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Bill-R said:
Hello Mustafa,

Yes I have to agree with you.
The more I read about ship building from scratch, the stronger I feel it is a very important tool to have. It is not an absolute necessity, but it has the potential to make the journey a lot more enjoyable.

Bill
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To my shame I must say I have one too and somehow never really tried my hand at it. So this is a good push for me to start using it.
 
I just purchased a scroll saw, router, bench grinder, clamps, glue gun and about 25 board feet of poplar and maple wood stock. Previously, my only power tools were the cheap internet circular saw, which is limited to wood of only .5 inch thickness, a hand drill and a heat gun.

A longtime member of my church is downsizing to be nearer to his grandkids in Virginia, so he's dismantling and selling all his power woodworking tools, his lumber stock and equipment from 60+ years of woodworking. He wanted to give me the scroll saw and router for free, but I had to give him something because I was so grateful for his generosity.

These tools will help me get to the next step in my development as a wooden ship modeler, which is to start carving scratch hulls using the Lift Method and the Futtock (Plank on Hull) Method. Will also help me graduate up to making small-medium projects like Adirondack chairs, planters and bird houses.

My wife was going to get me a used scroll saw for our wedding anniversary...guess we'll just have to get a new dog instead!

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Roger Pellett said:
Congratulations! It looks like a nice batch of tools. And the lumber looks good too. It’s not all poplar. Hard to tell from photos but it looks like some black walnut too. Not too good for ship models but great for cases to display them in.

Roger
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Roger - The scroll saw is a real gem too...its a Craftsman. He said the darker stock was maple, but he wasn't sure what type of maple. He really took care of his tools. The Craftsman is from the 1980s.

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Sixth photo. The chocolate brown stuff is almost certainly American Black Walnut. The plank in the center looks like maple.

Spending more of your money! If this guy was building things from rough sawn lumber which appears to be mostly what you have, does he have the equipment to saw and plane it Dow to usable sizes?

Roger
 
Roger Pellett said:
Sixth photo. The chocolate brown stuff is almost certainly American Black Walnut. The plank in the center looks like maple.

Spending more of your money! If this guy was building things from rough sawn lumber which appears to be mostly what you have, does he have the equipment to saw and plane it Dow to usable sizes?

Roger
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Yep, he had a long bench with a circular saw (Ridgid), a pretty hefty planer (Craftsman), another router table (Vermont American), a band saw and other equipment. Also a air handling system that sucks sawdust in different spots in his shop. He also had about 5 times more lumber stock than he gave me. His shop was amazing! One of his main hobbies is carving ornate doors, wood platters with maps carved in them, and scrolled window planter boxes that he gives away. The Craftsman scroll saw and the Bosch router were my real targets and he was planning to sell the rest of his shop equipment for more $$ than I can afford. It was kind of sad to think that he was giving up this hobby that he's spent his whole life working at, but I suppose the best thing would be to continue creating and crafting with the tools he put to such good use.
 
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Looks like you have a good setup and basis for making your own modelling lumber for your future ship project. I would suggest adding a desktop bandsaw. I tried using a scroll saw for cuttihng details in thin wood or tiny parts, but the oscillating blade could catch the wood on the upstroke and risked splitting the thin piece along the grain, and the cut was not as smooth and clean as with a band saw. Even a cheap bandsaw (less than $200 worth) may be an improvement. The scrollsaw may better serve some cutting applications, but the bandsaw has been my most flexible and precise cutting tool.
 
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