r/woodworking Mar 20 '23

Wiki | Ideas Needed Quality woodworking tools used by your favorite woodworkers. Not sponsored stuff. Actual BuyItForLife type quality tools they bought with their own $, that are actually worth their price

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I need some help adding tools to this list

In slowly making updates to our woodworking wiki here (shameless plug). A few months ago I started tracking the tools well-known woodworkers actually use.

This is not sponsored stuff. I'm looking for tools they spent their personal money on...they bought without kickback or enticement...just got because it was good. Tools that have seen some love and heavy use. The r/buyitforlife type of quality, regardless of price. Here's what I have so far. Please share any worth including. Thanks!

Who Tool Type Brand Model Link
Dusty Lumber Co. Chisels pfeil 6 Chisel Set link
Dusty Lumber Co. Chisels Irwin Marples Blue Chip link
Laura Kampf Marking Pencil Pica pencil, marker link
Dusty Lumber Co. Router Bit Freud 1/4" and 1/2" link
Dusty Lumber Co. Clamps Jorgensen E-Z Hold link
Dusty Lumber Co. Clamps Bessey K-Body Parallel link
Dusty Lumber Co. Glue brush Titebond Titebrush link
Dusty Lumber Co. Slab Stitching/Inlay Slab Sticker - D. Chenney Co. Woodcrafter Clear router templates, bowties, X, Chevrons link
Dusty Lumber Co. Sander Mirka Sander & Dust Collection link
Bourbon Moth Measuring Tape FastCap Standard Reverse (Lefty/Righty) link
Blacktail / Cam Marking Pencil Pica Pica BIG Ink Smart-Use Marker XL (Red) link
Blacktail / Cam Sawhorses ToughBuilt C700 link
Blacktail / Cam Measuring Tape Milwaukee model #48-22-5125, magnetic 25ft ---

r/woodworking 3d ago

Announcement | We're going dark June 12-14 r/Woodworking will be joining the blackout June 12th to protest Reddit's API changes and its killing of 3rd Party Apps such as Apollo

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6/8 Update: Apollo is shutting down effective 6/30 following accusations by reddit CEO, so is Relay, RIF, Sync, ReddPlanet, Pager, ReSurfer, and Stellar.

What's going on? >> TL;DR See this graphic

A recent Reddit policy change threatens to kill many beloved third-party mobile apps, making a great many quality-of-life features not seen in the official mobile app permanently inaccessible to users.

On May 31, 2023, Reddit announced they were raising the price to make calls to their API from being free to a level that will kill every third party app on Reddit, from Apollo to Reddit is Fun to Narwhal to BaconReader.

Even if you're not a mobile user and don't use any of those apps, this is a step toward killing other ways of customizing Reddit, such as Reddit Enhancement Suite or the use of the old.reddit.com desktop interface.

This isn't only a problem on the user level: many subreddit moderators depend on tools only available outside the official app to keep their communities on-topic and spam-free.

What's the plan?

On June 12th, many subreddits will be going dark to protest this policy. Some will return after 48 hours: others will go away permanently unless the issue is adequately addressed, since many moderators aren't able to put in the work they do with the poor tools available through the official app. This isn't something any of us do lightly: we do what we do because we love Reddit, and we truly believe this change will make it impossible to keep doing what we love.

The two-day blackout isn't the goal, and it isn't the end. Should things reach the 14th with no sign of Reddit choosing to fix what they've broken, we'll use the community and buzz we've built between then and now as a tool for further action.

What can you do?

  1. Complain. Message the mods of /r/reddit.com, who are the admins of the site: message /u/reddit: submit a support request: comment in relevant threads on /r/reddit, such as this one, leave a negative review on their official iOS or Android app- and sign your username in support to this post.
  2. Spread the word. Rabble-rouse on related subreddits. Meme it up, make it spicy. Bitch about it to your cat. Suggest anyone you know who moderates a subreddit join us at our sister sub at /r/ModCoord - but please don't pester mods you don't know by simply spamming their modmail.
  3. Boycott and spread the word...to Reddit's competition! Stay off Reddit entirely on June 12th through the 13th- instead, take to your favorite non-Reddit platform of choice and make some noise in support!
  4. Don't be a jerk. As upsetting this may be, threats, profanity and vandalism will be worse than useless in getting people on our side. Please make every effort to be as restrained, polite, reasonable and law-abiding as possible.

Please visit r/ModCoord, read this letter, and then sign on with your subreddit name and/or username if you support this initiative.

Please consider crossposting this to your community or any space you think should be made aware of it. These changes will affect all users.


r/woodworking 10h ago

Hand Tools Wife's grandfather's old tools - anything worth keeping?

