The previous owner of our little farm was a woodworker and he had two workshops here on this farm. One of them had to go when we did the build out of the kitchen, but the other one at the back of the barn remains.,
Since there is a lot of furniture we still need and some older stuff we want to replace, we have been playing with the idea of starting to do some wood work. We have gotten basic knowledge of carpentry while building the wood floor in our office and right now building our greenhouse but building furniture will be a whole other ballgame. Maybe it’s the history of this farm but lately we have been drawn further into the whole self-reliant thing. It’s no wonder; this farm was a working farm for the past 170 years.
We have assembled a good amount of tools since first starting work on the farm in August of last year. So today we did a few searches on the internet to find out what the basic tools should have to set up a modest woodworking workshop.
Compound Miter Saw: We have one of those, bought it for the construction of the garden. Hubby loves it. It cost around 200 Euro, but it has been worth every cent.
Circular Saw: Have one of those too. We picked it up on a whim because we found it on close out at Metro, the German version of Sam’s Club, for 10 Euro
Jig Saw: Same story, found it at Metro for 14 Euro and just couldn’t resist. We used it once so far, but I can’t remember what for.
Table Saw: We don’t have on of those yet, but saw one at Hornbach on Saturday for 99 Euro. It was actually quite nice and should do for a first trial run on woodworking.
Router: We don’t have one of these either, but are looking into getting one as it will be necessary for some of the projects we have in mind.
Electric Drill / Screwdriver: We have a few of those around the farm, and if you think about skipping a good version of either of those you will be sorry. Drills and electric screwdrivers are dirt cheap and by far one of the most used tools around the house.
Sander: Most sites on the internet recommend a random orbital sander as it doesn’t leave scrape marks on the wood. We have a hand sander and it works quite well. For now we will stick to that and we should be good.
Non-power tools: There are many, but here is a few we already found we couldn’t live without. Hammer, a good solid one which isn’t too heavy. Lots of pencils, as there is tons of marking of lengths involved. And last but not least, a few measuring sticks and tape measures.
