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**Links to Tools I Like**
-- Marking and Measuring --
Pencils - amzn.to/3s593q6
Marking Knife - amzn.to/3sOl3Im
Benchtop Tape Measure - amzn.to/3Ytq6ya
Marking Gauge - amzn.to/3QyDgZ4
Combination Square - amzn.to/3iL4bxO
Machinist Square - amzn.to/3ONhu2a
-- Saws --
Crosscut Saw - amzn.to/43XygA4
Rip Saw - amzn.to/4426ClE
Backsaw - amzn.to/3655jqX
- amzn.to/3DPqA8l
-- Bench Planes --
WoodRiver Jack Plane (#5) - amzn.to/3PO9GeC
WoodRiver #6 - amzn.to/3Ytr65o
Block Plane - amzn.to/3oMLayx
Scrub Plane - ebay.us/62pAb9
-- Joinery Planes --
Router Plane - ebay.us/5GAmLm
Rabbet Plane - ebay.us/231UIU
Plow Plane - ebay.us/ZuNJZW
-- Chisels --
Bench Chisels - amzn.to/3YqbnEl
Mortise Chisel - amzn.to/3KBC8zM
-- Sharpening Stones and Equip --
Combination India Oil Stone - amzn.to/397qXfW
Arkansas Stone (black) - amzn.to/47tWLIf
Arkansas Stone (translucent) - amzn.to/43XYZwx
Strop - amzn.to/3YwrWyA
Diamond Stone Set - amzn.to/3sbPSLd
-- Striking Tools --
Woodworking Mallet - amzn.to/2Y2MFeV
Ball-Peen Hammer - amzn.to/3DRb4ck
Framing Hammer - amzn.to/44XeSEC
-- Shaping Tools --
Coping Saw - amzn.to/3pECvOh
Bow Saw - toolsforworkingwood.com/store...
Spokeshave - ebay.us/iW0Kre
-- Other Stuff I Like --
This Pencil Sharpener - amzn.to/3pB0cY1
Liquid Hide Glue - amzn.to/3a8tzut
Tried and True Varnish Oil - amzn.to/3TDkOMC
Square Awl - amzn.to/47nW431
Dividers - amzn.to/3KBEwXs
Cordless Drill and Driver - amzn.to/3KvLc9x
Brad Nailer - amzn.to/3KvLeOH
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@FranksWorkbench 11 ай бұрын

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@thebluefrog951 11 ай бұрын

Remember, cry once, buy once when it comes to all these tools.

@FranksWorkbench 11 ай бұрын

For sure and with good value tools you never outgrow them as you change woodworking preferences like going from pocket holes to mortise and tenons

@CarlYota 11 ай бұрын

Yeah. Whenever I consider a cheap tool, I always look at what the high quality option would cost. Then I consider if it want to use the cheap tool as a “try it out to see if I use and need it” option. Rather than thinking about the cheap version as a permanent alternative to the quality tool. If the cheap version isn’t cheap enough it doesn’t make sense I will often just buy the better version. Case and point: high end chisels are about $100 each. “Good” woodworking chisels are about $40 each. That’s not cheap enough to waste money on so I’d would just save up for the quality version. The try it out version of chisels would be hardware store chisels which aren’t ideal for woodworking. But at $10 it wouldn’t really matter. I recently did this with a 102 tiny hand plane. It was $20. Good block planes are $150. Turns out this plane is great for edge chamfers which is how I would mainly use it. So I probably won’t end up upgrading it. But even if I did the small additional “try it out” cost is worth it. What you don’t want to do is spend 50% the cost of top quality on “just okay” stuff. And you definitely don’t want to buy cheap stuff over and over again as it wears out or breaks. You just end up spending the same amount of money but not getting good tools in the end.

@contestwill1556 11 ай бұрын

well even if you regret purchasing a quality tool due to lack of use or not enough improvement over a cheap version or whatever, you'll probably be able to recapture like 85%+ of the value on re-sale if you havent completely destroyed them, it's pretty wild how well they seem to hold their value. so if you have the up front dollars to do it I'd often rather do that than buy a cheap tryout version

@dietmarfinster3176 10 ай бұрын

I'm seeing your channel for the first time and I'm surprised that someone else places so much value on good hand tools. this reminds me of my apprenticeship as a carpenter. Greetings from Germany

@timbo389 11 ай бұрын

That’s not a bad list. But I’d probably forego the jointer plane and scrub in favor of a second iron for the jack plane that’s more cambered. And I’d include a card scraper, rasp, and a few files. Even just a 4 in hand, to be minimalist.

