Top 40 Woodworking Tools Must Have [Part 1 – Hand Tools]

Hand tools are an extension of the woodworker’s hands. Even the ones powered by electricity depend on your control to shape, join, and smooth a piece.

Larry Loffer and Jered Baldwin introduce 20 hand tools that belong in every woodworker’s shop.

1. Claw hammer
2. Tape measure
3. Utility knife
4. Wood moisture meter
5. Chisels
6. Levels
7. Screwdrivers
8. Nail set
9. Sliding bevel or T-bevel
10. Layout square or combination square
11. Block plane or hand plane
12. Calipers
13. Jigs
14. Clamps
15. Hand saw
16. Featherboard
17. Metal detector
18. Sawhorses
19. Workbench
20. Tool storage

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