Tools to Make ‘Smalls’

Our new “Smalls” pocket book contains plans for 18 on-the-wee-side projects that will help use up nice offcuts from your scrap bin. And if you ever need to whip up a last-minute handmade gift, “Smalls” will be a big help. A few beginning woodworkers have asked us what tools they’ll need to build the projects in the book. So we compiled a complete list of tools mentioned in the book, and we listed them below. Don’t freak out. You don’t need all these tools. Instead, you can choose from path A, B or C. Read on, and it will all make sense. Saws• Band saw• Coping saw (with fine blades)• Crosscut and rip backsaws• Table saw (if not using hand tools for dados, rabbets and grooves) A small band saw (such as a 10” benchtop model) will allow you to make all the straight and curved cuts necessary to build the projects in the book. Or, if you want to do things by hand, get two backsaws and a coping saw to handle the straight and curved cuts. A table saw will let you make all the straight cuts –…