I've had a couple of messages about the tools I've been using, probably more along the lines of what "specialist tools" did I buy.....

Seeing the only 'wood working' tools I owned prior to this rebuild consisted of an axe, sledge hammer & wedges, 2 pro chainsaws and a 70ton log splitter.... none of which are really suitable for 3ply wood


so here's my list ......
10" GMC bandsaw which cost me $40 & another $39-95 for a new blade ..... mutter mutter mutter

near new 12" tenon saw, cost me $10 at a yard sale
(included a couple of horse rasps aswell)

Number 4 Stanley plane, freebie from #1 son (chippy)

renovator.... borrowed but would be well worth buying ....

staple gun..... had it for years and cant recall the price.

a jigsaw.... had it but its never had a wood blade so $5 for 2 blades at the local hardware store


I've also added an electric plane & a belt sander, neither have seen much use at all so they were a bit of a waste of money.


for the resin side:

plastic cups for mixing in, supermarket, 10 for $1-95

stirring sticks ..... off cuts of ply so freebies

2" paint brushes came from the local two dollar shop, 3 brushes for $2

syringes.... may seem a tad odd but they worked perfectly for injecting resin into tight spots without spilling it everywhere, I also used them for running a bead of resin along the stringers when fitting the decks.
these came from the local Vet and he didn't charge me a cent, he also threw in a couple of 18guage "horse needles" which I used for pricking any air-bubbles I got, not that I got many and I only used 1 needle for this.

I didn't go for the special grooved rollers, I did however use a squeegee made from a piece of 6mm thick plastic, roughly 5"X3" on size and I ran the plane along both edges to get a nice smoooooth vee'd edge, this was an excellent tool for spreading the resin over the ply and then laying the glass cloth into it.....
cost me zip as I cut it out of the side of an old wheelie bin

ok.... so I'm a tightass.... but what I save means I can spend elsewhere


the only other thing I've got....... is a massive learning curve, its been a challenge but I've enjoyed every moment so far

watch this space