@FranksWorkbench 11 ай бұрын

Solid option

@ArnallWoodworks 11 ай бұрын

Interestingly, I’ve just gone to a modified 3-4 plane setup very similarly. Lie Nielsen No 8, No 5, and No 4 ½. The “4th plane” is a heavily cambered second iron and chip breaker for the No 5 to use like a scrub. Great content as always.

@seantron5687 5 ай бұрын

Thank you for making this!! I found you from your workbench video, one of the few videos that shows you how to make a workbench without a workbench!!!

@dpmeyer4867 11 ай бұрын

thanks for the info

@user-xn8fr3mx6d 9 ай бұрын

Thank you so much for this and look forward to seeing what you build. I am not a big fan of machine tools and super stoked you are doing this.

@Kirrel 11 ай бұрын

Nice list, makes me realize I bought a tiny little bit to much handtools, even though most of them come from thrift stores and yard sales to cut costs. Fiddeling with them to get them in working order teaches me a lot about the functionality of them. Now look for a way to settle with the bare minimum list for projects

@FranksWorkbench 11 ай бұрын

I had too many too, hard to pass up a good tool

@MCsCreations 11 ай бұрын

Thanks a bunch for all the tips and information, Frank! 😊 Stay safe there with your family! 🖖😊

@epicwarmups 4 ай бұрын

Thank you for making this! I now know what I should get, what it does and what I need to look into with all these terms and tool names you threw out. My next thing is...what do I make and how....subscribed and looking out for more content. Thank you.

@thomashverring9484 11 ай бұрын

Great video! It's always interesting seeing which tools individual woodworkers will choose, because it's seldom because something is more right than something else, but how we prefer to work and feel comfortable working. I have more chisels than I need etc., but I'm still trying not to get anything that I don't use. I know I could get along with a lot less, but I don't want to :^) At the same time I'm also thinking about whether or not a time will come when I want to do something like what you're doing. In a way I'm preparing something similar; a carving and sketching bag. I found an old leather bag I haven't used for more than twenty years and thought about making it into a tool bag. At first I felt weird making changes to it, but then I remembered it had gathered dust for more than twenty years! Hello! So I'm looking forward to getting it done. I'm making a list of what I need to carry in it, so I can figure out what I need to do to it. An exciting project!

@TheSMEAC 7 ай бұрын

Congrats on the new space. BTW: I have people comment on my Frank’s Workbench hat all the time 👍

@1deerndingo 11 ай бұрын

Great! Looking forward to your endeavours. A Battery drill? Brace and Bits for holes 1/4" up and eggbeater for the small stuff - please.

@garynelles 6 ай бұрын

I’m just catching up watching some of your previous videos, Frank. This is a solid list and mine would not differ significantly if I was dimensioning lumber by hand. Good list and good video as always Frank!

@kiwifruitpoo 4 ай бұрын

The Router Plane is a wonderful thing, as are all joinery planes, however, at $250 a pop, it’s a huge spend for a new woodworker. Good chisel work is a replacement. Work towards building a plane connection from second hand tools over a few years.

@dustinharber3744 11 ай бұрын

I work my hobby in a 7'x7' (49 sq feet) shop. I've crammed at lot in the space. -French cleat open face cabinet to hold all my fasteners, finishes/paints and sandpapers. -A lumber storage and random tools/shop stuff shelf that are stacked on top of eachother that are crudly mounted to the wall. -a husky tool chest (the one with the bamboo work top) that's 32"h x 18"w x 52" long. This chest holds most of the hand held power tools, mountain bike parts, basic stuff and some random things that come in handy. -a skil table saw with a stand. It sits against the wall and I just slide it out to make cuts - Black and decker workmate folding workstand - Rolling metal cabinet that holds some bigger power tools and has a top drawer chest for screw drivers, pliers and some other random stuff - My wood working bench that I custom made to allow ample work top space for what I do and for tool storage underneath. Under the workbench I have storage for my 10" mitre saw, a tool box with wrenches and a 250pc automotive socket set case. Above the wood working tool bench I have a custom tounge and groove cedar tool wall where I have a minimal set of tools but it gets the job done. I'd say I have slightly more than what the average hobby worker needs on the tool wall. If you're serious enough about the craft that you do and you're only able to have a certain amount of space, you make that space work. Small spaces can be challenging but the more you use the space, the more you figure out how things need to be. Small spaces are also good for keeping the clutter and junk at bay.

