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Beginner Woodshop Tools

Honest tool guides and beginner-friendly recommendations for small woodshops, garage shops, and craft makers.

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Welcome to Beginner Woodshop Tools, The photo you see above is a current photo of our shop/garage in January 2026. We are a real down to earth family who enjoy wood working.

Starting out in woodworking should feel fun, not confusing. This site helps total beginners choose the right first tools, understand honest comparisons, and build a small shop step by step.

Woodworking is not about owning every machine — it’s about buying tools in the order that matches the projects you actually want to build.

Latest Guides for Beginners

This project was too big for a scroll saw, that’s where the jigsaws versatility really comes into play.https://amzn.to/4pr8H52

This is just one of many, small detailed projects we use the scroll saw for. https://amzn.to/4pvrXyx

My Favorite Bosch orbital sander with dust collector attached.https://amzn.to/45viBLS

The image below is our line of cordless power tools used weekly. “Dewalt does not sponsor us” but the reason I choose them, is they are extremely affordable they tend to have lots of really good deals especially for getting started. They have a huge line of power tools and they last. For instance the drill on the far right is 7 years old. 2 tool kits i would recommend https://amzn.to/4qGjQjs Sander, Router, Jigsaw kit, and https://amzn.to/4qLPfkS Driver and Drill combo kit.

Everything you see on the table, to include the table, was crafted by us. The next 2 photos also have some of our projects in them.

On the bed frame we used the Miter saw, Router, Sander, Drill, and Driver.

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