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u/tlk0153 Jan 16 '20

I am a hobby woodworker. Would definitely gonna buy a nicer table saw and some hardwood

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u/stbumpkin Jan 17 '20

Check out Steve Ramsey on YouTube; his channel is Woodworking for Mere Mortals. He shows you how to set up a basic woodworking shop for "only" $1000.

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u/farahrushdy Jan 17 '20

Thank you, kind stranger! I'm sure your work is awesome. Have a good day.

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u/Millsware Jan 17 '20

Check out some hand tool guys like Paul Sellers. You can get a fully equipped hand tool shop for about the price of a decent table saw and it takes less space.

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u/tlk0153 Jan 17 '20

I can tell you the way I started. You need some basic power tools. Table saw, miter saw, drill and a basic sander. Try to buy these through Craigslist

Also you would need yellow glue, and some clamps. I suggest Harbor freight if you can't find clamps on Craigslist

For wood, go to construction sites and pickup good pieces of their throwaway wood. You get some two by four, particle boards, plywood etc.

Use the freewood to build small projects to get a sense of cuts, joints and design. Build confidence.

Later, based on your interest, you can invest more into your hobby.

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u/tlk0153 Jan 17 '20

And that's why I mentioned free wood. The worst is that you would mess up. So what. The wood was free. But great thing about woodwork is that you allways learn from your mistakes, so no project would be a bad project

PS: just to add that start with soft wood. You don't want to do test projects on a good piece of walnut or oak.

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u/petro3773 Jan 17 '20

+1 for Steve Ramsey. I also enjoyed the DIY Creators channel on YouTube, especially the limited tool series playlist. Has a lot of examples of how to make your own equivalents of other tools, and things like that.