9 Tools to Start Woodworking for Under $1,000

How to get started woodworking for under $1000

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[FixItFrench]

This video would have been awesome 4 years ago! Great list 👍🏼

[averybryant]

I recommend going to local estate sales. Many people of the older generation have died and have a huge collection the kids need to get rid of.

[atchmon]

If you know you'll be using certain tools alot, then it's fine to buy the better brands. If not sure, then second hand or cheap brands is good, then upgrade.

I have a makita table saw that i barely use, only paid $80 for it used. Works good.

[gergemall]

Thanks I’m learning so much from you.❤

[RayandSandysWoodworking]

Thank you Matt, I have some of these things. Spot on for beginners!

[blancamartinez]

Love the home improvement reference brother

[MrJashley]

so you can go with super cheap Hart brand tools to begin with, or at least I did. Unfortunately still don't have a tablesaw or a router.

[justinwatkins]

I'm getting a southern Bob Barker vibe here. $1 bob!

[mikel]

I would add to stick with one brand for cordless and share batteries

[AriyanasWriting]

Don’t use cheap stuff. If you’re gonna do it, get the good things to make what you’re making good. My father, and me, have both learned the hard way.

[Vefa]

What if pipe clamps are like 4 clamps 40$+120$ for pipes all in AUD and normal F clamps are like 60$. Are pipe clamps just better financial value or is the clamp holding better ?

[JRSIM-]

Love your Scripture shirt! Very awesome!

[scannon]

I would have said to buy $1, 000 in clamps and improvise for everything else.😂

[manuelsaiz]

For $1, 000 USD you can barely buy the table saw here in New Zealand

[michil]

I always see everyone using DeWalt. Is this the best brand or is this an American thing ( i'm Dutch ) ? I'm thinking about Makita and i prefer to stick to one brand ( batteries ) but wondering what everyone's opinion is ...

[Purdue_Pharma]

A speed square in a woodworking shop? I know you’re trying to keep to a budget, but do you really want to skimp out on what’s arguably the most important tool in the shop? At least go for some cheaper brand of combination square and leave the speed squares for the framers.

[Rood]

Not a single fan-boy Ryobi in this mix. Hmm, maybe he’s not the fan-boy so many accuse him of being.

[ryanmijangos]

As a professional carpenter whos ran a shop with 10+ people, dont buy dewalt drills, they go bad pretty quick. We have 5 out of 16 drills go bad within a year. Go makita

[kwilliams]

I disagree about pipe clamps. I started out with them but they really aren't as cheap as one thinks. Threaded black iron pipe isn't cheap (galvanized doesn't really work). The clamps aren't all that much cheaper than others, after the pipe is added in.

Their performance is poor, too. Notice how much the pipe bends as force is applied to the wood. This deformation is skewing the jaws outward, causing uneven pressure on the ends of the clamp. Iron pipe isn't nearly rigid enough. Look at the way parallel jaw clamps are made, in comparison.

Yeah, I started out with pipe clamps but they didn't last long. ...and that was when black iron pipe was dirt cheap. Sure, it'll take a chunk more out of that $1000 but it'll be worth it.

[CovenantCraftsman]

Speed squares are useless compared to a combination square in the context of building in a shop. If this was framing a house, I’d say speed square.