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Start woodworking with the tools you can afford

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10 videos that take you from an empty corner of the garage to a box with cut dovetails. Cheap tools, real projects, no shop envy.

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2023 guide to all the TOOLS and SUPPLIES you need to start a woodworking hobby
Steve Ramsey - Woodworking for Mere Mortals
The shopping list first: what you actually need to start, and what can wait.
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Hand tools for $100: Buy a complete woodworking kit for cheap.
Rex Krueger
A working hand tool kit for about $100, chosen tool by tool with reasons.
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Getting Started with Hand Saws // Total beginner, hand tool woodworking.
Rex Krueger
How to hold, start and steer a hand saw so the cut goes where you meant.
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Stop Planning. Start Woodworking. Build This.
Rex Krueger
A first project simple enough to finish, which is how the skills actually arrive.
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How to Make a Woodworking Mallet || DIY Mallet
Penalty Box Woodshop
Build the mallet you will use for every chisel cut after this.
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You can make these from 2x4
Rex Krueger
Projects from the cheapest lumber in the yard, so mistakes cost almost nothing.
07
Learn EVERYTHING from big box wood.
Rex Krueger
How to pick usable boards out of a warped home centre pile.
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How to Choose a Woodworking Workbench
Rex Krueger
What a bench has to do, and which of its features you can skip at first.
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How to make a Dovetail Joint - The Three Joints - | Paul Sellers
Paul Sellers
The dovetail taught slowly by hand, with the layout logic behind each cut.
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How to Build a Simple Dovetailed Box | Paul Sellers
Paul Sellers
Puts the joint into a finished box, which is where the practice pays off.