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You need sanding blocks: one cork-bottom block for sanding wood and one felt block for sanding finish.

As you grow in your woodworking, your toolkit will grow with you. If you want to do veneering, you need a veneer saw, tape dispenser and a small roller. If you run into curves you need a compass plane and a spokeshave. I could go on and on.

Woodworking tools have come a long way. We have beautiful high-quality tools such as those by Lie-Nielsen Toolworks and Veritas/Lee Valley. And - finally - some of these quality tools come ready to use. My first dovetail saw needed serious work to make it work for me. I had to sharpen it and make the set smaller. Lie-Nielsen and Adria dovetail saws come sharpened and ready to go.

To enjoy woodworking, you need to have sharp tools. Invest in some good sharpening stones with at least two or three different grits. When buying chisels choose your brand carefully. I have tested about 10 different brands of chisels and found Marples the best bang for your buck. The company recently changed its name to Irwin Blue Chip Chisels.

Because the top of the handle

of this brand is rounded and too smooth, I recommend making it flat on the top. Take off about ; you can sand it off with a disc sander or simply rasp it off.

Although you need basic tools to work wood, the most important tool in a workshop, especially for handwork, is a sturdy workbench like mine. It holds the wood for any task. With a bench like that, you will enjoy your work.

THE BASIC KIT OF TOOLS

Below is a list of tools essential for good woodworking. These tools are widely available from a variety of sources, from your local home center, specialty stores and catalogs.

• Six bevel-edge chisels, Vs", V4", ³/s", V2", V4" and 1". Two-sided oilstone (not shown).

• Nicholson No. 50 patternmaker's rasp, Nicholson half-round bastard-cut rasp, mill file.

• Burnisher and card scraper.

• No. 4-sized smoothing plane (9"-long sole),

No. 7-sized jointer plane (22"-long sole), low-angle block plane.

• 16 oz. claw hammer, tack hammer, nail sets.

• Carpenter's mallet (16 oz. ) for mortising, smaller-lathe turned mallet for chopping dovetails and other light work.

• Veneer saw, small edge roller.

• Scratch awl.

• Cork-faced sanding block, felt block.

• Screwdrivers. #0, #1 and #2 Phillips screwdriv

ers plus at least five straight screwdrivers.

• 10" dovetail saw. I like a rip saw filed with 15 to 16 tpi. Either a straight or pistol-grip saw is fine. And if you prefer Japanese dovetail saws, that's fine, too.

• Steel framing square, 8" try square, 12" combination square, 6' folding extension rule. Tape measure (not shown).

• Marking gauge.

• Pliers, needle-nose pliers. — FK

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