2/ for hand tools: a lot of current mass market stuff is kind of crap (e.g. chisels or handplanes from Home Depot). Flea markets, garage sales, and antique stores are good sources. You'll need to clean the tools a bit and sharpen them but (a) patina and wear are nice (b) >>>
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3/ you need to learn to sharpen anyway. For learning everything there is to know about sharpening I recommend The Complete Guide to Sharpening by Leonard Lee https://www.amazon.com/Complete-Guide-Sharpening-Leonard-Lee/dp/1561581259 …
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4/ For higher end hand tools, or if you can't find what you want at a garage sale, Lee Valley https://www.leevalley.com/en-us and Lie Nielsen https://www.lie-nielsen.com/ are your go to places for hnnnng tool porn. I've purchased TONS of tools from Lee Valley and they're all great.
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6/ For the list of WHICH hand tools, Christopher Schwartz is the go-to guy / small publisher. His list is here http://www.talkfestool.com/vb/woodworkers-cafe/4645-anarchists-tool-chest.html … taken from one of his excellent books, I think this one https://lostartpress.com/products/the-anarchists-tool-chest … Spend some time flipping through Lost Art Press book list >
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7/ There are a few (I forget exact titles) that are exercises that an apprentice / student would have done in the early 20th century. Work through those like a guitar student practicing chords, and you'll be 100x better at basic hand tool woodworking than almost anyone around.
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8/ Yes, power tools at HD are fine. We were discussing hand tools tho. Handplanes, mallets, chisels, marking gauges, etc.https://lostartpress.com/products/the-anarchists-tool-chest …
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9/ Read Fine Woodworking magazine for inspiration (though all of those techniques and results are years away from intro level). FWW is published by Taunton Press. I recommend pretty much all Taunton Press books.
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10/ One of the very very first things you'll need to build is a workbench to build everything else on. The Workbench Book provides tons to drool over. https://www.amazon.com/Workbench-Book-Craftsmans-Guide-Publishers/dp/0918804760/ …
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This thread...makes me wish I had taken wood-shop classes in high school. The tools alone make my heart go pitter patter
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I didn't! I learned on my own. It's never too late!
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