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thetimberkid

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489 days ago

Topic tags/keywords: question

Today is my 15th birthday and I have recived some money, I was wondering what you would suggest me buying for my new shop

Thanks

Callum

-- For wood working podcasts with a twist check out http://thetimberkid.com/

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Martin Sojka

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489 days ago

Happy birthday, Callum! Buy some tools ;)

-- Martin, http://lumberjocks.com | My Facebook: http://profile.to/msojka

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suliman

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489 days ago

GREAT DAY ,HAPPY BIRTHDAY.
IF YOU BUY TOOLS IS GOOD FOR YOU .

-- Suliman , Syria, jablah ,

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PurpLev

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489 days ago

Happy Birthday!!! !!! !!!

can you buy an assistant? (can always use a 3rd hand… and a 4th)

-- When in doubt - There is no doubt - Go the safer route.

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Tim from Iowa City

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489 days ago

Happy Birthday. You can never have enough clamps!

-- Tim from Iowa City, IA

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Eric

784 posts in 678 days


489 days ago

I would say buy a tool, not a jig or accessory. Have fun!

-- Eric at http://adventuresinwoodworking.com

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Beginningwoodworker

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489 days ago

Happy birthday, Callum! I would say buy a hand tool or a jig.

-- CJIII Future cabinetmaker

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CharlieM1958

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489 days ago

Happy birthday!!!

Tough question. It all depends on what you’ve already got, and how much you have to spend. But I’m confident you’ll figure it out. :-)

-- Charlie M. "Woodworking - patience = firewood"

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lew

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489 days ago

Let’s see- 15.

Well you could buy something for your girl friend or you could buy tools.

Hmmmm- girl friend, tools, girl friend, tools.

Yep, tools it is!

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Roper

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489 days ago

happy birthday, you should treat yourself to a nice lie-nelson hand plane you will not regret it.

-- Roper - Master of sawdust-

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SteveKorz

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489 days ago

Happy Birthday!

It certainly depends on what you have and what you plan on making. You might want to consider a really good set of chisels or something. Maybe a jig to make fine jointery… something that you would find rewarding that will last… so in 30-40 years you can say, “I’ve had these since my 15th birthday and I just can’t wear them out.” Buy a nice quality tool now, and when you get older you will really cherish it.

-- As iron sharpens iron, so one man sharpens another. (Proverbs 27:17) †

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steveosshop

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489 days ago

Happy birthday!!!

I would agree with Steve on this one. A nice quality tool that will last a lifetime. Veritas/Lee Valley tools always get good reviews and they have a nice website.

-- Steve-o

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ND2ELK

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489 days ago

Happy Birthday!! I had a birthday not to long ago and I bought a Bosch 1590EVSK jig saw. My wife and kids always give me money so I can get what I want. Have a great day.

God Bless
tom

-- Mc Bridge Cabinets, Iowa

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Brad_Nailor

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489 days ago

Happy birthday kid! Forget the tools, go buy some cigarettes and beer…preferably Camel unfiltered and some Pabst blue Ribbon.

-- David, South Windsor, CT "I love the smell of sawdust in the morning"

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Brad_Nailor

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489 days ago

Sorry..disregard the previous post..that was for my 80y/o grandfather..it’s his birthday too!

LOL

Happy B’day!

-- David, South Windsor, CT "I love the smell of sawdust in the morning"

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Mark Shymanski

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489 days ago

Happy Birthday…. Buy some really nice wood and make GaryK’s clamp, that way you’ve bought tools and wood and had fun in the shop making something useful :-)

-- ...it's rennovation time!!!

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clifford

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489 days ago

happy birthday pal.

why don’t you get some more tools and accessories or somet

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YorkshireStewart

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489 days ago

I couldn’t do better than echo Mark’s suggestion. Echo echo….

And a happy birthday too!

-- Res severa verum gaudium - True pleasure is a serious business. http://www.folksy.com/shops/TreeGems

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woodspar

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489 days ago

Well, you haven’t posted shop pix yet, so I don’t know what you need, but if you do not have one, a Japanese pull saw (dozuki) is a great tool – you can practice dovetails, etc…

-- John

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Alejandro Galo Moreno

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489 days ago

Here we say: ¡Feliz cumpleaños!

-- Alejandro Moreno, CANARY ISLANDS

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Zuki

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489 days ago

Now Callum, what did you really expect the Jocks to say . . . scrapbooking material? LOLOL

Happy one five !!

Geeze I believe I have a T-shirt that is older than you . . . and I’m not that old myself. :-)

-- The significant problems we face cannot be solved by the same level of thinking that created them

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brunob

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489 days ago

Yep, a really nice hand tool. I have my first hammer – over 50 years old. I have some of my grandfathers planes – over 80 years old. Anyway – congratulations.

-- Bruce from Central New York

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rikkor

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489 days ago

Happy birthday young man. If you have $100.00 buy a Lie-Nielsen block plane.

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Patrick Jaromin

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489 days ago

I’m with the crowd on this one—treat yourself to a quality hand tool….or how are ya fixed fer clamps in that new shop of yours?

Happy Birthday!!

-- Patrick, Chicago, IL http://www.TenonAndSpline.com/blog

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Joe Lyddon

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489 days ago

Happy Birthday!

Not knowing how much money you got, makes it hard to say….

We don’t know what you already have…

Sometimes, you can get some good deals from Amazon, free shipping, etc.

