Could anyone suggest a few very basic tools needed to portray an early to mid English 17th century woodworker. He will be making very basic things eg. stools, rakes etc. We already have a work horse and draw knife in mind. Authenticity is the key word.

-Depending on the length and diameter of your spindle turnings, you will get chatter. The steadiness of the lathe should not be you problem. Ofcourse it never hurts to wieght the lathe down with some sand bags. I am running three lathes and I only have wieght on one of them. (the one with 5 foot swing)

Bolting to the floor hasn't worked well for me as the bolt vibrate loose or brake off, besides I like to move the lathe around so people can see what I am doing. (Mu studio is open to the public...

-There may be some specialty involved. More than we might think. A chair "bodger" I think was a person who only made that sort of thing--or perhaps I'm thinking too 18th century.

Moxon is a good reference, as you mention.

Some small saws, and axes; perhaps some dies for dimensioning small stock. A rounder plane for the same. Some pod and shell augers for making holes. Morticing chisels; a froe for splitting wood, and some wooden mallets/clubs to drive the froe and chisels. A bench of some sort--with an iron holddown instead of a vice with jaws.