$200 to Spend @ Home Depot

[Dane]

I don't think the Evil Place, as I call it, carries draw knives. Better to go to antique stores and find those for about 20-40 dollars. Mine I paid 45 for from a guy selling tools out of his barn, a 110 year old drawknife I just love.

Rasps and files are good investments. A bandsaw there for under $200 will be one of those 8" benchtop models, which can be used, but you have to factor in it is not a 14" Grizzly.

A vice is a good thing to put on your shopping list.

Other places I recommend are Habor Freight. YOu get what you pay for, and a lot of the stuff is junk, but they do have some good deals. I got a 12" 1.5 HP disk sander that had been discontinued and was a floor model for about 85 dollars, and that sucker is reliable and great to use.

Dane

[PEARL DRUMS]

Id get a ceiling mounted air filter. Thats the best money I have spent, including my bandsaw. It cuts the dust down by 70% or better in my shop. 

[Onebowonder]

<snip>...It cuts the dust down by 70% or better in my shop.

...Hold it, just a second, building bows produces dust???    :embarassed:

OneBow

[osage outlaw]

Don't forget to go to your local farm supply store and get a ferriors rasp for around $20.  Home Depot doesn't have those.