@TomBuskey 11 ай бұрын

You need drill bits, a nail set. Screwdriver if you do screws. Vice and holdfasts? You can make a workbench, try square, straight edge, router plane, mallet, dovetail marker, marking gauge. I'd really miss my 4" brass calipers for measuring drills, nails & screws. Dustpan & broom for shavings? Others have mentioned a scraper & you need a burnisher and file for that.

@michaeldonaldson4334 11 ай бұрын

Looking forward to the series. I’m in the middle of the same ring. Good luck

@JoffJk 11 ай бұрын

This concept is refreshing awesome. And I'm here for it!

@FranksWorkbench 11 ай бұрын

Thanks man!

@SebR-FR 11 ай бұрын

Nice list. I'd add a card scraper and a shinto rasp.

@FranksWorkbench 11 ай бұрын

Solid choice

@Erik_The_Viking 11 ай бұрын

I use both on a regular basis. The shinto rasp is amazing.

@SebR-FR 11 ай бұрын

@@Erik_The_Viking indeed. As soon as I tried it I put all my other rasps away. And not for a minimalist tool list, but smt which complete the shinto is Isawaki "files" - it's kinda file but actually it's more like a float. It works beautifully on end grain, leaving a blade-like finish - very agressive, I recommend to take a fine or xtra-fine. And it's sensitive to grain direction so kinda specific tool (actually doesn't work well on long grain)

@kevingonzalez2927 6 ай бұрын

I think a good idea would be to compare this to an equivalent power tool setup and compare the cost. Those planers you linked add up to a entry level power tool equivalent skil planer.

@smxaviermelendez9210 2 ай бұрын

I know it is very stereotypical YT woodworking channel, but I would for sure be interested to see some videos of you making some of the jigs/shop aids you use as a hand tool woodworker (e.g. shooting board). Might not be original, but some folks do things differently and I like to get new ideas. Thanks for the great videos!

@MrJSplash 11 ай бұрын

Love it, that's a great list. Realistic and practical. Thanks for the update. Curious as to what you've done or are doing with the machinery acquired over the last few years.

@FranksWorkbench 11 ай бұрын

I'm keeping it, just waxed it up and waiting to move it to the next place! I tried several configurations for most of it(other than jointer-no 220v), couldn't get the space to work, along with the fact I can't open the garage door, we are storing other stuff so I don't want sawdust on everything, so figured I'd just go back to hand tools only until I get a bigger space!

@liquidrockaquatics3900 11 ай бұрын

@@FranksWorkbench you can always put stuff on casters so you can roll it outdoors. It’s not feasible for 220, but it works fine for 110 as long as you’ve got a heavy enough cord and an outlet to run it off of.

@mr.shellcracker9161 11 ай бұрын

Like your old videos! I've been thinking about getting a thickness planer. Do you ever get snipe with your thickness planer? How much are you going to miss it? Good luck with the move. It's a struggle!

@claudiosoares3540 11 ай бұрын

very good

@danjacobson8719 5 ай бұрын

It looks like two of the chisels you use in the video are Ashley Isles. True? Nice presentation.

@gaiustacitus4242 11 ай бұрын

Overall, I'd agree that your list covers most of the tools required by any old school woodworker. Tools like those on your list are all we were allowed to use when I took woodshop back in 1973. However, I do strongly recommend adding at least a 16 pc. Forstner bit set and a basic set of drill bits. I wouldn't want to be making very many mortices without using a Forstner bit to remove most of the material first.

@christopherreiss1320 11 ай бұрын

Any chance you would do a video showing your tools? It would be cool to see all the hand tools you have!

@jsmxwll 11 ай бұрын

Hmm. Sounds like you can do most everything with that setup. Rasps and files are probably the thing that jumps out at me as things I'd personally miss. Cool video. You should do an in a year or something where you talk about how reality differed, or didn't, from your expectations.

@FranksWorkbench 11 ай бұрын

Good idea

@darrenmacmartin9392 11 ай бұрын

Hi Frank, great video, interesting idea! I may have missed it but what inspired the changes in your shop? Did you move or just enclose a smaller space within the garage?

