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OK, so I'm finally getting the hang of the gun building and feel like I should be able to start putting out a decent product (a .45 flint SMR is coming off my bench this week), but I'm getting really frustrated with not having any decent tools and I'm going to ask that my wife just get me 2 or 3 pretty good tools that I can use for gun building (or occasionally furniture or small projects). My "go to" rasp has been an older Nicholson and when it was new/sharp it worked really good, but it's dull and I need to find someone to sharpen it. In the meantime, I'm torn between the Narex cabinet maker's rasp for $79 and the Auriou for $109.
I've never had a decent jack plane and those that I have had never seemed to work for me. After reading Mike Brooks' gun tutorial where he describes taking down the buttstock with a hand plane, I've decided that I need one. I'd love to have one of those Lie-Nielson $300 jobs, but I really can't justify that, even as a gift. Does anyone have a recommendation for a $100 plane that might work really well, or am I stuck waiting and spending a bit more for what I really need?
I got a set of really nice riffler files the other day at an estate sale and I'm thrilled with them, but I think the next order of business might be a few good files and/or scrapers. Any recommendations for good stuff that won't break the bank?
I know that this stuff has been covered before and I have used the search function on several boards, but it's hard to find everything in one place and I'm surely not the only one that's putting his Christmas want list together. Thanks in advance.
I've never had a decent jack plane and those that I have had never seemed to work for me. After reading Mike Brooks' gun tutorial where he describes taking down the buttstock with a hand plane, I've decided that I need one. I'd love to have one of those Lie-Nielson $300 jobs, but I really can't justify that, even as a gift. Does anyone have a recommendation for a $100 plane that might work really well, or am I stuck waiting and spending a bit more for what I really need?
I got a set of really nice riffler files the other day at an estate sale and I'm thrilled with them, but I think the next order of business might be a few good files and/or scrapers. Any recommendations for good stuff that won't break the bank?
I know that this stuff has been covered before and I have used the search function on several boards, but it's hard to find everything in one place and I'm surely not the only one that's putting his Christmas want list together. Thanks in advance.