HF Japanese saw is a great first saw. The hardened teeth last a long time so beginners can learn to harness saws later if they stick with it. I probably use mine a much as any other saw I have. The others have all been sharpened at least twice since I bought the pull saw. I’ll have to check out the flush cut saw. Thanks. Marking gage, one of the first tools I ever made. They were expensive then, so I gave it a shot. Made from scrap woods and simple hardware I had on hand, Free is cheaper than HF. Of you screw out up, you can build another! It is a hobby. 🎉 Bevel gage was probably the next thing I made from a cheap plastic one. It was also a fun project. I just replaced the plastic fence with one o made from scrap wood. You do have to buy the plastic one first. I bought the smaller carving set. Upgraded to Schaaf but still use the HF ones often. HF clamps are great. Can’t beat them for the price. I don’t envision ever buying another Irwin or Pony. You don’t need hearing protection to use any of those tools or, special safety glasses. Many have lifetime warranties so if they don’t work right easy swap. Even if you eventually start using power tools, you will always value the skills you learn from using hand tools. You will often still need them to clean up and tweak power to work. One shaving with a well tuned hand plane is much easier than setting your table saw to shave 1/64” to make that sweet joint.
Also, you can find a lot of these tools nowadays at flea markets that are USA made, that are still in great working condition, Harbour Freight is a good choice also.
Very well done, thank you. I have been into wood working for close to 4 years now. I have been to Harbor Freight many times. I have made close to 50 cutting boards, plus drink coaster sets, I have sold all of my stock, if you will. Thank you, 😊. Brent.
Great to hear this from the RUclips community. Too many always pull put their high end tools try to brand them so you feel you need that. Which is why I prefer to watch those building stuff in lets say countries that are less fortunate then here in America. The tools they use look like stuff we would throw away. But I will say thier end product would rival anyone using all those top dollar tools. Sure the efficiency isn't there but the end product are beautiful.
As a long time wordsmith I approve of this. Many don't realize that not that long ago if you wanted a square, clamp, or guide the tradesman would make his own. Being able to get top of the line and using to get a decent task done is one thing but having the best made tool doesn't automatically translate to a high quality product. Having to put effort into your tools to make them work they way you need them to is a great way to grow in your understanding of how to use the tool. Not only that but you build a connection with the tool that does help increase the quality of your projects. Thank you for being an engouement to those that want to get started.
Those are some good beginning tools. You can't beat the price of the clamps ,I have a bunch and they come in all different sizes. Another good place to buy tools are auctions. I bought my Jet contractors tabl saw for 90 dollars and have had it for 15 years and still works great . The same with my Dewalt miter saw gave 75 bought it from a cabinet shop was only a couple of months old. Great video thank you for showing people how to get into wood working and not go broke
This is a good place this is a good place to start I started watching RUclips videos about woodworking And that was a little overwhelmed with all the fancy tools that they had it seemed like they were telling me you need to have this and you have to have that in order to do woodworking something my budget didn't allow so I started off small and I like it I currently make and carve small boxes and picture frames out of basswood and do chip carving on them I have a great time I don't need giant cabinet saws I don't need a lot of extra fancy expensive tools to do what I do. Start small and see where that leads you.
Great video!! I have quite a few of these tools still in my shop after more than 10 years of woodworking. I like your list but I might swap the carving chisels for the plastic miter box that HF has. I would use it with the double sided pull saw instead of the saw it comes with but I still use my cheap miter box regularly for small cuts. If you had a little more money I would find the cheapest corded drill I could :-)
Great video and I couldn’t agree more about HF. And if it turns out you use something enough that it breaks or you outgrow it then you can go out and spend a little more money on something better. But a lot of this stuff like the F clamps should last for years. I would love to see them come out with better hand planes though. The HF planes are absolute garbage. Also for people just getting into woodworking on an ultra tight budget, Rex Krueger is one of the best resources on YT. He has a series, I forget what it’s called, but it goes through getting going in woodworking for almost nothing. Making some tools as needed and only using a few cheap items he suggests at the beginning. It’s very frustrating some RUclipsrs say like oh you can use cheaper tools instead of these crazy expensive ones I’m using. Like ok do you think you could show us with the cheap tools lol? If I have sawstop and festool I’m probably not watching RUclips for tips on how to do woodworking.
