20 Tools Under $30 Every Woodworker Needs

I have and use regularly every one of the tools you recommend with the exception of the moisture meter. I've solved that problem with procrastination. I've got a stock of sapele that has been waiting for me to get to it for seven years. I think it's dry.

Pure gold content as usual, thank you very much!

Yes, i have truly enjoyed your tips, tricks, and basic advice. The pro's and con's of each top is extremely helpful. I am a grandmother on the disabled list, with lots of time to spend with my grandbabies. So, on my good days, I like to see what i can do with wood.

I found Abranet sanding discs a few years ago and even though they are more expensive they last way longer and being a mesh they remove way more dust allowing the sander to work less and the disc to stay cooler and last way longer.

I am happy to report that over my 35+ years of manufacturing sawdust, I have 18 out of 20. Don't have a mallet, but just got a lathe last month. Don't have the glue bottle opener, but will have before the day is over. That thing is brilliant. One remark I hear from many who brave the dust and knarly looking tools is " Wow! You have everything!" I just raise my eyebrows...thinking to myself " I'm just getting started 😂"

Thank you for sharing your experience. I'm not a new woodworker by any means, however i learned long ago that you always want to listen to the "old timers" and that keeps true in this case. Always end up picking up some new knowledge. Have a great day!

Great video as always! Thank you for all you and your team does!

Thanks for the excellent video. I have a few of these (especially love my Japanese stule ryoba saw), but a lot here that I would benefit from picking up. Thanks much!

Great video. I love watching videos that share affordable gadgets that are helpful to a new woodworker like me.

3M xtract sandpaper is soooo good. It’ll remove material much faster than anything else I’ve used.

The wood glue opener is such an awesome tip!

Great video, great tips. I do one thing different. I buy plastic mechanical pencils during the back to school sales. I bought 30 .5 for $6. And to my surprise each one has 3 sets of lead in them. I figured for the price they would have only one and I'd just throw them away when they run out. Since I have so many I keep them all over the shop. And my experience with the 3M Xtract discs is the tear very easily. Just rounding off a corner has had them tear. I agree that they are great but too fragile for me. Take care

Thank you very much Sir.🎉

Great video, thanks Rich.

thank you for the advice.

Some excellent recommendations! About the only one that doesn't work for my budget are the pipe clamps. The Harbor Freight clamp mechanisms are pretty cheap, but the 10'- 3/4" galvanized pipe from Home Depot will cost you about $35 plus tax. Two clamps were running about $50 total. I can buy a lot of decent bar clamps from Harbor Freight for that much. I couldn't even find any pipe at my favorite tool supply...Habitat for Humanity's store.

I made my first woodcarvers mallet with a saw and hand axe!

If you can afford it (they do cost more) you are better off getting a "pinless" or "flatplate" moisture meter. First because it does not leave "vampire bites" on the wood, and second because it tells you the moisture deep inside the wood whereas the pin-type only tells you the moisture at the surface-depth where the pins push into the wood. This is a big difference if you are working with boards that are 3/4" or thicker.

Good list! I'd make some changes for a hand tool shop, but not many

My small square is handy for squaring the table saw blade.