Contents of a working cabinetmaker's toolchest
Andrew F in Australia
>Hi all,
I had to knock up a quick toolbox/chest because I got sick of having to take 5 items out of my old toolbox to get to the one I needed.
Attached photos are of all the tools I use routinely (at least every three months).
In all honesty, the most used ones are
3" layout square
marking knife
6" multigrips
plane (No6 used for 99% of all work)
screwdriver
6" rule
safety gear
dovetail saw
marking/cutting gauge
I use a sliding table saw for the big cuts, or the tenon saw, depending on how I'm feeling or what time of the day it is (or evening if I'm working late). The other saws are there for a small cut when it's not worth going to the saw and setting up/turning on (or if we have an extensive blackout, as has happened.)
This is, I'd suggest, all that's needed to do most things - I've not included the following because they're powered.
drills
grinder
trimmer/router
Anyway, this is what I get by on day-to-day ... anything else you guys use often that isn't in here?
Cheers,
Andrew