I love Rex Krugers channel, he is a huge source of inspiration for new woodworkers. Another is Paul Sellers, hes more advanced but still walks you through everything step by step and all hand tools with the occasional power drill or band saw. Thanks for watching!
I never think to look at the handsaws there. I’ll have to take a look next time. I have a whole heap of the f-clamps. Best little clamps around for the price.
Great video! I personally own a few of the same tools featured in this video and have been using them for a few years now. A couple of the f-style clamps have broke on me after using (really heavy use)them for a while but I just replaced them with the same ones since they don't cost much. I wasn't aware of the chisel and wood carving (gouges) set till now, so that's nice to know. FYI The harbor freight hand plane/ block plane set is trash. Absolute garbage! Don't buy it! Thanks for sharing.
Saw/s Sawing Saw blade 37 times in the whole video. LoL! Great video. I have a lot of those things. I got my first #4 plane from Lowe's actually. It's a Kobalt. Once I set it up it's been good ever since. You mentioned staying away from ebay for hand planes, I would also like to add to stay away from antique stores too. Unless you find a really good deal there. But they are catering more to people who are decorating and not woodworking. Decorators tend to pay way to much for stupid stuff. Yeah, I said it, stupid stuff. LoL! Anyway, I really enjoyed the video and you have a new subscriber. I'm trying to build my channel too and I know every little bit helps. God bless.
Hello, my name is Mike and I got into woodworking about a year ago. I started off watching a lot of RUclips videos and being intimidated by the kinds of tools that were being used in the videos. Like most people I didn't have a lot of money to get all of the tools I thought I needed. It was a few months before I realized that I didn't have to have all of those tools to start. I also realized that I didn't have to buy brand new either. I was fortunate to have a friend that gave me a table saw but before that I had a skill saw that I got from a pawn shop for cheap. I slowly started getting tools and I will get better ones as I go. A lot of people don't realize it takes time to build up to get the tools you want or need. Like right now, I desperately need a thickness planer but I have to save up for one and that's okay, I will get there eventually. On the hand plane from HF that comes with a block plane, it's not the greatest but it works with a bit of work. I watch a lot of Rex Krueger and he's the biggest reason why I wanted to try a hand plane. I tried to get the number 33 and yes, it's crap. The 2 pack number 4 and block plane can do the job, not the greatest but it works. There's a few little things you need to do to get it ready for use like flatten the sole and sharpen the iron but it does work. Like you mentioned, he also said you can buy them cheap but that depends on the area you live in, for instance in my area I can't really find them very easy. To be fair I could be looking in the wrong places. Mostly I just wanted to let you know about the 2 pack hand planes from HF but also wanted to tell your viewers to not give up or be discouraged. It's not that difficult to get into woodworking, and you don't have to have the best of everything to get started. Buy what you need when you need it and you will slowly start to see your shop grow. Good luck, stay safe and Happy Building 💯😁
Not a bad list, especially the saws and clamps. The chisels are not hard to reprofile since they're a softer metal, so not a bad beginner option. Squares need to be precision tools. You'd have to convince me that Pittsburgh tri-squares are actually square, and that they'll stay that way after multiple adjustments.
@@mataooutdoors The Every Maker - Nick here on YT has a good video on verifying if your square is square ... or not. The problem you have is verifying it in the store. One way might be to go to the table saw section of the store and use the edge of a table and reference against the slide channels in the table.
