Best Woodwork Tools for Beginners

[@glowstickofdestiny1290]

"We all have our vices, and this is the woodworker's" was an absolutely incredible line.

[@BenlshTracker]

its even funnier when you realise thats a whole rabbit hole you could go down as well

[@trublgrl]

Not to mention "I've saved the boring tools for the bitter end."

[@rubenskiii]

Tools have had such an impact on our language, there are so many metaphors and puns in our language "toolbox" it's amazing, and this line hit the nail on the head when it comes to that.

[@offimoo9995]

@@rubenskiii😂😂

[@TheAncalimonTelrunya]

​@@trublgrlRan to the comments to make the same point.

[@emvt9590]

Bro got 15 years experience in 2 years, mans a legend

[@TheMadTatter]

"The boring tools to the end", I see what you did there 😂 Jaysus lad, the excitment and enthusiasm for tools in this video is contagious, made me feel like going down my local screwfix and clearing the shelves

[@Steve-hj6xv]

Oh, you're right! Nice catch on the "boring tools"😊

[@nelly5954]

I think "bitter end" might be a pun as well

[@lord_mast1188]

You are super talented if you are just two years into woodworking, seriously. Respect from a fellow German carpenter Great video as always!

[@PaulyM856]

No 30-minute intros. No yelling at us to "LiKe aNd sUbScRiBe aNd hIt tHe bElL IcOn". No umms and ahhhhs. Just a man who loves his craft, does it well, and wants to share it with the world in an entertaining format that's a joy to listen to. :D Well done sir. :D

[@ihabiano]

KZbin's value comes from people like you! ❤

[@tee1up785]

Eion you are grinding out videos. That’s what it takes. We all love the videos. Keep it up with a happy balance of your own life. One of my favorite videos is when you and you friend went out out in the boat and talked about men’s mental health. Please keep those videos in mind. I’ve lost a few Military friends to suicide and I think more men should talk about mental health issues with our friends. ❤

[@philhahn]

ONLY 2 SUMMERS AGO?! I've been assuming you've been doing this since you were a young lad! Your work is amazing and inspiring ^_^ Our woodwork teacher in high school also pushed us to always use non-mechanical tools, pick up the principles etc. and it was a great approach

[@Menuki]

Ikr, I figured he had at least a decade of experience. He’s just so adept with all the antique tools….he’s only 21

[@wanderingintheabyss]

I absolutely thought this was generational knowledge he grew up with. Phenomenal.

[@jul371-y5p]

using hand tools teach how to use power tools, to not abuse drills and drill bits, a jigsaw and a table saw or hand saw the same with sanding inñf you are not accostumed to hand tools and how they work with power tools youre gonna be a mess

[@jeffhansman2829]

Thanks for having the good sense to NOT assume those of us starting out already have table saws, band saws, planers, or routing tables, or the budget to acquire them (are you listening KZbinrs?). Collecting a sensible selection of hand tools that don't break the bank has always seemed a good way to go. I particularly like that you made your own mallet. Keep up the great work.

[@matthewberry345]

Hey from south africa ! 🇿🇦 you're the reason I've started carpentry, recently got my hands on some saws, chisels and a collection of Stanley planes and it's genuinely unlocked a passion i never knew i had!

[@nathanieltan3569]

I already own a bunch of hand tools and know all the basics but I still watched anyway. Your videos are always very enjoyable to watch.

[@efng21]

I've been crudely building wood furniture my whole life. I have to admit, there is an undeniable urge to attempt to make my own mallet now but it wouldn't get the use its intended for.

[@EoinReardon]

Do it!

[@bushratbeachbum]

That doesn't matter. Build one!! It's a nice project and it might kick-start something!! Search" impossible mallet "if you fancy a challenge!

[@rolandgamores146]

Wow! Man. Old classic vintage tool, that's what I like❤

[@robbiewilliamson357]

Brother you have developed your skills extremely quick. That’s awesome. Got craftsmanship in your blood, no doubt.