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437 Upvotes

I'm decently handy but not an expert woodworker like this legend was. Anything worth keeping before it's given away?


r/woodworking 10h ago

Techniques/Plans What to do with °45 scraps

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402 Upvotes

So I have a bunch of scraps and clueless what to do with it. I'm a total beginner and don't want to throw them away. Im building an 8x8 catio. It's been fun lol.


r/woodworking 8h ago

Project Submission Friday night project

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236 Upvotes

First post here and first try at an inlay! Black walnut with peach wood (neighbor had removed and I saved a few limbs to play around with small scale milling; it’s spalted too!) not perfect, but I think I captured the old man’s likeness. Cut out with a scroll saw and a palm router for the inlay.


r/woodworking 19h ago

Techniques/Plans Pneumatic press for cutting copes (pardon the dust please the barrel was full)

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1.4k Upvotes

r/woodworking 5h ago

Project Submission Small tool case

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77 Upvotes

Just for fun I made a small tool case after seeing that famous piano makers tool case. The studly case maybe it's called?. Elm wood, walnut components to hold things in. All in all it ended up as a wall mounted cabinet, as it turns out once filled even something this small is insanely heavy.

For those who might be curious, just about every tool I get needs restoration, so I tend to remake the wood parts with cherry.


r/woodworking 18h ago

Project Submission News tools day ... but not for me

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455 Upvotes

r/woodworking 11h ago

Project Submission Woodworking bench I have built for my garage - waiting on vises and dogs

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101 Upvotes

r/woodworking 16h ago

Project Submission Proud of this

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253 Upvotes

I'm not a pro, but I like woodworking. Here's a simple frame made of scrap pine wood.


r/woodworking 15h ago

Project Submission Chaotic cutting board made out of other cutting board cutting offs

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193 Upvotes

I made this from the cut offs from many other cutting boards.


r/woodworking 12h ago

Techniques/Plans Progress shots of the marquetry piece I posted yesterday

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108 Upvotes

I got a lot of comments stating that my artwork was fake/photoshopped/ai rendered/etc, and quite a few requests for progress shots & videos. So this is for y’all.

I wish I had documented this piece better, and I will try to document the actual process better on my next piece!


r/woodworking 10h ago

Hand Tools I finally got one

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68 Upvotes

r/woodworking 9h ago

Project Submission Yes 12x14 gazebo from Costco can be a one man job.

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62 Upvotes

r/woodworking 8h ago

Project Submission Butcher block I built and am about to install

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46 Upvotes

I think it’s beautiful- but then again I’m biased to my own work


r/woodworking 12h ago

Hand Tools New Old Chisel to restore 12”x4”

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72 Upvotes

Its a beast.


r/woodworking 5h ago

Project Submission I have just finished my first project ever!

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21 Upvotes

It isn't much and it wasn't a very complicated design but it feels really good to have finished my first independent project ever. I just used screws to fasten the boards together but I wouldn't mind hearing some recommendations on how to better hide the screws. I did put some pocket screws on the back board but any critiques or recommendations would be helpful.


r/woodworking 9h ago

Project Submission Dry fitting Cuban Mahogany door frame bound for West Palm Florida.

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45 Upvotes

r/woodworking 8h ago

Project Submission First wood project

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32 Upvotes

It’s not much but I made it in Woodshop class, thought I’d share it. Went to the welding class and had them put the propellor on. Glued the 3 main pieces together but messed up when sanding it down and made it a bit crooked


r/woodworking 1d ago Masterpiece

Project Submission Big marquetry project I finished today

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4.4k Upvotes

A commissioned wall hanging. 330 Hand cut pieces, 40-ish hours total. Red gum, etimoe & cherry on the front, sapele for the trim.


r/woodworking 20h ago

Project Submission Made this bed for my little pig

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240 Upvotes

r/woodworking 1h ago

Finishing Lamp stand made of oak with small brass accents.

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r/woodworking 21h ago

Project Submission An extremely overdue wedding present finally completed and I can breathe a sigh of relief

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303 Upvotes

Quartersawn white oak dining room server. This project became a sort of mental block for me, does this happen to anyone else?


r/woodworking 19h ago

Project Submission I made an outside shower for the hot summer in France

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166 Upvotes

r/woodworking 12h ago

General Discussion What’s a tool in your shop that you regret buying?

51 Upvotes

I’ll start: My scroll saw. It’s been a dust collector ever since I bought it. Used it once to make a little Xmas tree on a stand for the lady


r/woodworking 22h ago

Project Submission White Oak wedged mortise & tenon bookshelf

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254 Upvotes

r/woodworking 16h ago

Project Submission First try at a diagonal cutting board, maple and padauk

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61 Upvotes