metric Tape Measure

12" Steel Ruler

I do own other assorted none specific tools such as screw drivers, files, pliers and spanners, etc, all of which Im sure will come in useful along the way.

Tools I now realise I will probably need soon are some layout tools such as marking gauges and a good marking knife. More importantly, before anything else I need to sort out my space with some form of bench. Who knows at some point I might even get some wood as well.

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Another plane collection

Cosmin sent over pictures of his favorite tool collection: planes. He writes:

They have not been inherited as I come from a long line of geeks; all I got was a stack of computer punch cards. I have gathered the planes over less than 2 years, which is just about as long as I have been interested in woodworking. I took some photos of the warzone to give some perspective. Then I placed the planes on item #1 from my honey-do list (11/4 thick walnut bench) and took somes shots. For reference, the walnut piece is exactly 12" wide. I promise I did tidy up the place before I took the shots and I chose the best available angle. 

My current interest is building stave shell drums. I am slowly getting there. In the mean time, I am developing a huge interest in hand tools. Next on my list is a Roubo workbench, braces, more drawknives, a beam drill, and a few more drawbore pins.

One car garage shop from several angles

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ECE planes I acquired from a local retired piano builder, and a Knaus plane

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Vintage violin maker planes

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Stanley block planes, first is low angle, second is a 60 1/2, 

last one is a modern day Stanley plane that I use as a counterexample of quality

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Japanese chamfer plane, size 4 Gage plane, coffin plane, Stanley 132 with broken tote top,

Wien brand jointer plane (could not find any info about the brand) 

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Stanley planes: 40, 3, 4, 5 1/4, 5, 5, 6, 8, 8 

(this last #8 is a mongrel plane as I have put it together from parts)

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Patternmaker plane with removable wooden round bottom, and a 

Made in USA Craftsman dado plane (to my surprize, Craftsman was at some point made in USA)

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