[@annegillon]

My dad would have loved to have seen this. I remember messing around with his planes and chisels. It probably drove him nuts. Beautiful tools 😊😊

[@em_pen]

I'm just a beginner. I have half these tools but a lot I thought were just for show - stuff from my grandparents etc, looking tatty and blunt and useless, or so I thought until I saw your videos and thought about doing them up. So thank you for the inspiration and the lessons! (FYI we aren't all lads here...)

[@LadywatchingByrd]

Take it as a compliment. You're hanging with the boys. 😁 Btw. Woodworking doesn't care about gender. 😑

[@da_potato3015]

I LOVE this guy's shorts, and now he's saving my woodworking class final, thank you

[@audreymeyer5616]

I took a construction class years ago in high school and it was me and another girl and I didn’t care. I loved it. I got to build myself a CD case holder. I still have it and I am proud of it. I am into nostalgia and I hope to one day get myself an antique 1920 Singer Sewing Machine with the foot pedal. He f course there many other things I enjoy. This is just one of them. Keep the videos coming. By the way, this is truly a hobby for you that took off. You have been doing this for about 2-3 years now and are this professional. Wow! Thank you for sharing your knowledge to the world. It is very precious. -Audrey Meyer

[@paddygrace9932]

I have watched you latly as a 55 year old mason from kilkenny all i can say is if u keep interested you will be an artist soon you are a class act

[@avenuex3731]

11:22 newspaper, rough craft paper etc makes a good strop.

[@jimprior5700]

Hey PBS grab this guy. He'll be a big hit on Saturday mornings.

[@clashfive]

It's addictive. I'm not sure if I spend more time restoring tools or using them. But there is no better therapy than woodwork with vintage tools 👍👊

[@brandoneargle4494]

This might be my favorite video you have done. You educate elegantly and it doesn’t feel like anything more than old friends catching up. Also, your passion is contagious. Keep up the good work!

[@Naramaimes]

Great video Eoin

[@RedDirt_Cowboy]

My dad is a carpenter by trade and I love it as well. Ive been watching your videos for a year now and absolutely love the old ways of wood working. Im into axe throwing now and am about to start my handle building/bit profiling journey the old fashioned way. You are a true inspiration to the old minded young fellas. Much respect sir. Keep up the good work. cant wait to get started!

[@seanfaherty]

You’re like a younger , better looking , more talented version of me. Love your channel brother, keep up the good work.

[@BrainFizz]

I think this is the only “10 tools you need for woodworking” video I’ve ever seen that dmmdntiins anything to do with sharpening and looking after your tools! Finally a video on this topic that actually has any relevance and good info. Shame on all this “big name” and “popular influencer” Channels that are now just infomercials and a waste of time!

[@Demon-ym1of]

I have like barely any wood working knowledge but after seeing your shorts and checking out your channel I want to lol. Alas I have nowhere to do any woodworking. Cheers mate, you earned a subscriber.

[@RobMarchione]

Thank you kindly for this detailed rundown - lots of videos assume we know something, and I for one know nothing, and appreciate all the details (like needing a bigger form of drill for more torque or how to actually sharpen the tools.

[@JustMeUpNorth]

When I was a kid, I loved the hand-cranked drill my dad had cos it worked the same way as the whisk my mum had in the kitchen. I usually got the 'boring' job of whisking the eggs, cake batter, cream etc when my mum was cooking, but using the hand-cranked drill was a liiiiiiitle more difficult XD. Needless to say, I made a lot of wonky holes in wood that weren't much help to my dad!

[@davidm9612]

My old man and also my old woodworking teachers reckon that it's best to learn the skills w hand tools first before you go on to using power tools on the regular. I'm inclined to agree. Plus hand tools are just so much more therapeutic and relaxing to use

[@Barronvoncrash]

No.5 handplane is my most used size so I guess I'd call it my favorite. I started with a No.4 years ago but that size hardly gets used anymore. Having large hands could also be a personal factor with me for choosing the larger plane, it's more comfortable as well as having a longer more useful soul without being too big for some things. The No.5 I use most is a pre WW1 Stanley I restored, great plane.🙂

[@harrybrooks7750]

Great stuff. Entertaining, well informed and to the point. A video on making workbenches would be fun. A lot of the ones I've seen are completely OTT with inches thick hardwood slab tops etc, which is not practical (or remotely necessary) for everyone!