I’ve heard good things about the Rigid thickness planer at HD…

If you’re going to be into doing hand-cut dovetails, a Nielsen DT Saw would be good…

Can you tell us more of what you have, want to do, etc.?

-- Have Fun! Joe Lyddon - Alta Loma, CA USA - Home: http://www.WoodworkStuff.net ... My Small Gallery: http://www.ncwoodworker.net/pp/showgallery.php?ppuser=1389&cat=500"

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Betsy

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489 days ago

Happy happy birthday Callum!

I agree with others – buy tools——I vote for a good set of chisels (or one or two).

-- You can't get a hug from Facebook.

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thetimberkid

1944 posts in 597 days


489 days ago

Hey guys, thanks for all the replies!

I am thinking about buying some clamps and maybe a pull saw also a nice set of chissels

Callum

-- For wood working podcasts with a twist check out http://thetimberkid.com/

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Rj

559 posts in 525 days


489 days ago

Happy Birthday Callum :o) – I see you like to turn how about buying some burl or turning wood on Ebay and make yourself a new lathe Tool ( handle) I really like my Combo tools if you need some info you can contact me or bhavens =you can make some really cool tools and save Big $$ doing it yourself .
Again Happy Birthday Hope you have a Great one.
RJ.

-- Rj's Woodworks,San Jose & Weed Ca,

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motthunter

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489 days ago

happy birthday… buy something that you need.. Either dream figured wood or a tool…

-- making sawdust....

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Lee A. Jesberger

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489 days ago

Hi Callum;

Happy Birthday! You are off to a great start in life!

Celebrate, buy tools!

Lee

-- by Lee A. Jesberger http://www.prowoodworkingtips.com http://www.ezee-feed.com

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Grumpy

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489 days ago

Best wishes Callum, buy a tool you won’t forget about.

-- Grumpy - "Always look on the bright side of life"- Monty Python

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Freddo

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489 days ago

Happy Bithday Callum…
Wow – what to buy… Just make sure it’s QUALITY and something you will really use a lot. A nice hand plane (i.e., block plane) has been a favorite of mine. Buy one and tune it well and you’ll enjoy it for YEARS and YEARS..! Not sure how much cash you have but a Lie-Nelson or Veritas is money well spent. My Record does a nice job (about $60) but I don’t know if they’re available anymore.

-- God bless! Freddo (Northern - NJ) Our Creator designed us to create - so use WOOD!

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Karson

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489 days ago

Happy Birthday. Buy wood and make something to sell and then buy the tools. That way you are an Entrepreneur.

-- What happens in the workshop stays in the workshop. No wait that doesn't sound right. Karson Southern Delaware karson_morrison@bigfoot.com †

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thetimberkid

1944 posts in 597 days


489 days ago

I think I may do that Karson and thanks again for all the replies!

Callum

-- For wood working podcasts with a twist check out http://thetimberkid.com/

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Martin Sojka

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489 days ago

... or buy few lj shirts and spread the word in England heheee

-- Martin, http://lumberjocks.com | My Facebook: http://profile.to/msojka

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Sac

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488 days ago

HAP HAP HAPPY BIRTHDAY! Clamps!!!! :-)

-- Jerry, Set in the foothills of the Smokey's

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Garyb6

262 posts in 524 days


488 days ago

Happy birthday!!!

-- Garyb6, “Make everything as simple as possible, but not simpler” - Albert Einstein

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Douglas Bordner

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488 days ago

Happy Birthday (I’m late I know, but let the celebration continue)!

-- "Bordnerizing" perfectly good lumber for over a decade.

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SawDustnSplinters

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488 days ago

Hey Cal, I think our birthday is on the same day!!!! July 22nd….cool… I am the big 50 now :( I am still in Dallas celebrating it, 200.00 bucks dropped out of one of my cards…I was thinking of stopping by the Guitar Center but I could afford a Jet Mini-lathe :)

HAPPY BIRTHDAY….

-- Frank, Little River/Academy, Texas , http://www.allthingsrustix.com

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Miki

51 posts in 502 days


488 days ago

happy birthday though it’s a littler later.

-- Everything is possible!

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Rustic

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487 days ago

Happy Birthday and clamps are your friend

-- There is no such thing as a mistake. Its called a design modification Rick Kruse, Grand Rapids, MI

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Dadoo

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487 days ago

Playboy.

Or a subscription to your favorite woodworking magazine would also be nice. There’s also a ton of woodworking books out there. Find something that really interests you and study-up! Books last a long time but the knowlege lasts forever. And Happy Birthday!

Playboy.

-- Bob Vila would be so proud of you!

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Douglas Bordner

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487 days ago

Dadoo!

-- "Bordnerizing" perfectly good lumber for over a decade.

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Dadoo

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487 days ago

OK…Better stick with the “woodworking” books for now! Besides, your mom will eventually find your Playboy and toss it out…after beating you to death with it! If your dad finds it, he’ll shame you then steal it. LOL!

-- Bob Vila would be so proud of you!

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Zuki

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487 days ago

Popular Woodworking and Fine Woodworking???

-- The significant problems we face cannot be solved by the same level of thinking that created them

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teenagewoodworker

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485 days ago

happy birthday! looks like your another july kid!

my birthday 27th

i think you should go for some nice hand tools. what i am looking at for my b-day is a veritas 90 degree plane to clean up the table saw edge and make sure that it is 90 degrees.

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