Hi,
I often get asked by my students about what the minimal but usable tool set is.
Most of the time they want to know to help a friend or relative get into woodworking... without having to hand off a long and expensive shopping list.
And here's my take on this...
The 6 Tools To Build Almost Anything A great "starter pack" for serious woodworkers... which can allow you to build almost anything you want is:
1) Table saw
2) Cordless drill
3) 5" random orbit sander
4) Router
5) Tape measure
6) Combination square
That's it.
Pretty simple right? These 6 tools can build almost any project and will do just fine for small to medium sized projects.
It's great, especially for a beginner to try this hobby out.
Now, if you're already a woodworker and you KNOW this hobby is for you... you're going to want a better shop than this.
Some items you might add are:
1)
Power Jointer & Thickness Planer 2)
Circular Saw & Jigsaw 3)
Some Japanese Saws These tools would give you a much better shop... and expand your ability to create larger furniture and other high-value pieces.
Of course there is one major downside.
And that's the fact that they take up space. A scarce thing for most of us. In fact the other question I get asked a lot is how much space is needed to setup a shop.
My answer:
8x8 feet is plenty! It's takes some planning but you can fit a lot into a 8x8 space.
That is where
Ralph's new guide, Ultimate Small Shop comes in
You'll discover how to setup the perfect shop in a small space
Now even better is
his guide to discounted tools (including where you can buy them at the lowest cost!)
I've gotten a lot of good feedback from folks about how it has helped them finally setup a shop they can be proud of.
So watch his video here now He also talks about the top 3 mistakes made when setting up shop and how you can avoid them.
There's lots of stuff he teaches in the video, you're gonna love it.
Hope it helps!
P.S: Tomorrow, I'm going to share with you the 2 most important questions you must ask BEFORE setting up shop... so take a look in your inbox!
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