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.

Tools for Beginner Woodworkers

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.

Acquiring DIY Tools for New WoodworkersAs 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.Beginner's Tools Box

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.

Essential Tools for a Woodworking Shop

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.

Essential Tools for Starting a Wood Shop

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.

Essential Wood Shop Tools

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.