Instead, it focuses on just the essentials that every beginner or intermediate woodworker needs. Woodworking can be a challenging hobby or profession, but getting started does not have to be expensive!
You can get started with just a few hundred dollars of quality tools that will last you for years to come. Affiliate disclosure: Articles on Tiny Workshops may contain affiliate links. Marking gauges have been a staple of woodworking tool boxes for centuries. Along with a simple combination square see below , it forms the basis for any kind of joinery work — fine or rough.
You will need one for mortise and tenon joints, dovetails, rabbets, thicknessing, and countless other tasks. Experienced woodworkers will likely want several marking gauges, but the best option for beginners is a quality combination gauge. It does the job of both a mortise gauge and a standard marking gauge. Learn more: Best marking gauges: Types, uses, and buying guide. Both will get the job done and last for years, but the second is a more premium choice for those who can spend a bit more.
What makes the combination square an ideal choice over other types of squares is its ease of use and versatility. Like a marking gauge, a good combination square is a must-have tool for woodworking beginners. It allows you to mark and cut at both 90 and 45 degrees, which are the most important angles in woodworking. Everything from cutting a board to length to joining edges to making mortise and tenon joints requires perfect degree angles, and degree angles are equally important for corner joints and countless other cuts.
Even if you plan on going the power tool route, a good combination square is a must. It cuts precise lines, takes up very little space, and offers an incredible value for the price. If your combination square is off by just 1 or 2 degrees it can cause absolute chaos in finer woodworking tasks! The first option linked below is a cheaper model that should get the job done, but there is some variance in quality between products so make sure yours is square when you open the box.
Just register it up to a straight edge, mark a line, flip it over, and mark another line. If not, try to adjust it or exchange it for another model. If this sounds like too much of a hassle, the second choice might be better for you. Ah, clamps. When you first start woodworking, you need clamps for everything.
Holding your work, gluing panels, final assembly, a third hand you always seem to need… the list goes on and on. But before you go buy a set of 24 or more clamps from the nearest big box store, you should know that as a beginner you can get by with about 8 specific clamps.
Your main workhorses will be pipe clamps, which are sold in sets of fixtures. These fixtures are attached to standard sizes of galvanized pipe that you can buy in any home improvement store. This also means you can swap out the pipes for longer or shorter lengths, making them useful in just about any situation in woodworking.
That said, pipe clamps are large and heavy, which is why a few quality bar clamps should be your next purchase.
These will cover most daily tasks in the woodshop, especially until you have a decent workbench and vise. While you will inevitably build a small stockpile of clamps as you work throughout the years, you can save yourself a lot of headaches by buying the right clamps from the get-go. These will serve you well from your first build to your hundredth, and they can grow with you by simply swapping out the pipe.
For everything else, grab 4 Bessey bar clamps. Avoid getting cheaper quick-release models, as these tend to be lower quality and break more easily. In an age of high-tech power tools and extreme precision machinery, it can be easy to forget about the humble hand saw, which is one of the most basic woodworking tools that every workshop needs. Circular saw. One of the most versatile saws that you can have around the shop.
Portable hand drill. One simple but sturdy drill can take you a long way before you buy bigger and more advanced models. You also get these in wireless, battery operated and rechargeable models.
However, there is usually a tradeoff between convenience and power. Orbital sander. This is a cheaper alternative to a belt sander. This is why an orbital sander is good if you are just starting out with woodworking. Plunge router. I believe that a router is one of the most versatile tools you can have in a wood shop. Just buy a regular one that is powerful enough and you will be amazed at the number of things you can do with it from cutting to making joints.
There are dozens of different types of router bits that do different things. Get a set and your router will be one of the tools you use most frequently for your projects. Buy the best router that you can afford at this point. It should be of good quality and powerful. Thickness planer. A thickness planer is used to fix surfaces of imperfect wood.
If you are picking up less than perfect wood from the lumberyard, wood with some surface defects, a planer will let you fix that wood in the quickest time. Be careful though. You loose wood during planing. So the remaining amount of wood still has to be worth the price you paid for it. A table saw. This is probably the first large machine tool that you should get. It is versatile, powerful and fast.
It does everything from cutting board sheets and wood to making joints. Look for a slightly advanced model with a cast iron table and wings. It might seem liked the obvious tool to have.
Hammers are inexpensive tools and you should buy the best one around. Good quality hammers will be stronger, have better grips, cause less fatigue and last you for a very long time. Set of chisels. Another inexpensive tool but a versatile and much needed one. If you intend to do a lot of work by hand, chisels are irreplaceable. But even so, you will always be discovering new and wondrous uses for a chisel. Buy the best quality so that they are accurate and remain sharp for long. A mallet is a wooden hammer.
Using a regular hammer is a big no. Wooden projects such as furniture almost always require tapping to put things in place or to make them stronger. Using a regular hammer will most likely cause damage. Mallets are your only option. Get them is a few different sizes so they suit all your projects big and small.
Measuring tape. This serves the purpose for most projects. Saw horses. Skip to content In the beginning you will not want to invest a lot of money in buying new power tools. Important tip to use consumer tools for commercial purpose. Essential Power Tools. A Table Saw. Other kind of saw that are heavily used are: Hand-held circular saw. With straight edges guide a circular saw can be used to cut large sheets as well.
You might find this a cheaper and more versatile option to installing a table saw. Sliding compound mitre saw. A sliding compound mitre saw can easily become the central tool in your workshop. It performs the function of the radial arm saw and a mitre saw. It is possible to get the kind of cuts you require with a great deal of speed, ease and accuracy. If you have the budget for it, get a high-grade sliding compound mitre saw as you will find yourself using it a lot.
A Powerful Router The other important power tool that belongs in a woodshop is a router. The other power tools of note to have in your woodshop are: A mitre saw. A jigsaw. A belt and orbital sander.
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