What brand of tools do you recommend

[toomanyknots]

i do burnish my scrapers with a metal rod after i sharpen them on a file to get a good bur going.Daniel,try running your scrapers at different angles across the wood.it wil keep it from chattering of stair stepping the wood.

Ok, thanks for the tip!

[bigbird583]

     Thanks everybody.  This might turn into one of the least expensive hobbies that I have.  And the coolest thing is.  I was talking with my Mom yesterday and found out that she inherited most of my Grandfathers old tools.  He was a carpenter in his earlier life and some of the things he built are still around today.  I spent allot of time with him when I was a kid and he's the one that introduced me to wood working so using his tools has got me pretty stoked.  I haven't got to go through his tool box yet but if I remember right he had pretty much everything I should need. 
     Oh and I got one volume of the TBB in the mail yesterday so I actually stayed awake until midnight.  Of course I was up reading.  Boy am I getting old.  Happy New Year Everyone!!!

[seabass]

happy new year Bigbird and good luck with your grampas tools.

[Fred Arnold]

I purchased a nice farriers rasp (Save Edge) off eBay made in the good old USA and couldn't be happier. I have 5 draw knives and my favorite is still the first one that a friend gave to me years ago. It's a Jaxson, 10 inch, straight edge, and I've never seen another one like it, so don't be afraid to try some old unknown maker brand tools. Just make sure that they aren't too badly rusted and stay away from anything pitted or with heavy gouges in the working blade area.
Jawge, thanks for the link. I've been using your site and help for years and this is the first time (I think) I saw that one.>>>Fred