@FranksWorkbench 11 ай бұрын

Thanks man, we just sold our house and moved into a rental

@AncoraImparoPiper 11 ай бұрын

A fairly ambitious and potentially pricey list. Based on my experience as a beginner, hand saws are a big challenge. Sawing straight takes a lot of practice. I found it easier to achieve using Japanese pull saws. For a beginner hand sawing and the many failures in achieving a straight cut can be very discouraging. I bought a track saw first off to help with that, closely followed by a mitre saw and circular saw. The feeling of achievement I got when I was able to get a thin yet perfectly straight cut with the track saw and the other saws was just the best. I thought I could deal with anything from then on. As for hand planes, 4s and 5s did the trick for me. A jack plane would have been nice but quite expensive and hard to find used (in Australia at least). All the other plane types you refer are also extraordinarily expensive ( except the block plane) and similar outcomes can be achieved with a hand router or a chisel. As for sharpening, the easiest and lowest cost and least messy sharpening system is a two sided diamond stone. Above all these, I wish I had known that combination squares are usually not accurate. It caused me so much frustration. I was beginning to think I was cross-eyed. Those big box combination squares were a true waste of my money.

@michaeldoto4673 11 ай бұрын

Frank, I’m looking forward to your hand tools only series. Question: where did you purchase your Warrington hammer? I’ve been looking for one, but no luck thus far.

@FranksWorkbench 11 ай бұрын

I'm not sure but for the stuff I do, a ball peen would be better to give the last tap on nails without grabbing a nail set every time

@memilanuk 11 ай бұрын

LAP has some now... not cheap, though.

@MacAustinMusic 11 ай бұрын

Solid list. What rip saw is that? Doesn’t look vintage but not sure what make it is.

@FranksWorkbench 11 ай бұрын

Made by Thomas Flinn. they make 3 or so different "brands" (pax, lynx, and Roberts and Lee Dorchester) with slight variations but they all cut wood

@davidstewart1153 11 ай бұрын

I would first get the tools needed to build a workbench. Not an ultimate workbench, just solid with a vise. Then the workbench lets you build other stuff and eventually its replacement.

@FranksWorkbench 11 ай бұрын

Exactly

@jimfromri 11 ай бұрын

I probably just missed it but did you include a sliding bevel gauge for dovetails? This challenge you’ve set for yourself is going to make for a slew of interesting videos. Can’t wait to watch!

@FranksWorkbench 11 ай бұрын

I did not, I'll just have to make something ;)

@MikeAG333 11 ай бұрын

It's not necessary to mark out the angles of dovetails. Just cut the tails by eye. The pins are marked using the tails, so don't need a bevel gauge anyway.

@HansWurst12345 11 ай бұрын

@@MikeAG333 you can lay out perfectly spaced and symmetric dovetails with just a ruler and square, not even much effort. its what they teach all cabinet makers here

@MikeAG333 11 ай бұрын

@@HansWurst12345 You don't need a ruler. A pair of dividers is the traditional way.

@HansWurst12345 11 ай бұрын

@@MikeAG333 only in the anglosphere. The trick is with a ruler you can divide a boards width accurately in any number of sections, without the need to walk and readjust the divider. Need 11 parts? draw a diagonal line of 11 cm and make a mark at each cm. with a second horizontal line parallel to the edge one sets the relationship of length to width of the pins, then its simply connecting the dots. The outcome are 1/3rd spaced pins with 2/3rd tails. apparently the brits dont like that ratios esthetic and prefer narrow pins, hence the dividers

@bestyoutubernonegraternumber1 11 ай бұрын

LOL for the cost of all those planes, you will either turn someone off of woodworking, or convince them that the power tool replacements for those are far superior and cost way less.

@FranksWorkbench 11 ай бұрын

I've got nothing against power tools and have used them quite a bit in many videos, but having done both ways, they are no doubt way more expensive to get to quality work... Start with a nice 650 table saw, then you easily double, triple or more the price when you get the $50 blade, $100 miter gauge, $200 box joint jig, $100 dado stack, dust collection, and not to mention $100's in all the various squares, set up blocks, feeler gauges, straight edges and other instruments to actually set the tool up for an accurate cut.

