Woodworking may have been a hobby of yours through the years….but what if you could turn your hobby into a part or full time business?
Perhaps now is the time to harness your skills,,,,why not supplement your income with a woodworking business. There are many ways to polish your knowledge…..evening classes, books, DVDs….I recommend the excellent series of video tutorials included in your membership of the ‘Fine Woodworking’ magazine.
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Previous posts have looked at the best place to establish a workshop at home and how your equipment should be positioned in your work space. Now we will look at the hand tools and powered equipment you will need.
Essential Hand Tools
Two words of advice before spending your hard earned money….only buy the tools that you need for the job in hand and also purchase good quality tools.
Here is my list…….
Claw hammer
Set of chisels
Spear and Jackson Hand Saw
Hand saw with broad teeth
Hacksaw
Mitre box
Punches
Set of Screwdrivers
Set of screwdrivers flat and Philips
Rubber mallet
Spring clamps
Spreader clamps
Bench Vice
Rasp
Measuring tape
Steel square
Electric Tools and Equipment
Corded hand drill
Best Buy Makita HR2630
Value for money Bosch PSB650RE
Cordless drill
Best Buy DeWalt dcd 776c1 Combi
Value for money Bosch PSB 1800
DeWalt Circular Saw
Circular saw
Cordless
DeWalt DCS391B
Value for money
Black & Decker BDCCS20B
Plunge Router
Best Buy Bosch POF 1400
Value for money Ryobi R18TR-0 Cordless
DeWalt Jigsaw
Cordless Jigsaw
Best Buy
DeWalt DCS331B
Corded Jigsaw
Bosch JS470E
Table Saws
Best reviews
Bench Saw
Portable DeWalt DW7480/XA
Portable Bosch 4100-10
Contractor DeWalt DWE7491RS
Cabinet SawStop PCS175-TCP236
Makita Belt Sander
Belt Sander
Best Buy Makita 9404/2
Value for money Black & Decker KA900E
Orbital Surface Sander
Best Buy DeWalt D26410
Value for money Bosch PEX 220
These are the essential tools required to start a woodworking business, which plans to make furniture. You can always add to your range of tools as your business expands.
You maybe interested in other branches of woodworking which don’t require so much initial expense and take up far less space……wooden jewellery, toys and automata to name just a few.
Here are two posts I have written on toys and automata…….
I have always loved wood crafts. In my teens it was model gliders, ships in bottles, puppets, wooden toys.... Then I had to earn a crust and became a civil engineer designing and building bridges, motorways, schools...until I became a video producer. On retiring I started making dolls houses but now I am a blogger concentrating on my love of wood.
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