[@68able2]

you inspired me to start carving my own shit and my grandpa just gave me an auger with a winch handle and a hand drill. You’re right about it being much more satisfying its just indescribably cerebral. Love ya bud

[@SnowTheKitsune]

Every woodworker youtuber i wash always say you dont need fancy tools to make something. And this one just proves it!

[@daniel.lopresti]

I did woodworking at school in Australia many years ago. Now I was looking up some manual woodworking techniques, after recently getting the wordworking bug and wanting to get back into it for a few DIY projects, and found myself remembering all these tools I had used along with their hitherto obscure names!

[@richardbrobeck2384]

What a great video I agree with you that the list of starter tools was a good one !

[@medianoche3]

I love that you put a list in the description. I don't know how many videos I've seen where people list off things you need, and you have to go back through at the end to write them down. Whether it be for a project or even recipes, item lists are golden. Cheers mate.

[@briantneary2248]

On the Neary side of my family, who all came over to the states from County Mayo, had a love for woodworking and brought that skill set with them. You're from a different era, my friend. It's nice to see someone so young keep these traditions alive.

[@dylan_was_taken]

I didn't see the notification for this, but thank you for this upload! Definitely saving this to a playlist so I can refer back to it anytime I'm at an auction house and see tools on display 👍

[@lornemiller8233]

I live in the states and do construction work so power tools, skill saws, nail guns, and impact drivers are in my hands every day, but these hand tool woodworking videos you make are super cool and interesting to watch, got me wanting to try it out on the side lol

[@neilbain8736]

The enthusiasm is infectious.

[@jasondarling0629]

I've been on the hunt for hand tools recently. They are great and quiet!!

[@saint-miscreant]

curious to know if you’ve ever tried Japanese saws! i know you have a great set of tenon and dovetail saws, but i wonder how you’d get on with a ryoba. i’ve found that the pull saw approach is great for those of us with less strength and it definitely helps with accuracy. another carpenter channel i follow (Shoyan carpenter) often pulls out the handsaws to do tricky cuts and it’s always a showcase in how hand tools are sometimes faster and easier than something like a jigsaw, when in the hands of a skilled craftsman

[@tinaforster]

👏 brilliant 😊 thanks again🎉😊

[@DarkChild413]

Tara (Niagara area Canada) - Greetings. I inherited a lot of tools from my dad and can't wait to set them into my shop and get back to the more manual side of the craft.

[@AnneLumley-p2z]

Love your videos, you’re a natural talent in both woodworking and entertaining!

[@breathebeloved]

Thank you!!! This is the question I've been wanting to ask you, but was honestly a bit embarrassed.

[@mokinsen]

For me as a German these tools look so weird and their names are so weird too. In Germany, our tools look like they're straight out of the 19th century. Our tools are named after what they look like and what they do. There is the Raubank (rough bench) which is the big plane, then the Schrupphobel (Scrub plane), Schlichthobel (evening plane), etc.

[@avenuex3731]

I love good old German tools. Unfortunately, when I’m in Germany I can’t find a shop that has them. Recommendations?

[@clueless4085]

THANK YOU. You made this very simple and easily digestible. I believe I can manage to forge a fair few of these myself. Got some pretty decent chisels made up already! I was getting RIGHT confused looking into what I need for a basic tool set. Thanks a ton, cheers!

[@YOUR_NARRATOR975]

Honestly a miter box for a hand saw is good. Good to get used to holding the angle of a miter joint/cut.

[@CountrySlickin]

Love your videos! Very inspirational. Cheers lad!

[@TiberiusWallace]

On marking and measuring tools; Buying a cheap thing then upgrading is perfectly acceptable and I'd say advisable since you always need one at hand and that one has just buggered off when you sat it down so having another one is a brilliant idea.

