Reddit reviews Stanley 12-220 Block Plane,Black/Red

Let me start by saying that this would be the bare minimum. This is assuming that you have all the experience to use these tools effectively as someone who has the appropriate skill and knows to do things like not bear down on a saw when cutting, keeping everything square, how to mill boards by hand, how to not kill sandpaper in a few strokes, how to tune and sharpen a hand plane, ETC.


2x$8.69Vise grips Two vise grip clamps. Clamps can be universally adjusted and clamped in almost any direction with some quick thinking. One is never enough.


$9.99Cheap set of chisels Everyone needs a chisel. These will be made from a milder steel, but it's better than nothing.


$22.00Generic ryoba saw A ryoba saw will double for crosscuts and ripcuts. They go as far as you can take them provided you treat them right.


$18.62Bench Plane You need to be able to take down material in terms of thickness. A simple bench plane will due for now.


$20.61Block Plane A block plane will help slightly with end grain smoothing where the bench plane cannot.


$3.47Bundled Sandpaper You need to finish your products somehow. I would get a generic bundle of sandpaper and use it sparingly and tenderly.


$12.85Square Keeping things square is vital.


$6.79Mallet Hammering your chisels is going to be very important since you cannot use a 2x4 reliably.


$3.47Wood Glue Need to be able to glue things together.


$11.80A set of card scrapers Remove material smoother and faster. You don't want to waste sandpaper if you don't have to, and these are quite versatile.


$8.06A bastard file A bastard file will do for now when it comes to heavier shaping and sharpening your card scrapers.


$15.92A small drill viseKeeping something secure in place is very important. A small vise will accommodate small and narrow pieces of lumber and can be bolted to a bench.


$3.97Assorted finer sandpapers You need something to keep your chisels constantly sharp, especially when it is such a mild steel as a set of 9.99 chisels.


$15.59Wipe on polyurethane You need to be able to finish your products somehow.


Comes to $170.52 I would use the rest to make a bench and two sawhorses out of some 2x4's.

A #4 or #4.5 bench plane would be good, not necessarily that particular one. A generic block plane would do in a pinch, again not necessarily that particular one, just one like that. They can be had for relatively cheap.

Not sure it will make much of a difference but popular will be a touch lighter then birch but the birch is stronger. So get what ever you can get a better deal on.

I have made some shafts from hardwood dowels and it does take more time then using nice preselected, pre-sized shafts. So you save money but spend time. But since your spending the time anyways you can get closer to what you want.

Since you are likely going to have to narrow down the ends to get them to fit 11/32" points and nocks. Now is a good time to learn how to make barreled or breasted arrow shafts. They would be period of most places that shot archery. And if you have a small plane it is surprisingly quick. I prefer them because it helps to make the shafts more forgiving and gets the weight forward (for breasted shafts). Plus it helps reduce the weight on the hardwood shafts. So it is a win all around.

One last thing. I'm sure you have figured out by now that with the longer shafts you'll need heavier spined shafts and/or lighter tips to get the proper spine (which doesn't matter as much since you shoot thumb ring)

edit to add:
another option is to make footed shafts to get long arrows. I have done that to turn a standard 32" Port orford cedar arrow shaft into a 36" shaft for my Korean bow. Worked great but takes time to do by hand. If I had a router table I might do it more often.