Set 1 Woodshop Tools Set (Starter)

A lady from Shetland recently told me why the “Creepie” stool is so-called.

In the Old Days - and this could go back a long way  - (they probably had them at Skara Brae, but made of stone), the islanders would sit round the fire at night, to keep warm and tell stories, etc. and as the fire died down and the heat dropped off, they would pull their “Creepies” nearer the embers. That’s the best explanation I’ve heard.  

I’m collecting “Creepie” stories so anything that I can add to the mythology is treated with an open mind. I believe they have a similar piece of furniture in Slovakia and they also have them in Denmark.  

Set 1 comprises of the basic tools you need for making a Creepie stool. They will form the basis of a good woodworking tool set and include some of the same tools highlighted in Article 22 of “The Background – A Guide to Working with Wood”.  

The Triplane is from E C Emmerich (ECE) and the Smoothing Plane is an upgraded Faithfull one, with added Clifton 2-part chip breaker.  

There’s only 1(x12mm) chisel (but this can easily be added to later) and no hand router – you can make sure that the depth of the dado is consistent by checking with a ruler.  

2 x Clamp heads are included and they have to be fitted to 1”x 2” shafts which can be made from timber or box section steel and bored. You can make them any length you want – I suggest having a pair 1.00m long and a replacement pair of 2.00m for those longer jobs.

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