Toolbox.

[woodbrains]

Hello,

Anyone who watched Monty Don's programme last night on the television, might be interested by a toolbox made by Bechmark, the furniture makers who judged the participants tables. The toolbox was for Sir Terence Conran's 80th birthday and contains, it is said, some of the worlds finest tools. Are those Narex mortice chisels above the Asheley Iles BE and carving chisels?

I think the box is nice enough, but importantly, contains just the right amount and type of tools a craftsman should have. Not necessarily the brand of tools, though that would be nice! I would have to add a try plane though, to be really complete.

Mike.

 

[carlb40]

They are indeed Narex mortice chisels. These ones to be precise by the look of it.
http://www.workshopheaven.com/tools/Nar ... isels.html

If this is the program sponsored by WSH? Then i'm not surprised narex made an appearance.

 

[MMUK]

Not enough hand planes :wink:

 

[woodbrains]

Hello,

Never enough hand planes. :lol:

I wonder if the drawers contain sharpening paraphernalia? Only three drawers. :twisted:
There is a Clifton burnished and something else which might be a countersink, but sadly no Clifton planes, which is a bit of a pity, since the screwdrivers and Ashley Iles stuff are British. British planes might have been more appropriate than LN ones. I think Clifton plane irons are superior, too.
Mike.

 

[DTR]

I think the box is nice enough, but importantly, contains just the right amount and type of tools a craftsman should have. Not necessarily the brand of tools, though that would be nice! I would have to add a try plane though, to be really complete.

Mike.

+1

I'd like to ditch a few of the chisels in favour of a router plane though.

Just noticed there's no drill!

 

[Spindle]

Hi

It's been discussed before:

terence-conran-tool-kit-12-000-t73771.html

I can think of better ways to spend £12,000 :roll:

Regards Mick

 

[DTR]

Like Mike was suggesting, I think the selection of the tool kit makes for an interesting discussion, not so much the specific brands, the box or the price

 

[woodbrains]

Hello.

It was bugging me what was missing, of course, a drill!

Could the absence of both a drill and a router suggest that cordless drill and electric router are now essentials? I suppose they are sort of hand tools, but not toolbox worthy. I must say, I have wheel brace, bIt brace and router plane and seldom use them, but do have moulding planes that I do. Are hand powered drills less useful than we might like to think?

Mike.

 

[G S Haydon]

It's a lovely cabinet. On hand powered drills, personally they bore me to tears. Life would be less fun for me without a drill driver.

 

[Kalimna]

Bore you to tears? A pune, or play on words, perhaps???

Whilst knocking up the various guitars/ukes (of which Im nearly finished, to put an end to the WIP), I found that a hand drill is essential for some operations....

Cheers,
Adam

 

[Cheshirechappie]

Unless they're hiding somewhere and I haven't spotted them, I'd want at least a couple of try squares. And a couple of panel saws. I'll assume the pencils are in one of the drawers, though. I also agree about the try plane and the router, but I'd go for an old woman's tooth type or Stanley-type metal one.

I suppose we're getting into the 'optional extras' here, but how about a panel gauge, a paring chisel or two and a bowsaw?

 

[DTR]

I suppose we're getting into the 'optional extras' here, but how about a panel gauge, a paring chisel or two and a bowsaw?

What does the bow saw do that the coping saw doesn't?

 

[woodbrains]

Hello,

I think, from the other thread about this box, there are Japanese squares included. I guess in the drawers. Perhaps the carving tools could be replaced by paring chisels, if it were a cabinetmakers tool box. Maybe the Estwing claw hammer should be swapped for a larger Warrington pattern hammer and pincers. Claw hammers perhaps are more for timber framing/carpentry than furniture, though they are undoubtably useful.

Mike.

 

[Cheshirechappie]

I suppose we're getting into the 'optional extras' here, but how about a panel gauge, a paring chisel or two and a bowsaw?

What does the bow saw do that the coping saw doesn't?

Bigger workpieces, really. From experience, I'd rather have both, but if forced to choose, I'd opt for the bowsaw. They're quite light to use, and can do pretty much everything a coping saw can do except really tight curves, and if you've got some carving gouges, you've got another option for those.

I've just thought - is there any provision for ploughing grooves in that kit? A plough plane would be very handy.

 

[G S Haydon]

I wish I had thought of the pun! I know hand drills will prove useful at some point, most of my work is larger scale and less fine than a guitar.

 

[Benchwayze]

It's a lovely cabinet. On hand powered drills, personally they bore me to tears. Life would be less fun for me without a drill driver.

You can't beat a hand-brace for the 'skinny' drills GS. On the other hand, I wouldn't want to use one with the Kreg Jig! Horses for courses.

Also missing seem to be rip and cross-cut saws. 8)

 

[Berncarpenter]

It's a lovely cabinet. On hand powered drills, personally they bore me to tears. Life would be less fun for me without a drill driver.

You can't beat a hand-brace for the 'skinny' drills GS. On the other hand, I wouldn't want to use one with the Kreg Jig! Horses for courses.

Also missing seem to be rip and cross-cut saws. 8)

This is how it was done before the kreg jig . Pitch pine chapel pews over 100 years old

Cheers Bern

 

[Benchwayze]

Thanks Bern.

In the 1940s my folks had a plywood kitchen table, which had the top secured to the skirts with pocket screws. The legs were the only solid wood in it! Utility furniture it was called. Lasted for years and years! Now i have found a supplier of those metal corner plates I think I'll make a reproduction for the sake of nostalgia! Mind you, I doubt if I will be turning it upside-down and imagining it is a galleon, or a tank! :mrgreen:

Regards

John

 

[MMUK]

I doubt if I will be turning it upside-down and imagining it is a galleon

I didn't realise you were in the Navy THAT long ago, John :shock:

:wink:

 

[Benchwayze]

I doubt if I will be turning it upside-down and imagining it is a galleon

I didn't realise you were in the Navy THAT long ago, John :shock:

:wink:

Well shall we say I didn't know much about Nelson, but his old man was a tyrant! 8)