Devon Headen Posted February 17, 2004 Report Share Posted February 17, 2004 What are the hand tools you've learned to love, what do you use them for, and where can you get them? Devon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
renablistic Posted February 17, 2004 Report Share Posted February 17, 2004 sandpaper, exacto knife, a hand plane (non of that electric crap), files, and uhhhh, i dunno... my hands themselves. Available at: hardware stores, home depot, and hobby shops. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
krazyderek Posted February 17, 2004 Report Share Posted February 17, 2004 spokeshave, sanding block, ruler...... exacto and sergical knives... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lex Luthier Posted February 17, 2004 Report Share Posted February 17, 2004 pencil Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JPL Posted February 17, 2004 Report Share Posted February 17, 2004 pencil Eraser!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fidgec94 Posted February 17, 2004 Report Share Posted February 17, 2004 A metal ruler with really small divisions (both imperial and metric) - pinched from work! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hotrock Posted February 17, 2004 Report Share Posted February 17, 2004 A metal ruler with really small divisions (both imperial and metric) - pinched from work! You too. Big old plane that I'm using as a sanding block. Little sanding block. Scalpel(sp?) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frank falbo Posted February 17, 2004 Report Share Posted February 17, 2004 Pack of 100 quality razor blades-always sharp, always there when I need them. I use them to level sections of finish before wetsanding, finish shaping necks, body edges, I almost feel like I could do without anything heavier than 400 grit paper so long as I have the blade. Sometimes I snap or grind the corners off so they are safer, and for smaller jobs or to get into a tight spot you can grind it into a U shape where there's only about 1/2" flat razor surface but alot to hold on to. Also my file collection. Files don't lie either, just like blades. They are straight, and if they put a mark or gouge into the wood then it was high at that point, and you just couldn't feel it. Sandpaper lies to you, except maybe when it's stuck to a metal block, and then in essence you've just made a different type of file. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Devon Headen Posted February 18, 2004 Author Report Share Posted February 18, 2004 What drawknife would you suggest? What do you use the X-acto blades for? What are the best tools to carve a top? Thanks, Devon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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