The 7 Basic Tools You Need To Start Woodworking.

Are cordless tools more affordable than corded? I get asked all the time if beginners on a budget should buy cordless tools or corded. Well after a deep dive into current pricing on both cordless woodworking tools and corded... The results actually surprised me!

In this video I'll compare both the corded and cordless versions of the table saw, jigsaw, circular saw, sander, miter saw, drill and impact driver.

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[theartsypixie]

My husband went to his aunts house to help her install baseboards and trim. He didn't want to take a bunch of tools, so I told him, "Well, just take the miter box and the handsaw." He looked appalled at my suggestion and asked, "Have you ever installed trim with just those?" I looked at him and said "Yes, that's my miter box and saw from when I was broke and in my 20s and had to do it the manual way, because I couldn't afford a power tool." 😊

[nicksoehren]

I just picked up a used delta table saw on Facebook marketplace for $95. Of course I gotta change out the blade so I’m looking at another $40 for a Diablo. But still not a bad deal at all and I drove 3 hours to pick it up 😂😂.

[peterlaughlin]

I agree the best way to go is to buy a combo years ago. DeWalt had a great Convo sale at Christmas. I think if you spent 600 bucks, you got two extra tools but I ended up with like four or five batteries two or three charges the basic tools that I needed and ended up getting a router and circular saw.

[rubelliterose]

We love our Ryobi cordless set, mainly for the portability! We can work in the garage or way out in the yard building a chicken coop with the same tools and not drag extension cords all over the property. With a 30 minute charger and 2 batteries, we have never had to sit around and wait for the batteries to charge, a fresh one is always ready.

[amycyclenut]

I recently bought a Makita 10" miter saw, chose to get the battery version, because of the brushless, and I picked up a second battery. I don't regret it at all. Like you, impressed on how long one battery lasts and with two, I always have power.

[gregghernandez]

Great video. One of my favorite things to do is hit up sites like Offer Up and buy used tools that are sometimes a great deal. I recently bought a ELu corded router. It turns out DeWalt followed their design for their routers. I paid 40 bucks and it is like new. I can tell because the base has no scratches and there is no sawdust anywhere. I cleaned it up with simple green and it is a beast. Just keep an eye out.

[brendaS]

Thank you, Matthew. I appreciate your opinions.

[greatgrandpaswoodworking]

My Delta 36-725T2 table saw, Hercules 12" miter saw, Delta planer, bench top drill and band saw are all corded but all hand tools are cordless. One thing I did not hear you mention is cordless hand tools brushless are more powerful and last longer but are a few dollars more. I use Ryobi too because of the available of tools and the price.

[pkk]

I have a lot of Ryobi tools and they work great

[castlevaniaking]

I bought a ryobi cordless combo back close to 10 years ago, not the brushless models and have been very happy with them. The combo was circular (five and half inch) drill, driver, light, reciprocating saw, multi tool, and two 1.5AH batteries plus bag. I then added on other ryobi things over the years and for a hobbyist like myself they work great. I used both the dewalts you showed in the video for my job for years and they were great as well, if I was running a business or using/abusing my tools every day then I may pick a different brand lol.

Recently added on a milwaukee m12 installation driver and skil 10 inch table saw and am happy with my little setup. One day I will get out of this single car garage that has one outlet and no climate control and will ikely expand even more :)

[simonreynoso]

Thanks Matthew appreciate the insight. This has been a decisive battle I've been struggling with for a couple of months now.. you have helped me with my decision thanks again. I needed this video ✌️

[wildbillc]

I have both corded and cordless tools. If I'm in the shop corded tools, if I'm out on the back side of the property working on something, cordless, not gonna drag an extension cord all over the property LOL.

The cordless tools have really come a long ways in the past couple decades in terms of power and capability.

I won a Dewalt XRP 18V 4 piece combo set a couple decades ago as a door prize at a hardware store....so as a result when I needed a cordless tool I'd go buy a Dewalt because at that time they were the only ones in my area that you could get just the bare tool and most back then were under $100 for a bare tool. Then as time went on those batteries of course started failing....wanting to keep using my 18V stuff I took the batteries to one of the Batteries Plus stores and had them rebuilt, which got me though a few more years....then came the 20V stuff....time to upgrade, then Dewalt came out with the adapters so you could run the 18V stuff on a 20V battery cool....no it made already heavy tools heavier, and in many cases quite a cumbersome mess. I did get some of the 20V Dewalt stuff but the prices became so outrageous I started migrating to other platforms, I ended up selling all my Dewalt stuff when I got out of the finish carpentry job, and I don't do anything like that anymore so the lighter duty tools now work just fine around home. I do have a few different platforms now but it allows me to buy the tools I need in whatever color is on sale at the time LOL.