@bestyoutubernonegraternumber1 11 ай бұрын

@@FranksWorkbench i mean a little jointer & a little planer :P lol. true about the table saw. I made a table saw obsolete with a track saw + bench dogs/mft3 personally. Hand planes are sooooo expensive though. :P

@FranksWorkbench 11 ай бұрын

@@bestyoutubernonegraternumber1 oh for sure dude, bench top planer is a great value tool not just in price but time. I'd still need a hand plane though for everything else besides just flattening a board

@bkinstler 6 ай бұрын

No need to buy a scrub plane - an old Stanley number five with a highly cambered blade works just as well.

@MikeAG333 11 ай бұрын

Nice video, but it was a little odd to see you using a scrub plane along the grain, when their job is scrubbing.........45 degrees to the grain. You were using the scrub plane and the jack plane to do the same job. And I'm surprised you didn't include a smoother plane. Also, scrapers, and a brace and bits were obvious over-sights. What are yoiu going to do if you need biggish holes?

@FranksWorkbench 11 ай бұрын

Thanks dude and yeah man it works great, also use the scrub with the grain for starting 45 degree moldings and edge planing when it's too little to saw but would take too long with a finer set plane. Can knock off a 1/4" in an instant! But then I use my jack as a finer set plane while probably most hand toolers use it with a more heavy set. I'll def still use my cordless drill and driver, I mentioned that toward the end, love that dewalt ;)

@jlmfoy365 11 ай бұрын

Great video Frank, you should get together with Paul Sellers he'd probably agree with most you say. Regards Jim UK.

@FranksWorkbench 11 ай бұрын

He's the man!

@davidndahura7437 11 ай бұрын

These was basically apprenticeship tools, you can't make a living in woodworking with such tools, they are slow, limited capacity and produce limited numbers, I have most of them. Thanks for the video.

@csehszlovakze 11 ай бұрын

I know, power tool, but a circular saw is a pretty awesome generalist, especially if you have a track+adapter with it. (a track saw is a one trick pony tho)

@FranksWorkbench 11 ай бұрын

Agreed. Circular saw would be the first power tool I'd add.(not going to here though bc I can't open my garage door to blow out the shop)

@1steelcobra 11 ай бұрын

Going all hand tools is definitely a choice, and not one you make to save money. Though a drill is probably the most useful "first tool" for anyone to have regardless of if they're setting up a workshop or just day to day stuff. I'm actually forgoing a circular saw for now in favor of a jigsaw.

@csehszlovakze 11 ай бұрын

@@1steelcobra a jigsaw is great if you mostly plan on cutting out shapes, but if you want to cut straight then a circular saw is the better choice. going with mostly hand tools is definitely cheaper, as most don't have the funds to buy a router table, a table saw and even more fancier stuff before they even start learning the craft. in fact, there're some tools in this video I put on my shopping list for the next occasion.

@CarlYota 11 ай бұрын

@@1steelcobraa drill definitely makes the most sense to add to a hand tool setup for those who aren’t “purists”. As far as power tools go they aren’t that loud or create dust, nor do they take up more space than a hand tool alternative (brace or whatever it’s called) and they save a ton of time and effort. I would argue that a job site table saw is better than a circular saw in general if I had no idea what the person wanted to build.

@CarlYota 11 ай бұрын

What power tools you add to your setup really depends on what you do most. So it’s hard to say a first tool to add. It’s gonna be different for everyone. You should really be thinking about what adds a new functionality to your shop. What allows you to do something that you couldn’t previously do. Rather than simply making something easier.

@Ramplcro 11 ай бұрын

Sharpening, you have to learn how to sharpen and recognise what sharp really is. But that's a fallacy in the concept, because if you don't have anyone to show you, you have to learn it and that requires time (and tools). As far as planes, a medium priced goof new plane jack and a low priced plane for scrub work can teach you how to set (prepare) a plane. After some time you can buy used for far less money and doing restoration/setting process your self.

@LittleJohn73 11 ай бұрын

Unrelated, but is your shirt supposed to look like Massachusetts?

@FranksWorkbench 11 ай бұрын

No sir

@jgo5707 10 ай бұрын

Ah yes, i didnt know when i started that the Home Depot combination square was inaccurate. I ground down the aluminum pins that hold the ruler until it was perfectly square and sanded the ruler edges so it was dead flat...just buy a good quality combination square from the start, what i did was a massive waste of time.