People are just full of excuses, anyone you really wants to do woodworking will find a way without spending $$$$$ this day and age its so easy to find good deals on marketplace etc , if you really want to do it its not that hard to get into the hobby
ruclips.net/video/7HtCHtAaQno/видео.html Check this video out. I use these diamond plates, they work great. I have another video on how to build them into a board if you are interested in that as well
That's a great video. I would add, get a circular saw, drill and a speed square. You will get so tired of turning screws and you'll need to cut up a sheet of plywood at some time.
I love HF! I am a woodworker, and DO have a Sawstop, jointer&planer with all kinds of expensive purchases over the years. Just bought the saw you showed as your first example. I paid 7.99 though. Have not used it yet, but I have no doubt it is a great saw. That said, woodworking is expensive. Yes, you can go to HF and get your beginning tools. But if you plan on getting into woodworking for $100, you better be getting your WOOD for free.
Thats a good point, wood is crazy expensive especially when you start getting into hard woods. However, people getting started are mainly focused on pine from big box stores or scavenging old wood laying around.
The only issue I have with HFT isn't HF, its the fact that when people buy from HF you have to manage expectations. Most of the non mechanics tools are beginner stuff meant to learn on, not saying the quality is bad. I'm saying they are cheap for when/if you break something, its not 1000$ to replace. Ssome people have forgotten that.
@Lithic_Goose well said! These are inexpensive for sure. The expensive stuff is nice but take Paul Sellars, one of the best woodworkers, and uses 9 dollar chisels from Aldi. It all comes down to personal preference regardless of some people who say you need all the bells and whistles
I do, but not as cheap, not all in one place, and would all need work. These are meant for entry level into woodworking that want to get started while on a budget.
Good call, I thought of that. I do have videos on inexpensive diamond plates, but I bet there is something out there even cheaper. Ill probably make a second video after the new year with, more things to get.
Love these type of videos but be careful the "big boys" click my 1500 festool link to give me kick back that like to make starting wood workers like shit might come attack you. Its like a wen ruler video I watched once, how great they are but keeps pushkng them next to 100$+ woodpeckers and oddly the wen ones where never in stock (until recently) these "pro" wood worker youtubers make people feel like crap to wanna start the hobby.
Check out more videos from Harbor Freight here: ruclips.net/p/PL8QTMoXGB7HYWUCLC_C0-i1vBuvyJP9jD
HF Japanese saw is a great first saw. The hardened teeth last a long time so beginners can learn to harness saws later if they stick with it. I probably use mine a much as any other saw I have. The others have all been sharpened at least twice since I bought the pull saw.
I’ll have to check out the flush cut saw. Thanks.
Marking gage, one of the first tools I ever made. They were expensive then, so I gave it a shot. Made from scrap woods and simple hardware I had on hand, Free is cheaper than HF. Of you screw out up, you can build another! It is a hobby. 🎉
Bevel gage was probably the next thing I made from a cheap plastic one. It was also a fun project. I just replaced the plastic fence with one o made from scrap wood. You do have to buy the plastic one first.
I bought the smaller carving set. Upgraded to Schaaf but still use the HF ones often.
HF clamps are great. Can’t beat them for the price. I don’t envision ever buying another Irwin or Pony.
You don’t need hearing protection to use any of those tools or, special safety glasses. Many have lifetime warranties so if they don’t work right easy swap. Even if you eventually start using power tools, you will always value the skills you learn from using hand tools. You will often still need them to clean up and tweak power to work. One shaving with a well tuned hand plane is much easier than setting your table saw to shave 1/64” to make that sweet joint.
This is exactly how I started out and I still have and use most of it 5 years later so its not total garbage stuff
I reach for the bench chisels all the time. They are my go too
Also, you can find a lot of these tools nowadays at flea markets that are USA made, that are still in great working condition, Harbour Freight is a good choice also.
You are right, flea markets are a great source for older tools!
