I’d really love to start making something, even if it’s basic. Any tips on where to start? Tools, wood, etc?

  • @nezbyte@lemmy.world
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    176 months ago

    If you are in the US, don’t trust any dimensions for wood. Buy a cheap caliper and measure to confirm. Personally, I prefer to work in metric to resist the urge to round to a nice fraction. That being said, measurements are always relative and wood is very forgiving so keep a few offcuts labeled and stored away to use as a reference.

    As far as tools go: a cheap pull saw, square, hammer, and a steel straight edge will get you started. Harbor freight has some cheap entry level tools worth buying once to learn on. A drill would be my first power tool purchase if you don’t have one.

    • @sneekee_snek_17@lemmy.world
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      15 months ago

      I sprang for a starrett combination square when I began my woodworking journey and it’s probably the single most useful tool I own.

      It’s not necessary to have a square that precise, but knowing one part of the process is dead square is handy for figuring out where error comes from when there are issues