The Tools You NEED To Start Woodworking || Beginner Woodworking Tools

what's up guys it's travis in 
this video i'm going to tell you   all about my woodworking journey 
and which tools you should buy first it all started about seven years ago when 
my dad gave me an old circular saw kind of   like this one right here it was very old didn't 
cut great and had several repairs to the cord   but that didn't stop me from building this awesome 
coffee table but before you get all excited about   buying tools buy some safety equipment first 
woodworking is dangerous a tape measure you're   gonna use one for almost every single cut you 
make so buy one in fact you're gonna lose it so   buy two you remember back in high school 
when squares or something that weren't cool   well now that you're older they're cool again and 
you're gonna need them to make perpendicular cuts   there are a lot of different types of squares out 
there so i would suggest buying them as needed for   each type of project the first actual tool i would 
recommend is a circular saw as you can see i've   since upgraded from my old saw the circular saw 
can be used to make freehand cuts plunge cuts and   also lap joints in fact i was able to get by for 
a very long time without a table saw by using my   circular saw with a straight edge and a Kreg rip 
cut and for those times when you don't want to cut   in a straight line the jigsaw is a great addition 
to the circular saw the jigsaw is versatile and   can be used for home improvement and woodworking 
projects this one can even cut bevel cuts   sometimes i even use my battery powered jigsaw 
in the home depot parking lot to cut down pieces of   wood so they'll fit my car i need a truck so now 
you think you're cool because you can cut stuff   well don't get too excited because you also need 
to be able to make things smooth with a sander   there are many types of sanders you might want to 
eventually buy but i would start off with a basic   orbital sander i also use my belt sander a lot 
for smoothing out large glue ups after planing   and if you need to make any small touch-ups or do 
any detailed work a sanding block or a paint stick   with some sandpaper on it work great clamps i know 
you've heard this in every other youtube video on   woodworking ever but you cannot have enough clamps 
sometimes you'll use clamps for clamping things   down and sometimes you use them for large glue ups 
you never know get more clamps so now that you can   cut things and sand things you need to be able to 
screw things together and drill holes that's where   screw guns come in you don't need to spend a ton 
of money on your screw guns but i use them a ton   and i do recommend battery powered once you get 
a handle on installing screws with your screw   gun you might want to start hiding them in the 
beginning i used pocket holes all over the place   i started out with a very simple Kreg pocket 
hole jig but eventually upgrade to a nicer   pocket hole jig and there are lots of other 
manufacturers who make pocket hole jigs as well   pocket holes are great for when you're first 
starting out but they're also great later on for   things like cabinet boxes and drawer boxes next is 
a miter saw i still bust out my miter saw for some   woodworking and home improvement tasks i mostly 
use it for miter cuts and cut longer work pieces   into shorter more manageable lengths but what i 
use it for the most is home improvement projects   and also cutting crown molding and when i do cut 
crown molding i use a Kreg crown molding jig   next i bought a powered hand planer for 
flattening large glue ups i also have   some manual hand planers but i'm not very good at 
sharpening them yet so i don't use them very much   in addition to making things flat the hand planer 
can also be used to remove little bits of material   to make two work pieces fit together or 
trimming something flush chisels are super   handy for cleaning up cuts and trimming things 
flush they can even be used in fine joinery   as you've probably already seen all over youtube 
there is an art to sharpening chisels properly   which i have not fully mastered yet so you're not 
going to see me busting out my chisels too much   just yet next it might be nice to have a router 
there are many types of routers and router bits   but i find my trim router does almost everything 
i need but a plunge router would also be nice   i mostly use my router for flush trimming adding 
edge detail and cutting out pockets but coupled   with a nice straight edge you can also use it for 
cutting rabbit and datto cuts once i got my table   saw i used it on pretty much every woodworking 
project i did and it is by far the most important   tool that i own i also got a dado set for mine 
which is great for cutting rabbits dados and   box joints with jigs and fixtures like these your 
table saw can do many things and can even replace   the need for other tools if you're interested i 
go into way more detail about table saw jigs and   fixtures in this video right here unfortunately 
i don't have one due to lack of space as you can   see but a drill press is great for when you 
need to drill perfectly straight holes when   i need to drill straight hole i use this drill 
guide it's not ideal but it gets the job done if   you thought a circular saw with a craig rip cut 
and a straight edge was nice wait until you try   a track saw a track saw is great for cutting large 
work pieces like plywood or live edge slabs but it   can also be used to put that first straight edge 
on a piece of lumber that you're trying to mill   planers and drum sanders are great for cleaning 
up boards or taking them down to an exact   thickness i usually use my planer for flattening 
small glue ups like this cutting board and milling   lumber sometimes they even use my planer for 
flattening boards with the use of a planar sled   also if you're interested on how to build lumber 
without a jointer i have a video on that right   here a band saw is just like it sounds it's 
a saw with a blade in the shape of a band   the bandsaw can be used to rip boards make 
intricate cuts and re-saw a board into two   thinner boards i do not have a bandsaw because my 
shop is tiny a router table is far more precise   than a hand router and can do most of the same 
things in addition it can also do things like cut   styles and rails for cabinet doors a jointer is 
used to make a board with flat perpendicular sides   and as you can see it's another thing i do not 
have room for although you can make pretty good   edges for glue ups using a table saw and planer 
a jointer is the right tool for the job a scroll   saw is kind of like a band saw but it has a very 
thin blade that moves up and down although i did   this sign with a jigsaw a scroll saw would have 
been the perfect tool for it as it's designed for   intricate work like this and finally if you want 
to do intricate repeatable work you should get a   cnc router a cnc router is perfect for when you 
have a small business and you need to make a lot   of things to sell quickly they're also great from 
when you want to engrave details into workpiece   like this i used a dremel when i did this but i 
would love to have had a cnc router in this case i   don't have enough space or money for a cnc router 
well thanks for watching my entire video guys   i really appreciate it if you think i left out 
any tools please leave them in the comments also   don't forget to like and subscribe if you haven't 
already and i'll see you guys in the next video

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