The 6 Essential Woodworking Tools

In woodworking, in order to complete and to get your project done easily and smoothly, you will need to have woodworking tools. Is without a doubt that woodworking tools are the most important thing in woodworking. Here are some tools for woodworking which you should know.

1. Measuring Tools and Marking Tools

Protractor, measuring tape, scratch awls, marking knives, plane gauges, hygrometers, winding sticks, straightedges, combination squares and try squares

2. Cutting Tools (Hand Saws and Power Saws)

a) Hand saws

Cross cut saw, keyhole saw, bow saw, coping saw, tenon saw, gent’s saw and dowtail saw.

b)Power saws

Chainsaw, miter saw, scroll saw, radial arm saw, band saw, hole saw, circular saw and table saw.

3. Shaping Tools

Hand planes such as shoulder plane, smoothing plane, rabbet plane, spear plane, block plane and scrub plane. Other shaping tools include adze, rasp, froe, spokeshave, drawknife and jointer plane.

4. Assembly Tools

Screwdriver, hammer, mallet, hand drills, power drills and clamps

5. Finishing Tools

Sandpaper (can be used with power sanders), file, scraper, brushes and spray guns for applying lacquer

6. Furniture and Accessory Tools

Workbench, vise, bench hook and sawhorse

The above tools for woodworking are important for your wood projects. It is not necessary that you have all of them. By having some of these woodworking tools shall help you a lot in your project.

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Tools for Woodworking : The 3 Must Have Woodworking Power Tools

In any woodworking project, you must make your timber approximately the correct size first, subsequently fine-tune the timber to the precise dimensions, and lastly smooth it to the finish according to your requirement. Hence, you will begin by sawing your wood, then plan it down and lastly sand it so that you will have the finished product. To make all these easier, you should get yourself tools for woodworking and woodworking plans.

Here are 3 tools for woodworking that you must have to make your work easier:

1. Band Saw

You must have band saw for sawing your lumber. You can pick between a vertical or horizontal band saw. A band saw will most probably be one of the most multipurpose tools in your workshop because it can be used for cutting veneers, re-sawing and with practice, it can also be used to form joints for angled and curved cuts.

2. Power Planer

Power planer is also one of the helpful tools for woodworking. The difference between a power planer and a hand plane is, the power planer works hundred times faster. Unlike the hand plane which use a single blade, the power planer use multiple blades attached to a cylinder that rotate at high speed and then planes to the determined depth.

3. Orbital Sander

Once you have got your timber to the correct size, you will then want to smooth your cut timber down to its finish. A sander can help you do this, and my recommendation is the Palm Orbital Sander. Just as the name suggests, this is a hand held tool and it is small. With its small nature, you will be able to get into all those crannies and nooks which a belt sander or larger orbital cannot reach.

There you have my recommended tools. For woodworking, you should also have good woodworking plans which detailed out all the materials, tools and equipment required to begin your woodwork project.