Evil Scotsman

Good Morning All,

I am hoping for a lot of input on the one. I am trying to compile a list of tools I would NEED and want. I am just getting to woodworking. I have some screwdrivers, a 25 ft tape, palm sander, jig saw, mitre/chop saw, hammer and that is pretty much it. (and a corded drill with some CHEAP CHEAP dollar store bits) I would like to be able to start a job and NOT have to run out and get a tool. (closest big box store is 15 miles from my trailer)(so if I can get them before I go up to the trailer it would be MUCH BETTER). I started to make a list off the top of my head while I have been reading the forums, this is what I have so far.

1. Combo Square
2. Speed Square
3. Cordless drill
4. Drill bits with counter sink

Please add on for Mandatory basic AND "Good to have'

Thanks
These forums have been a GREAT help so far and I can only see more benefits in the future!

Gerry KIERNAN

I would add some decent wood chisels, and a good mallet.

Gerry

Davet

#1 ... Saftey Glasses

Set of wood files
Clamps Clamps and more Clamps!
Vise
Claw Hammer
Straight Edge(s)
Calculator

Expendibles:
Glue
Screws
Sand Paper
Screw Bits
Pencils

Woodchuck1957

I think thats a pretty tough question to ask, especially when you don't say specifically what it is you will be doing. Almost every prodject takes a different set of tools. I started buying tools almost 30 years ago and I still could use more ( welcome to the addiction ). It's all part of the learning experience to know when you need a certain tool.

Davet

More clamps !!!

Spring Clamps
Quick Clamps
Screw Clamps
Strap Clamps
Bar Clamps
Pipe Clamps

Ohh... Somebbbbody.. Stttoopp Meeee !

Davet

Small 6" level and a bigger about 2' or 3' level.
Pick up one of those almost free cloth nail aprons from
one of the big box stores.
Back Saw
Coping Saw
Saw Horses
Do you have a work bench or table of some sort?
I also find those 4' to 6' foot long plastic tables with folding legs
come in handy.

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OH ... did I mention Clamps?

pianoman

Skip the combination square...It would be nice to have a t-bevel, machinest squares, marking guage, parallel clamps, router, wackey saw, an awl for pin-pointing hole drilling. A thickness planer, joiner. table saw, bench drill press, band saw, Bosch jig saw, block plane, set of forstner bits, router bits, set of good chissels, some stainless steel scrapers, rasp and rifflers, carving set, battery drill/driver, table router, block for sanding...5" sticky back rolls of sand paper, compuss, dividers, special duty jigs and fictures...templates ect. Oh ya...customers and a good plan! Rick

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TS3660

What's a wackey saw?

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Evil Scotsman

Sorry Wood, I was just thinking what tools you would NEED FOR EVERY JOB! But in answer to your question, I am going to start with would Addy table and chairs for my trailer. Home repairs/remodeling, and small furniture for around the house. (coffee table, desk for office, etc)


DAVE, Do you think I will need a couple of clamps? Should I get one kind or a variety? What would you recommend? LOL (Great answer!)

Thanks Everyone, Keep the suggestions coming!

But what is a TBevel instead of a combo sq? Never heard of that one.

Woodchuck1957

Yeah, well even after 30 years I still don't have the tools for EVERY JOB !

Evil Scotsman

Gotcha, I understand what you are saying. So I guess it is the outdoor furniture that will be the begining!
Thanks

crafter1956

Dito- I started buying tools 37 years ago & I am still buying them- really do not believe you ever get enough- welcome to the club.

Terry Beeson

Just be sure you have a big hammer to correct any mistakes... LOL

Clamps... Pipe, spring, bar, and stock up on ratcheting bar clamps... 6 inch to 36 inch ones. LOTS of them. They are like having two or three buddies helping you... I'd die of starvation if I didn't have mine... The best woodworking tool ever invented.... (well, OK... maybe an exaggeration, but hey... it's pretty far up there in my opinion...)

I like a set of wood rasps for helping take the boo-boos out of any jig saw navigational errors...

OH... and never... NEVER forget the most important hand tool... the beer opener... But you can't have mine... I married her.

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frankp

Personally, I'd make the following my first tools of choice for outdoor furniture and home remodeling/fixing.

Miter saw (compound or simple)
Table saw
levels, short and long (2-3 feet)
straight edge
t-square, combination square, and compass
Drill (I prefer corded but 12 or 18V cordless are good too) and good set of drill bits and countersink bits.
Set of files including rasp (round and flat) finish file (round and flat) fine tooth file, round file (circular, not semicircular), triangle file
Random orbital sander (I'm lazy and don't like hand sanding until I get to high grit)
Set of small, medium, and large pull saws
Set of bar clamps in 6, 12, and 24 inch lengths.
Set of spring clamps, about 8 or 10 in quantity, medium size
Shop vac
Jigsaw
1 lb claw-hammer
good mallet, rubber or wooden head
set of small medium and large chisels
Router

Of those tools the two I use most often are the top two. I do most of my woodworking with those two tools, especially for simple home projects that aren't heirloom quality boxes and the like. For more "quality" furniture and boxes, I'm more apt to use a router for more dadoes and mortise/tenon work, and I'm more likely to use my hand planes for smoothing edges and the like. Still not things I'd use for much "remodeling" type stuff though.

I tend to be somewhat minimal in my tools considering what I try to accomplish with them, but that's pretty much all I have in my shop.

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pianoman

Hay Bud, good to see ya...or at least Curley...A wackey saw...oh! you know!!

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Hi Evil

Depending on the style of chairs you are wanting to build for the house you might want to keep your eyes peeled for a nice set of Forstner bits. They make a nice clean hole with a flat bottom, which is ideal for installing round spindles and legs into chair seats and arms. The titanium coated bit sets have become very inexpensive in the last few years.

Gerry

John in Tennessee

has to be brand new and high dollar. Start looking at yard /estate sales, craigslist and tell your friends and family that your looking for woodworking tools. I had a Delta table saw given to me. Got a Craftsman Laser miter saw for $70. I swapped a old 22 pistol for a older but in great shape Craftsman radial arm saw. The only thing I bought new was a Ridgid band saw and I'm regretting it all the way. Good saw but I wish I had waited a bit longer and got a good used one. I let a case of the wants cloud my judgement. I have been breaking a new pump in on a 60 gal 7hp compressor. I got about $250 in one. Heck the search and is 90% of the fun. Good Luck

Evil Scotsman

John from TN,

I am ALL ABOUT, Flea Market, Yard Sales, Craigslist, Ebay, I HATE paying RETAIL! I only worry about buying tools at these places for fear of getting something that doesn't work or isn't safe. There is an auction near where I have my trailer and the 3rd Sunday of every month is a tool auction. SOMETIMES you CAN get a good deal. So I guess I will be heading there this month.!

Cheers