Awards Ceremony - Most useful tools for amateur boatbuilding

[Frogsider]

I've been inspired by the sheer stupidity of the Oscars ceremony to create a new set of awards.

Woodworking purists are going to scream at me, but apart from my Bosch cordless variable speed drill, my nominations for the most useful tool for boatbuilding are as follows:

Stanley Surform (long and short versions) - for making any piece of wood fit anyplace.

Gaffer Tape - for holding almost anything in place while waiting for the glue or epoxy to set.

Plasterboard screws - for temporarily holding in place all the things gaffer tape can't.

Any other nominations before the jury makes a decision?

Patrick





   

[james gilchrist]

Parcel tape for keeping expoxy off certain areas

 

James

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Subject: Awards Ceremony - Most useful tools for amateur boatbuilding

I've been inspired by the sheer stupidity of the Oscars ceremony to create a new set of awards.

Woodworking purists are going to scream at me, but apart from my Bosch cordless variable speed drill, my nominations for the most useful tool for boatbuilding are as follows:

Stanley Surform (long and short versions) - for making any piece of wood fit anyplace.

Gaffer Tape - for holding almost anything in place while waiting for the glue or epoxy to set.

Plasterboard screws - for temporarily holding in place all the things gaffer tape can't.

Any other nominations before the jury makes a decision?

Patrick





   

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[gmatkin]

Cable ties, where needed

Disposable paint brush

G-clamps

Plans and a helpful designer (not really a tool, but they belong in there somewhere... )

Gav



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I've been inspired by the sheer stupidity of the Oscars ceremony to create a new set of awards.

Woodworking purists are going to scream at me, but apart from my Bosch cordless variable speed drill, my nominations for the most useful tool for boatbuilding are as follows:

Stanley Surform (long and short versions) - for making any piece of wood fit anyplace.

Gaffer Tape - for holding almost anything in place while waiting for the glue or epoxy to set.

Plasterboard screws - for temporarily holding in place all the things gaffer tape can't.

Any other nominations before the jury makes a decision?

Patrick





   

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[Paul H (admin)]

G-clamps - it is impossible to build a boat without a clamp (or 17)

Jetcut saws - much faster cut than older saws. Excellent on plywood.

Low angle block plane - can trim end grain without splintering.

[BrianP]

Hot air gun, Bhaco scraper and oxalic acid -  what a team - restores, cleans up epoxy, boss any paint or varnish however bad!

[Forthsailoar]

John Welsford's boat builders yahoogroup. 

Block plane. 

Osbert

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Hot air gun, Bhaco scraper and oxalic acid -  what a team - restores, cleans up epoxy, boss any paint or varnish however bad!

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[cornishhh]

Definitely a Surform or two.
B&D Scorpion saw.
Paving slabs,big paint cans,20litre drums etc to hold things when you don't have enough clamps.
Syringes for measuring epoxy.
Chairs,tables,walls etc to get the job at a nice working height.
A warm dry climate would be nice too.

[Port-Na-Storm]

All of the above;

Japanese Pull Saw, the only saw you need.

Adjustable Sliding bevel. Pencil.

Fridge.

[Ratcatcherjohn]

1..Electronic scales  (accurate measuring of epoxy and ---allegedly---other dodgy substances)
2..Fridge   Cold drinks
2..Kettle    Warm drinks
4..Plastic Bucket   (consequence of 1 & 2 combined with  anno domini )   
 

 

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Definitely a Surform or two.
B&D Scorpion saw.
Paving slabs,big paint cans,20litre drums etc to hold things when you don't have enough clamps.
Syringes for measuring epoxy.
Chairs,tables,walls etc to get the job at a nice working height.
A warm dry climate would be nice too.

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[alopenboat]

A 5 metre steel tape.


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[Paul H (admin)]

Forgiving wife - priceless

[Jeremy]

Not being a wood working person, I've often wondered about pull saws.  If I were to want to try one, can anyone recommend one for a beginner, that's not overly pricey, please?

Jeremy

[Port-Na-Storm]

Jeremy,
This is the one I use.  Japanese Pull Saw

It does what it says; It rips, and cross-cuts almost any thickness timber and will cut gentle curves through 6mm ply.

I think they are easier to use and are more accurate than conventional push saws once you get used to them.

cheers Graham

[Timmo]

Definite vote for a pull saw (or three) and agree with Graham's suggestion as a starter. Certainly easier to get a good result with one than with a traditional push saw if you've had less woodworking experience.

I'd also hate to be without at least one random orbital sander, preferably two (125 and 150 mm) or three, or four if you include delta pad designs. 

Sanding was a job specially invented for a machine to do!

Tim.

[Jeremy]

Thanks folks, I've duly ordered one in the hope that it might help turn me into a passable woodworker............

Jeremy

[Chris Waite]

What's this nonsense about clamps?  'Tit Willow' was built without a clamp in sight - loads of ropes and wedges and Spanish windlasses though.

I agree the Surform, aka "The Bodger's Friend" comes pretty close to the top.

Talking of pulling rather than pushing, I use the convex blade for almost everything as it lasts literally years longer than the flat blade and I usually use one with an in-line handle and the blade reversed so that the working stroke is toward me

Try doing that with a chisel

Chris W

[gmatkin]

I forgot these key items...

Gurt big drywall t-square

Lamp for dark nights

Gav

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Date: Monday, 28 February, 2011, 18:08

1..Electronic scales  (accurate measuring of epoxy and ---allegedly---other dodgy substances)
2..Fridge   Cold drinks
2..Kettle    Warm drinks
4..Plastic Bucket   (consequence of 1 & 2 combined with  anno domini )   
 

 

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Date: Mon, 28 Feb 2011 09:59:32 -0800
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Subject: Re: Awards Ceremony - Most useful tools for amateur boatbuilding

Definitely a Surform or two.
B&D Scorpion saw.
Paving slabs,big paint cans,20litre drums etc to hold things when you don't have enough clamps.
Syringes for measuring epoxy.
Chairs,tables,walls etc to get the job at a nice working height.
A warm dry climate would be nice too.

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[Port-Na-Storm]

Having just spent an excellent evening "Fettling" my trailer,

Ladies and Gentlemen raise your glasses to one of my all time favourite tools.

The Angle Grinder !

Don't you just love the smell of Hammerite in the morning?

[Frogsider]

gmatkin wrote

I forgot these key items...
Gurt big drywall t-square
Lamp for dark nights
Gav

Yes, a really big t-square would be useful

As well as a good light, I find I need spectacles to read the plans, now.  Something to hold them safely away from sanding dust and epoxy when I'm not wearing them would be a good idea, too.

Here in France a steel tape with ft. and inches on it would have been a godsend for my Selway Fisher Greenshank build.  The plans weren't metric!

Patrick