[@markp6062]

Good list! There are several tools folks can make instead of buying beyond just a mallet. Squares and marking gauges are both things that can be made fairly easily and quickly. You can also make squares fairly easily.

[@martinhawrylkiewicz2025]

Really love watching you work!

[@annacornelison4901]

I love this and love using the hand tools as it really helps to have that knowledge before starting in with power tools. Less mistakes

[@Mustache128]

Thank you! Your videos have made me want to try woodworking, I did it briefly in school but I didn't really get on with my teachers teaching method, but I really enjoy watching your videos and this one is very helpful

[@adammcguinness9950]

Great advice. Wish I saw this video 5 years ago. I have a spare room full of hand tools. I went a bit nuts buying them.

[@danielgeng2306]

Lad, I’m American but I love saying that ! Lol one more thing dividers are good at and that’s dividing! Great video!

[@WIImotionmasher]

Ever since I discovered wood working KZbin channels I thought "Well I kinda wanna get into wood working but, not until I have my own place.... and if I have my own place.. it'd be an apartment. So I can't use power tools, they're too loud... Well maybe I can do all wood working with hand tools?" I'd see certain wood workers on youtube use planes or chisels occasionally. But 9 times out of 10 the work was done on a table saw or something similarly loud and big. I'm surprised it took me like a year to find this channel. I'll have to remember this video once I get an apartment.

[@BakerVS]

I agree about the diamond stone, I bought a similar one and it's the best purchase I ever made for my toolkit.

[@sweetchariotengland]

Ah nice mate. I definitely wouldn't have thought you were a greenhorn. Excellent segway into a great activity

[@aBrokenShard]

2 summers ! Surely you jest my man! Well clearly you found something you love to do. The passion is infectious. Also love the shorts and the focus on hand powered tools! Gives your videos a uniqueness in a space filled with people making stuff. Also the accent doesn't hurt! I'm not going to be surprised if Eoin ends up on Tv with a show or something! 😅

[@GoForgor]

You inspired me to start woodworking. I just ordered some tools off amazon!

[@potteryjoe]

I've built 3 or 4 mallets, & recently made a couple handles for small ball peen hammers. There's definitely something about making your own simple tools. Great video, very helpful

[@Ebolson1019]

spot on, the only power tools I used on my current project was a table saw because when ripping a board to width I cannot keep a straigt line.

[@rossmorrow3013]

My humble suggestion is that if you can get some cork sheet and glue it to the wooden blocks/plates of your vice to get a better grip on anything that you want to really ‘get into it’

[@Christopher_Giustolisi]

I´d recommend framed saws. The great advatage is that you just have to bey the saw blade (they´re pretty cheap) and you can build the frame yourself from some scrap wood. You can build big ones to dimension rough wood or small ones, for example a coping saw or a small one with fine teeth to cut fine joints.

[@pk.finger]

I can recommend the spear and Jackson saws - they are not pretty, but they come sharp and can be sharpened. The handles are rubbish, but since we are woodworkers, we can make our own.

[@arronsowden1768]

Cracking video, every other video I’ve tried to watch like this doesn’t account for the complete beginner and just completely loses me by the first tool. Very helpful cheers

[@intenseavarice34]

The thumbnail for this video is immaculate

[@ravendragonsong5842]

Who's here just because you love listening to him talk ❤❤❤

[@rubenskiii]

A good axe is also a good one, i bought a simple "kitchen axe" years ago, and when combined with a mallet and knowing how woodgrain works you can do a lot of the rough work with it, and the more experienced you get with it the finer work you can do with it. Ofcourse, dedicated tools make everything a lot easier and are invented for a reason but in "ye olden days" many traveling people didn't have all those tools, not because they didn't exist but because experience and a good eye weights nothing and tools tend to have some weight behind them. Another important tool to have is a sturdy workspace, good tools is all well and good but if your workstation wobbles or isn't level it can really affect what your doing. Having a level is also a handy thing and something you can easily make yourself: gravity is the OG measurer of if something is level. Heavy thing on rope wants to go straight down. Townsends made a good video about how it was done in the 18th century but the design goes back to the ancient civilizations. In my country a modern level will at most set u back €15, so it won't break the bank if you buy one.