Very well done, thank you. I have been into wood working for close to 4 years now. I have been to Harbor Freight many times. I have made close to 50 cutting boards, plus drink coaster sets, I have sold all of my stock, if you will. Thank you, 😊. Brent.
That's awesome! Thank you for watching.
Great to hear this from the RUclips community. Too many always pull put their high end tools try to brand them so you feel you need that. Which is why I prefer to watch those building stuff in lets say countries that are less fortunate then here in America. The tools they use look like stuff we would throw away. But I will say thier end product would rival anyone using all those top dollar tools. Sure the efficiency isn't there but the end product are beautiful.
Wish they had a spokeshave
I know exactly what you mean.
Me too!
As a long time wordsmith I approve of this. Many don't realize that not that long ago if you wanted a square, clamp, or guide the tradesman would make his own. Being able to get top of the line and using to get a decent task done is one thing but having the best made tool doesn't automatically translate to a high quality product. Having to put effort into your tools to make them work they way you need them to is a great way to grow in your understanding of how to use the tool. Not only that but you build a connection with the tool that does help increase the quality of your projects. Thank you for being an engouement to those that want to get started.
Thank you for this. So true about the connection you build with your tools buy working on them and making them your own.
Love HF! I have made good use of their ITC membership and 30% off coupon deals.
Same!
Those are some good beginning tools. You can't beat the price of the clamps ,I have a bunch and they come in all different sizes. Another good place to buy tools are auctions. I bought my Jet contractors tabl saw for 90 dollars and have had it for 15 years and still works great . The same with my Dewalt miter saw gave 75 bought it from a cabinet shop was only a couple of months old. Great video thank you for showing people how to get into wood working and not go broke
Thanks for watching! Yes I've gotten quite a few tools now from online auctions from smaller auction houses. They are a great resource.
This is a good place this is a good place to start I started watching RUclips videos about woodworking And that was a little overwhelmed with all the fancy tools that they had it seemed like they were telling me you need to have this and you have to have that in order to do woodworking something my budget didn't allow so I started off small and I like it I currently make and carve small boxes and picture frames out of basswood and do chip carving on them I have a great time I don't need giant cabinet saws I don't need a lot of extra fancy expensive tools to do what I do. Start small and see where that leads you.
Well said!
Great video!! I have quite a few of these tools still in my shop after more than 10 years of woodworking. I like your list but I might swap the carving chisels for the plastic miter box that HF has. I would use it with the double sided pull saw instead of the saw it comes with but I still use my cheap miter box regularly for small cuts. If you had a little more money I would find the cheapest corded drill I could :-)
Great additions! Thanks for watching
Great video and I couldn’t agree more about HF. And if it turns out you use something enough that it breaks or you outgrow it then you can go out and spend a little more money on something better. But a lot of this stuff like the F clamps should last for years. I would love to see them come out with better hand planes though. The HF planes are absolute garbage.
Also for people just getting into woodworking on an ultra tight budget, Rex Krueger is one of the best resources on YT. He has a series, I forget what it’s called, but it goes through getting going in woodworking for almost nothing. Making some tools as needed and only using a few cheap items he suggests at the beginning. It’s very frustrating some RUclipsrs say like oh you can use cheaper tools instead of these crazy expensive ones I’m using. Like ok do you think you could show us with the cheap tools lol? If I have sawstop and festool I’m probably not watching RUclips for tips on how to do woodworking.
I love Rex Krugers channel, he is a huge source of inspiration for new woodworkers. Another is Paul Sellers, hes more advanced but still walks you through everything step by step and all hand tools with the occasional power drill or band saw. Thanks for watching!
Fantastic video I have a lot of those and all of it holds up just fine. Thanks for sharing your expertise
Thank you!
I never think to look at the handsaws there. I’ll have to take a look next time. I have a whole heap of the f-clamps. Best little clamps around for the price.
Yeah their clamps are great for the price for sure.
