need some help

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Ernie Miller Topeka

>Carving would be a good place to start as you can carve walking sticks from wood you find along the way and sell them to people in the site next to you $25-$75 think about a small vice that can be clamped to the bumper of you RV or to a picnic table. I would take at least a couple planes a 60 1/2 and a wooden smother of jack to cut down on weight. A pannel saw and a folding tree saw to cut the wood on the ground to a workable size. you don't need a whole set of bench chisels just 2-3 good ones and don't forget stones and sand paper A small can od wipe on witches brew. Small boxes are easy to make and can be clamped together with rubber bands. so you will need glue. I'm betting you can get one hell of a kit in a small tool box or suit case.

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Roger Nixon

>Check out Ralph Brendler's tool tote down the page a ways. He packs enough tools to do lots of woodworking.


Ralph's Tool Tote

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Jim in Burlington Ontario

>I don't know how good your sharpening skills are but perfecting them is the first step to using hand tools sucessfully. If you don't have a portable vise the little cast iron cheapie works great. It's lumber storage and finished products that would take up all the space.

greenstick?

Clay C in Miami

>First thing to think about might be working surface / vise. If all spots come with a sturdy picnic table, maybe get a small carver's vise that'll clamp on to that? A Workmate would be lots better than nothing. Other than carving, I think if it wuz me, I'd do some research and learn to do greenstick. Depending how long you're in each place, you could use what you find locally in lots of spots. It just seems like a good 'itinerant' skill.

Clay

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Tom Ryan

>I'd probably make some small boxes. Candle boxes, about 5 x 4 x 12.5 inside (to hold 12" candles, if anyone ever does that) make very nice gifts. There was a thread with a photo of one on this board in the last month or two. Very good chance to practice dovetails.

Also, I'd make boxes to hold tools and hardware in various sizes. You could make them so they nest to take up less space and/or use them to store supplies on your trip. These are excellent for practicing dovetails -- even if they aren't perfect, they'll be very strong.

what is greenstick?

Bjorn - Redmond, WA

>I searched the web and the only thing I found was some kind of fracture...

and please tell me what kind of tools...

Bjorn - Redmond, WA

>I have good chisels and a dovetail saw, a nice low-angel smooth plane, but that's about it for handtools. Well, I also have sandpaper and waterstones, so I can do my sharpening.

thanks so much!

--bjorn

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Sandor in Boyds, MD

>May I suggest you obtain two 10" wooden parallel jaw clamps?

They will come in handy in the absence of a workbench.

Sawing Dovetails for instance: Clamp the board in one, then use the second to clamp the first to a table or RV bumper or whatever.

Jointing can be done in much the same way.