The battery platforms have got a lot better, and smaller and lighter weight....cool, but then comes the larger capacity batteries so now you compact and sub-compact tools can run on a 12AH battery that weighs more than the tool and in some cases is bigger than the tool and looks ridiculous LOL. I think the biggest battery I have in any of my platforms now is the 5AH. The 40V stuff from Ryobi has some pretty large batteries but most of that is gonna be in the yard/garden tool line anyhow...and the batteries aren't all that heavy or awkward as it kind of balances out the lawn and garden tools at least.

Course there's the cordless worm drive Skil-Saw circular saw the battery is large and the saw is heavy....I think it weighs more than the regular old Skil-Saw with a cord LOL. I'll have to weigh them when I get a chance. Even that 48V battery is a 5AH battery.

Anymore it don't matter as much what color you buy, its just good for most people to just stick to one platform so they don't have a mess of batteries and chargers to deal with.

My big miter saw is corded, but I have a 7-1/4" miter saw that is cordless, man is that little saw handy, when they first came out with them I was like what the heck are you gonna use that thing for its so small....yeah, its small, and I throw it in the loader bucket of the tractor all the time when I'm doing stuff on the property away from the shop, it'll cut a lot of materials and saves time not having to carry stuff back and forth from the shop. Yes, the big miter saw is great, tons of power and huge 14" cutting capacity, but for a lot of stuff that 7-1/4" saw gets the job done. The only reason I have the 12" dual bevel sliding compound miter saw is from when I was doing finish carpentry and doing all the crown molding, base boards, etc....where you'd need the capacity on some crown moldings and sometimes on siding. But that saw is a beast, so packing it around isn't so enjoyable LOL....oh and you are tied to an outlet and sometimes at a jobsite that can be a problem when the house doesn't have power so you are stuck running extension cords to your working space to trip over, with all the air lines strung all over too LOL.

Can't go wrong with the tools you picked out for a starter set, if they wear out or break buy the next step up or couple steps up in brand quality and you are all set, if you don't wear it out or break it then you know its good, or its not one of your most used tools. I have several Ryobi tools, and like every other manufacturer the kits are useless to many people....or they come out with the kit long after you've already bought all that Freight and your Bauer 6 piece kit....way too late with that, people bought all that stuff a long time ago LOL, which is why they still have a stack of those kits in the store I go to of backfired on them being late to the kit party HAHA!!

[bjsmith]

Love your information on the combos. I'm always looking for the best ones according to my needs and affordability. One thing I would suggest is doing a video on table saws. I saw a video about 4 months ago that told about table saw safety being a huge deal and it was being decided what and when to implement new safety requirements. Basically the same thing SawStop has. The cost of table saws would go way up and not be very affordable to beginners should this requirement actually happen. The current status is a decision from now until 2 years out. The estimated price increase would be 300. to 400. on top of the current price. So, yes, that would make table saws unaffordable to most. The worst part of all this is manufacturers won't be able to sell older table saws that they may have in stock. They would have to be the new ones. This is just wrong in my opinion. Keep up the great work !!!

[MrDmorgan]

I got locked into Ryobi years ago when my wife bought a weedeater off of Marketplace. It was a Ryobi 18v with no battery.... Luckily my drill set was also 18v Ryobi. Now just about everything I own is 18v Ryobi. 4 batteries total. Sometimes HD will have a battery deal with free tool!

[bmiller]

Well thought out video, Matthew. Appreciate this comparison.

[chuckfalgout]

I started with pawn shop tools and hand me downs. I've been slowly improving my tools over time. I would definitely stay away from the Ryobi cordless orbital sander. That thing eats batteries and when the batteries lose power, I get swirls on my projects. Definitely recommend going with a corded sander. But the Ryobi palm router is awesome. I use it on just about every project.

[portaamber]

That's a great deal for a drill/driver combo, haven't seen it that low with batteries in a minute. Also, would love to hear more of your origin story, how/why you started and what kinds of things you built with your miter box and nails 😊

[darrylhastings]

A few years ago I broke down and replaced all my corded tools with battery tools (Milwaukee). Two years later and they all started to just quit on me. Contacting my Milwaukee dealer to see about repair and got a big wake up call. It seems once the warranty expires it cost more to fix than replace and we all know they are not cheep. I went into my storage unit and dug out some old corded tools. In my box I found an old black decker black hard plastic jig saw that my dad bought in the 70’s. Still worked. I think I will send the Milwaukee junk to the trash and start buying old corded tools at yard sales.

[paulbearc-]

I still have the blue and yellow Ryobi 18v. They still work great. I have about 45 different Ryobi 18v tools. I love them. I have built a lot of cabinets, tables, heavy duty patio chairs and other things. I have only had one tool quit on me. I kept pushing the saw when I knew better. My son has the mechanic tools also and that work great also. That’s just my opinion.

[chadpotter]

Great video. Always looking out for the little guy.