Reddit reviews Boat Joinery and Cabinet Making Simplified

I recently picked this up and have found it interesting. Although really, if you already understand cabinetry, you have all the right understanding already: http://www.amazon.com/Boat-Joinery-Cabinet-Making-Simplified/dp/0070053073

As pointed out, "This Old Boat" also has some great inspiration.

I would get a radial arm saw off of Craig's List, you can probably score one for $100 or less, it will let you rip or crosscut items. I'd go ahead and grab a Porter Cable 690 router and build a table for it, make sure to make a provision for a table and fence mounted featherboard keeping consistent pressure is a key to a good cut. Get the plunge base while your at it to go with the fixed base. It has the most jigs and attachments available for it.


Get this book http://www.amazon.com/Boat-Joinery-Cabinet-Making-Simplified/dp/0070053073/ref=la_B001KIV91U_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1381961906&sr=1-1

It has plans for a homemade tablesaw that works great along with tons of other homemade tools and jigs including making grinders out of old motors. I'm a professional and I use his plans and tool notes on multimillion dollar jobs regularly using the finest materials (walnut, mahogany, maple, purpleheart).

Get a small compressor, if your not spraying finishes you don't need anything more than a 1 gallon or 2 gallon compressor. Dewalt and Rolair are my recommendations here. Get a nice 18gauge gun and a 23 gauge pin gun, do not get a pin gun that only shoots 1 to 1 3/8" pins, get the one that goes to 2".

> I had pretty much a portable woodshop

This problem is well known to people who work on wooden boats. To get anything done, you need to bring a portable workshop to the work, and this largely involves hand tools. Downsizing, and organization is key to being productive.

A well stocked and thought out portable tool box is the secret.

Fred Bingham is an expert on this, his book is an excellent read.