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Agree on the cost of equipment. It's especially evident in hand tool community where 150+ year old equipment is going strong after some minor TLC. I've recentl
by jlewallen 12y ago
Agree on the cost of equipment. It's especially evident in hand tool community where 150+ year old equipment is going strong after some minor TLC.
I've recently gotten into woodworking as a hobby in a large way. Space is a luxury and if you're serious about woodworking you can find a way no matter what. I moved from a house with a three car garage completely devoted to woodworking into a downtown two bedroom apartment recently and went from a fairly complete power tool shop to a completely hand tool one that's behind my desk (I work from home)
As far as saw stops firing randomly... I'm guessing it's got more to do with the moisture of the wood the user is using than a technical flaw. You can touch the wood to the blade prior to turning the saw on and there's an indicator that will tell you if the saw would trip. I do agree though on them not being a replacement for best practices. I would be surprised to see any kind of teaching institution w/o one though.
- dfc 12y ago150+ year tools? That almost excludes the entire Stanley catalog.
- jlewallen 12y agoDefinitely not many tools that old :) You can find handsaws from the 1700's and get them working again, for example. Not that I do. I like to work wood, not tools (at least for now).
- saalweachter 12y agoDo you know any good references on old tools? I trawl a lot of yard and estate sales, but stay away from most tools because I don't know if they're still safe/serviceable (eg, chipped hammers I know are Bad). The only thing I feel comfortable buying right now are vices and clamps, because it's pretty easy to give them a spin and see if they still move freely, and you can always use another clamp.