Ty for this video. I do shop at Harbor Freight, and yes, I agree those chisels are sharp
You're welcome! Thanks for watching
Great video.....very informational..
Thank you
Great video! I personally own a few of the same tools featured in this video and have been using them for a few years now. A couple of the f-style clamps have broke on me after using (really heavy use)them for a while but I just replaced them with the same ones since they don't cost much. I wasn't aware of the chisel and wood carving (gouges) set till now, so that's nice to know. FYI The harbor freight hand plane/ block plane set is trash. Absolute garbage! Don't buy it! Thanks for sharing.
Lol thanks for letting me know about the planes. I've had mixed reviews now about it. Maybe its a quality control issue? Thanks for watching!
I would also recommend checking out red kruger's wood working for humans series, very good and teaches how to make/refurbish tools on the cheap
Rex, not red. Autocorrect sucks...
@@user-ki3dj9pu9y I'm very familiar with his channel. He makes great content. I've learned quite a bit from Rex
Nice video! Good to see someone who isn’t pushing a multi thousand set.
Thank you!
5:15 Actually funny and well done meme insert there 🤣 Great video, subbed!
lol thank you! And welcome to the channel!
Your videos and editing just keeps getting better
Thank you sir!
menards is a good place to get affordable tools also, If you have one near you
I do have one fairly close to me, I havent bought any tools from them yet but will give them a try
thanks, been going more often.
Thanks for watching!
Saw/s Sawing Saw blade 37 times in the whole video. LoL! Great video. I have a lot of those things. I got my first #4 plane from Lowe's actually. It's a Kobalt. Once I set it up it's been good ever since. You mentioned staying away from ebay for hand planes, I would also like to add to stay away from antique stores too. Unless you find a really good deal there. But they are catering more to people who are decorating and not woodworking. Decorators tend to pay way to much for stupid stuff. Yeah, I said it, stupid stuff. LoL! Anyway, I really enjoyed the video and you have a new subscriber. I'm trying to build my channel too and I know every little bit helps. God bless.
Email me mataooutdoors@gmail.com with your address, I want to send you something. Your channel is great, good luck with it. I subbed to you.
Hello, my name is Mike and I got into woodworking about a year ago. I started off watching a lot of RUclips videos and being intimidated by the kinds of tools that were being used in the videos. Like most people I didn't have a lot of money to get all of the tools I thought I needed. It was a few months before I realized that I didn't have to have all of those tools to start. I also realized that I didn't have to buy brand new either. I was fortunate to have a friend that gave me a table saw but before that I had a skill saw that I got from a pawn shop for cheap. I slowly started getting tools and I will get better ones as I go. A lot of people don't realize it takes time to build up to get the tools you want or need. Like right now, I desperately need a thickness planer but I have to save up for one and that's okay, I will get there eventually.
On the hand plane from HF that comes with a block plane, it's not the greatest but it works with a bit of work. I watch a lot of Rex Krueger and he's the biggest reason why I wanted to try a hand plane. I tried to get the number 33 and yes, it's crap. The 2 pack number 4 and block plane can do the job, not the greatest but it works. There's a few little things you need to do to get it ready for use like flatten the sole and sharpen the iron but it does work. Like you mentioned, he also said you can buy them cheap but that depends on the area you live in, for instance in my area I can't really find them very easy. To be fair I could be looking in the wrong places. Mostly I just wanted to let you know about the 2 pack hand planes from HF but also wanted to tell your viewers to not give up or be discouraged. It's not that difficult to get into woodworking, and you don't have to have the best of everything to get started. Buy what you need when you need it and you will slowly start to see your shop grow. Good luck, stay safe and Happy Building 💯😁
Awesome comment! Very well said. I will check out those planes then and see what we can do with them. Good luck on your building as well Mike!
Not a bad list, especially the saws and clamps. The chisels are not hard to reprofile since they're a softer metal, so not a bad beginner option.
