Don't buy these USELESS vintage chisels.

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Save your money and make the smart choices when you're tool shopping. Turn your old chisels into tools! (Scroll down) Patrons get ALL plans free!: http://www.patreon.com/rexkrueger Courses: https://www.rexkrueger.com/courses Buying vintage chisels online: a complete guide: https://youtu.be/O7oX8RfRE6c --------------------------------------------------------------------- Those chisels that are collecting dust can be turned into tools! Each project requires limited materials & becomes a useful tool for your collection that you made yourself! Make a rabbet plane for NO MONEY: https://youtu.be/L1MFASOkJnY Cut perfect grooves with this DIY tool: https://youtu.be/-dwBiQL1Nag Make a router plane from a chisel: https://youtu.be/-FdA0ImXjbI Get plans for all three planes plus a Spokeshave, Adjustable Jointer Plane & Roubo Winding Sticks with the specialty plane bundle: https://www.rexkrueger.com/store/specialty-plane-bundle-1 --------------------------------------------------------------------- Build your own Bench! The Minimum Timber Bench plans are 34 pages of full-color, step-by-step instructions in standard and metric measurements. The plans include a full stock list and cut list. Every image is modeled in 3D and each step includes tips and tricks to make your build easier. This bench is designed for beginning woodworkers and power-tool woodworkers who want to get into hand tools. You can build it completely by hand or with a few common machine tools. Get your plans here: https://www.rexkrueger.com/store/minimum-timber-bench The Minimum Timber Bench Course is 8 chapters of detailed build instructions. Follow along as I do each step of the build using basic machine tools (and a few hand tools). I'll take you from stock selection all the way through to flattening and using the bench. The course is 80 minutes long, fully searchable, and includes the complete plans for FREE!. Courses: https://www.rexkrueger.com/courses --------------------------------------------------------------------- Sign up for Fabrication First, my FREE newsletter http://eepurl.com/gRhEVT --------------------------------------------------------------------- Get My Book, Everyday Woodworking: https://amzn.to/3oyjC0E --------------------------------------------------------------------- Become a member of this channel! Get custom badges and emojis you can use during chats: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCj4SLNED1DiNPHComZTCbzw/join ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Wood Work for Humans Tool List (affiliate): *Cutting* Gyokucho Ryoba Saw: https://amzn.to/2Z5Wmda Dewalt Panel Saw: https://amzn.to/2HJqGmO Suizan Dozuki Handsaw: https://amzn.to/3abRyXB (Winner of the affordable dovetail-saw shootout.) Spear and Jackson Tenon Saw: https://amzn.to/2zykhs6 (Needs tune-up to work well.) Crown Tenon Saw: https://amzn.to/3l89Dut (Works out of the box) Carving Knife: https://amzn.to/2DkbsnM Narex True Imperial Chisels: https://amzn.to/2EX4xls (My favorite affordable new chisels.) Blue-Handled Marples Chisels: https://amzn.to/2tVJARY (I use these to make the DIY specialty planes, but I also like them for general work.) *Sharpening* Honing Guide: https://amzn.to/2TaJEZM Norton Coarse/Fine Oil Stone: https://amzn.to/36seh2m Natural Arkansas Fine Oil Stone: https://amzn.to/3irDQmq Green buffing compound: https://amzn.to/2XuUBE2 *Marking and Measuring* Stockman Knife: https://amzn.to/2Pp4bWP (For marking and the built-in awl). Speed Square: https://amzn.to/3gSi6jK Stanley Marking Knife: https://amzn.to/2Ewrxo3 (Excellent, inexpensive marking knife.) Blue Kreg measuring jig: https://amzn.to/2QTnKYd Round-head Protractor: https://amzn.to/37fJ6oz *Drilling* Forstener Bits: https://amzn.to/3jpBgPl Spade Bits: https://amzn.to/2U5kvML *Work-Holding* Orange F Clamps: https://amzn.to/2u3tp4X Screw Clamp: https://amzn.to/3gCa5i8 Get my woodturning book: http://www.rexkrueger.com/book Follow me on Instagram: @rexkrueger 0:00 Intro 1:03 What you're seeing 3:50 Evolution 5:40 Tang v Socket 7:00 What I use 11:31 Avoid these 13:55 Outro