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Reddit mentions of Starrett C11H-6-4R Cast Iron Square Head With Satin Chrome Blade Combination Square, Black Wrinkle Finish, 4R Graduation, 6" Size
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Reddit mentions: 4
We found 4 Reddit mentions of Starrett C11H-6-4R Cast Iron Square Head With Satin Chrome Blade Combination Square, Black Wrinkle Finish, 4R Graduation, 6" Size. Here are the top ones.
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With reversible lock bolt, scriber, spirit levelGraduation: No. 4R - 1/8", 1/16", quick reading 1/32", 1/64"Cast iron head with black wrinkle finishSquare blade easy-to-read, sharp graduationBearing surface is accurately ground
Specs:
| Height | 0.9 Inches |
| Length | 6.7 Inches |
| Number of items | 1 |
| Weight | 0.24 Pounds |
| Width | 4.9 Inches |
A few hundred years is actually quite conservative. We have dovetailed boxes from Ancient Egypt that are thousands of years old. It's an incredibly strong joint, so barring fire or some other physical destruction this box will last a very long time.
The basic kit of tools for cutting dovetails is:
When it comes to these tools, if you buy high quality once it means you won't have to buy them again. They will be your companions for the rest of your life and whoever you pass them down too. Unfortunately that means they can be kind of pricey. This is a few hundred dollars worth of tools. But for quality tools I firmly believe it's worth it. Also, all of these tools can be found used for significantly lower prices. These are just the ones in my kit. I hope that helped!
Some great tips already, but go through and calibrate all of your tools to make sure they are actually cutting at 90 degrees. Also, I know it's expensive, but buying a quality square is worth every penny. It alone has removed much frustration. I recommend the Starrett Combination Square.
A few hundred dollars is plenty to get setup with a basic set of tools. With only a basic set of tools you can get a lot done. Additional tools will only improve the speed and make things a bit easier.
You'll need a few marking tools. A combo square, marking gauge, bevel gauge and marking knife should cover most of your marking and layout needs. Empire makes decent entry level combo squares. They certainly aren't the best but they're cheap and should be enough to get you started. If you wanted to get something a bit better Lee Valley makes nice double squares the a in the mid level price range. The ducks guts of marking tools is starrett. They're expensive but are buy it for life tools. For the marking gauge you can make your own if you want or buy one. Veritas make nice marking gauges for a reasonable price. Same goes for the marking knife. If you want to buy one Veritas also make an inexpensive one that works nice. For the bevel gauge just pick one up from a home center. They cost around $10 for a decent one.
From there you'll need some saws. A panel saw is good for cutting wood to rough size and backsaw is good for joinery. For an inexpensive panel saw these are fairly good. They aren't the best but the only other real option is to restore a vintage saw. If you did want to go for a vintage saw you should find plenty of info on that though google. Backsaws need to be a little bit better quality because they are used for finer work. The entry level into back saws are the Veritas backsaws. I'd recommend starting with a crosscut carcass saw which is good for general use.
A jack plane will allow you to flatten are square up your wood. The only good inexpensive option is to buy vintage. Fortunately there is a lot of guides and info on restoring vintage planes online. Do some research on finding and restoring vintage planes then find a No. 5 bench plane to restore. A decent No. 5 should cost you about $30-50.
A 1/4" and 1/2" chisels will cover your chiseling needs for getting started. Narex makes inexpensive but good quality chisels. I wouldn't but a set, jst get a 1/4" and 1/2" and then add sizes you want later. You'll need a mallet to use with the chisels. they're fairly easy to make but you can buy one if you want.
The last thing for a basic tool kit is something to drill holes with. A lot of hand tool users still opt for a cordless electric drill. If you want a unpowered hand tool option you need a brace + auger bits for larger holes and a eggbeater drill + twist bits for smaller holes. Again you'll need to buy vintage for these tools as no one makes them for a reasonable price anymore.
Not needing to lock down after moving makes squareness much easier to achieve.
I just bought this and I love it. highly recommend.