Squares need to be precision tools. You'd have to convince me that Pittsburgh tri-squares are actually square, and that they'll stay that way after multiple adjustments.
I hear ya. Im curious about them as well, I'll try to do a video on the squares to see if they can hold up
@@mataooutdoors The Every Maker - Nick here on YT has a good video on verifying if your square is square ... or not. The problem you have is verifying it in the store. One way might be to go to the table saw section of the store and use the edge of a table and reference against the slide channels in the table.
@michaelcsweeney8435 ill check that out, thanks!
Keep up ⬆️ the good work friend
Will do
People are just full of excuses, anyone you really wants to do woodworking will find a way without spending $$$$$ this day and age its so easy to find good deals on marketplace etc , if you really want to do it its not that hard to get into the hobby
Exactly! So many ways to get into it. Maybe its just fear for some folks.
Do you have any recommendations for cheap sharpening supplies for the chisels?
ruclips.net/video/7HtCHtAaQno/видео.html
Check this video out. I use these diamond plates, they work great. I have another video on how to build them into a board if you are interested in that as well
bruh, HF has you covered with a 2 in 1 stone and a 4 in 1 diamond. just search for sharpeners and you’ll find. them.
the handheld one is trash though.
That's a great video.
I would add, get a circular saw, drill and a speed square.
You will get so tired of turning screws and you'll need to cut up a sheet of plywood at some time.
Those would make great additions. The drill first I would say.
I love HF! I am a woodworker, and DO have a Sawstop, jointer&planer with all kinds of expensive purchases over the years. Just bought the saw you showed as your first example. I paid 7.99 though. Have not used it yet, but I have no doubt it is a great saw.
That said, woodworking is expensive. Yes, you can go to HF and get your beginning tools. But if you plan on getting into woodworking for $100, you better be getting your WOOD for free.
Thats a good point, wood is crazy expensive especially when you start getting into hard woods. However, people getting started are mainly focused on pine from big box stores or scavenging old wood laying around.
Most of those tools they ask companies to give them for free. And surprisingly they get them
OH I did not know that. I wonder why they would do that? Maybe to push more expensive tools?
The only issue I have with HFT isn't HF, its the fact that when people buy from HF you have to manage expectations. Most of the non mechanics tools are beginner stuff meant to learn on, not saying the quality is bad. I'm saying they are cheap for when/if you break something, its not 1000$ to replace. Ssome people have forgotten that.
@Lithic_Goose well said! These are inexpensive for sure. The expensive stuff is nice but take Paul Sellars, one of the best woodworkers, and uses 9 dollar chisels from Aldi. It all comes down to personal preference regardless of some people who say you need all the bells and whistles
@@mataooutdoors I was taught that it's less about the quality of the tool and more about the skill of the craftsman using the tool.
You'd o realize most of this Chinese stuff, can be found in the U.S. as used (American Made) Craftsman right!@/ . .
I do, but not as cheap, not all in one place, and would all need work. These are meant for entry level into woodworking that want to get started while on a budget.
Those squares are not square... That's one I disagree on !
Ill check them out in more detail soon. See if we can get them squared up if they arent.
You forgot sharpening supplies
Good call, I thought of that. I do have videos on inexpensive diamond plates, but I bet there is something out there even cheaper. Ill probably make a second video after the new year with, more things to get.
Love these type of videos but be careful the "big boys" click my 1500 festool link to give me kick back that like to make starting wood workers like shit might come attack you.
Its like a wen ruler video I watched once, how great they are but keeps pushkng them next to 100$+ woodpeckers and oddly the wen ones where never in stock (until recently) these "pro" wood worker youtubers make people feel like crap to wanna start the hobby.
I saw that video too and tried to buy them, always out of stock. Let em come at me lol
hard pass on like 99% of ur list, there is no way. maybe for a beginner wondering if they even actual have interest, but other than that, 0 chance.
Yup, the point of the video was for beginner woodworkers just getting into the hobby.
Bye