[@StarSnack]

Your videos teach me a few more things here and there and I love it. Big thank you for sharing this knowledge so openly to us. It's wonderful seeing you enjoying your craft so much and it's truly lighting the fire to refine my own

[@thatsfunny2051]

I'm a 33 yo woman and I have no interest in doing woodworking, but I love these videos for some reason

[@matthieuleblanc4512]

Your content is always grand but your video making skills have been elite lately! Carry on brother

[@TheWhoamaters]

Tip for anyone strapped for cash wanting to get into this, you don't need any fancy marking gauges, at least not just starting out. A tape measure, a pencil, and something to write on, and you can transfer measurements and mark boards just fine

[@kiwifruitpoo]

You can also make a marking gauge really easily by screwing together two pieces of wood and pushing a steel nail through as a scribe. Making an adjustable gauge is pretty simple too. A gauge line is better than a pencil line as it gives a register for chisels and a distinct stop for planing.

[@KD-sl3ve]

Thank you for you video's. I never thought of using a screw driver bit in a brace.

[@Alastair510]

Top tip - if you are using a blade like a stanley knife for marking out, drag it backwards, with the tip on the wood. That will mark a scratch, and there is less chance that the blade with 'follow the grain' rather than the line you are trying to mark.

[@ineedmyhat]

Sir i would fight for your right to be crowned king of ireland. You're some boy 🖖✊😎

[@johnford7847]

Great video. And an impressive tool chest sitting there. Thanks for sharing.

[@tomatopotato1136]

Hand tools also give you more experience and learning moments. Since they are slower, you can also see your progress slowly but steady.

[@tanuki88]

Great video lots of love from Canada 🇨🇦

[@Commander_Cody7]

Love the content I just bought my first Stanley no 5

[@spagellyfish4023]

I like to use the 400 grit diamond stone to flatten my whetstone after each use to prevent the curving over time ;)

[@WesternCommie]

It is funny you mention the no.5 Stanley. That was my first plane. Bought it for 25 canadian. It was a restoration.

[@jayfromtexas6718]

I asked about this particular video. I found it. Thanks!

[@ADVJason]

I have been seeing you on IG and Facebook I think. I like your videos. Interesting to learn you haven't been doing this for a lot longer. Keep up the entertaining videos. I have been collecting old tools for a long time. I love fixing them up and using them when I can. No expert but really love hand tool woodworking. I just need more projects. lol

[@illuminatihunters9503]

This looks like such a great hobby

[@TenebrusI07]

For joinery Japanese saws are a bit cheaper and you get both a crosscut and ripsaw in one tool, Feather files take a bit of getting used to but they are fantastic for small accurate work

[@davidm9612]

"*Bore*ing tools for the *bit*ter end" Hats off to you, mate 😂

[@Adamant4160]

The main reason I use hand tools is because its enjoyable, quiet, and no dust. If my 4 year old son wants to play in the shop with me then it's fine. Just gotta keep him away from the chisels.

[@stanbrown915]

👏👏👏👏 Very good. I am a very proud Texan but DANG I wish we had y'all's accent here🤣🤣🤣

[@rhianheulwen]

Very informative video and you explained everything beautifully.

[@herebemadness7054]

1:30 also good exercise and less stress on the body (vibration from power tools flows into the lower back, which will eventually make one regret the long term use)

[@TonyLeith]

Thank you so much for all the information. You make great videos!! Keep up the good work :)

[@clfamily9885]

My Grandpa had an old wooden spoke shave I assume he used on the farm when he was younger and it looked just like the one you showed in the video.

[@danielpintado5802]

Love your videos mate, thank you and keep it up!

[@burrowsgod]

You can also use a tape measure as measuring scribe if nothing else is available...it can also save on time digging in the tool bag.

[@tadeusz7925]

just got the no 7 plane.... jesus, for ppl without workshop this thing is a must have.

[@BananaMana69]

The fact you are this accomplished in only 2 summers with no generational knowledge is truly amazing. I envy you so bad.