Tool Recommendations for this project

[Lyndon Graham]

I am planning my next project to be a set of shelves as you see below. The THickness is 2" and the width is about 15-18". Looks like it will be made of pine.

I currently have a 6" Jointer Jet, 13" Dewalt planer, a Jet Tablesaw, a #4 LV planer, a LN low angle block plane, plunge router, and hopfully soon a #7 Stanley. There are other misc tools, jig saw, cut-off saw, drill press, a million clamps, randon orbital sander, etc. I am not a purest and will use power tools when possible. Since the shelves will be > 13", hand planing will be a must.

My plan is for each shelf peice is to use my jointer (electric) and flatten up and then electric plane three 5.25 wide peices, glue them up, then hand plane them.

The next step will be to make the joinery. I want to use through tenons as opposed to dados (just because ttenons look neat).

My question is, what other planes should I budget for?

I am thinking a LV LARGE Rabbet plane and a LV bull nose plane are the major items. Anything I am missing that is "major"? Time to tell my wife next years tool budget! :D

Thanks


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[Alan DuBoff]

Lyndon,

A saw or two, and some chisels would be good.

A marking gage might come in handy if you don't have one, but a pencil will do fine also.

Sounds like you have pretty much what you need.

Rebate plane or shoulder plane is handy to clean up the tenons, but chisels will do without.

Pine works nicely with hand tools, providing they are sharp.

[Lyndon Graham]

Lyndon,

A saw or two, and some chisels would be good.

A marking gage might come in handy


Rebate plane or shoulder plane is handy to clean up the tenons, but chisels will do without.



I have a few sets of chisels from LV (buy clueless (for now) how to use them :eek:). I will ask those questions when the project is a little closer.

I have a marking gage and have seen the videos on how to use it.

Regarding the rabbet plane, for joinery required of this project (2" think every member), is the Large rabbet from LV the correct one to purchase (versus the medium)?


And yes, I know I will screw up more than a few board feet of wood. As a newbie, I plan that into every new project. But there has been one success since I started my woodworking hobby last summer: I finished my first wood project(s) in 39 years. Cutting boards seemed to be a good way to start out because there is only $25-30 in wood cost for every screw up :D)

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[Alan DuBoff]

Lyndon,

Just jetting out to the garage, need to get away from the computer, but I would consider the LN rabbet block plane, or the LN and/or Stanley skew block plane (140), before the shoulder plane. I would think if you do go the shoulder plane route, the large would be better with that size stock you'll be working. For my use, the rabbet block or 140 is more useful. Either new/used work fine as long as they are sharp! ;)

Chisels aren't hard to use, just make sure to hold on to the end with the handle, and don't push the sharp edge towards your body.:rolleyes: Make sure they are sharp as well, all edge tools should be sharp when used.

Cutting boards look good, those are great to make for SWMBO, keeps them happy, which in turn gets them to suggest, "why don't you get that tool you need?". :cool: