How do I create a bootable system CD?

I want to create a CD that will boot my Powerbook using OS X 10.4.9. I also want to add disk utility and various other Apple and non-Apple utilities (such as OnyX and ClamXAv) to that bootable CD so I can diagnose and repair disk issues in the 10.4.9 environment without booting from the HD I am trying to repair.
Is this possible? if so, how?

Thanks for the reply.
I have Diskwarrior 4.0. But it does not boot from 10.4.9; instead it is an earlier OS version (either 10.4.4 or 10.4.7; I'm not sure). Also, for whatever reason, booting from Diskwarrior takes no less than five minutes from power-on to diskwarrior menu.
It really is a pain waiting for DW to boot - and the gnashing of the DVD drive during that time is really aggravating and makes me worry that I am ruining the drive, the disk or both. I also have an Intel iMac with lots of RAM and DW takes forever on that machine, too.
DW 4.0 is intel-compatible. The previous version (3.02?) is PPC only. Both are equally super-slow to boot on my Powerbook.
But you did answer my question, so thanks!
Hi Johnny,
no, this is not possible. There used to be a utility
called "BootCD" that could do this but unfortunately
it is not compatible with 10.4 Tiger. However, if you
buy DiskWarrior
or Tech Tool Pro
they both ship on a bootable CD/DVD.
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