While learning about different aspects of woodworking and your own personal preferences, it is difficult to know which tools to acquire. Getting started can be daunting, but doesn’t have to mean a shop full of expensive equipment.
The right tool is a long-term investment. Picking the
tool that will be most useful for projects, not just today but over the
lifetime of the tool should effect the decision of which tools to
invest.
As you start out in woodworking you will likely begin
to start collecting a set of woodworking tools. Fortunately the tools
can often also be used for DIY and Handyman duties Choosing your first
tools is a balancing act of picking tools useful for specific project,
long-term use, and use outside of woodworking.
Tools for a Beginner's Toolbox You don't have to spend a lot of money on the biggest,
best tools you can find. Depending on your long-term plans smaller
lower cost tools will usually do the job. If you have the money to
spend concentrate on quality not quantity.
Deciding which tools you actually need is a combine of
learning about the use and flexibility of tools, and the areas of
specialization you will be attempting in the future.
The are a number of essential tools for every type of
woodworking. Researching the right tool is important to the type of
projects you will be able to successfully and efficiently complete.
The collection of tools you put together is a large
investment in both time and money. Research you the tools before you
purchase, and unused or poor tool is a waste of time, money, and
effort. Picking both the right type of tool is just as import as which
tool brand, and the actual tool you choice.
