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Handsaw, Chisel and Tablesaw: The tools you want if you were stuck on a deserted island.

Evamarie Gomez, Intern

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An island getaway sounds great right?  What if you were stuck on a deserted island? Not fun.

What if you could take one woodworking tool with you? Now were talking!

Yes folks, this is the tough question we've asked our faithful readers to vote on. We realize that it takes some real soul searching to come to a desicion but it has to be done.

At posting time, with 468 out of the 865 votes submitted, the handsaw seems the be the favorite. The chisel comes in at second place with 148 votes while the tablesaw is third with 104 votes. Do you agree? Disagree? Have you even voted?! If not what are you waiting for? The poll closes soon so vote now!

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GaijinDaiku writes: I'd hope for a chisel...a big one.

Posted: 3:15 pm on August 20th

Beckum writes: What if I were stuck on a deserted island? If it is a deserted island, then you would be talking about getting back to some of the most basic of conditions. Tools of any sort would be at a premium. So true versatility and durability are the only things to consider, in my opinion. And to me, that means that the choices on your list all have major flaws as a one tool only situation. Even though most deserted islands have been touched by man, very few are going to have much of anything that is going to be usable. Nature does tend to take back what man tries to claim as his own. So, assuming the most basic of conditions to find ones self in . . . .

I would have to go with "other" with a handsaw being third on my list(how to sharpen). My tool of choice would be a double bit axe. With it you can fell a tree, split it into usable rough boards, scrape the boards to a fairly smooth state and cut the vines to lash it all together. And let's not forget that you can use it to make weapons and traps to hunt with. My second choice would be a machete for all of the same reasons.

.... and could someone get this monkey off my back?

Bill Posted: 11:09 am on August 20th

jalhess writes: Thought this topic sounded vaguely familiar:
http://tinyurl.com/woodworkingonline-tools

This guy gives a good argument for a band saw, assuming you had electricity. Posted: 9:31 am on August 20th

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