If you’re just getting started in woodworking, the first things you’re going to need are the basic tools for woodworking. Don’t make the mistake that most beginners make when they go out and spend an arm and a leg on the basic tools for woodworking, because if you’re smart and you know where to look, you can get the tools that you need for a bargain price. Here are 3 cost effective tips for finding the basic tools you need for your collection:

Proper planning is the secret to creating your perfect home woodshop, whether that’s in your basement, garage or backyard shed. Considering that you’ll be spending a lot of time in there, maintaining safety is your first priority in any home woodshop. Obviously, you’ll want to make sure that it’s well equipped with all the woodworking tools you need, and allows you a lot of room to move around as well.

At first glance, shelf woodworking plans seem like they can be very easy to follow, but once you get into it there’s a lot of little techniques that can get you into trouble if you don’t know what you’re doing. I get plenty of questions about cutting the dados and the grooves for shelving and bookcase type projects, especially from beginner woodworkers I know. Seeing that my fellow woodworking enthusiasts are having some trouble following shelf woodworking plans in particular, here are my 3 simple tips that make following them easy:

Where do you find good beginner woodworking plans? We all know that plans are key to the successful completion of any woodworking project, but most of the woodworking plans I’ve seen aren’t very beginner friendly. They lack a proper bill of materials, have confusing instructions, and have diagrams that look like they’ve been written in Swedish (no offence to IKEA).

Getting started with basic woodworking is easy with the right tools, materials and woodworking plans. These will require a solid investment, but there are a few basic woodworking tips you need to follow to get the most bang from your buck. Here are 3 basic woodworking tips to get you started in the best possible way:

Wooden furniture is timeless and beautiful. There’s nothing like natural wood, a wonderful, warm and attractive material when it comes to furniture.

People from around the world take up the hobby of woodworking. It’s a way for people to use their hands to create something unique and special by using wood. A person who has little to no experience in this craft can get their feet wet by attending a woodworking workshop. Here, you will learn from the basics from an expert, in addition to a few other tips that will help you succeed in your next project.

It is quite difficult what type of woodworking ideas are really worth doing either by yourself or with others. This is because first of all, there are a number of important factors that you must consider to arrive at a decision. One important thing to consider is do you have the necessary skillsets (and tools) to transform your idea into a working project? Next is, would you consider doing the project with someone else or would you like to feel a sense of pride and accomplishment and do it by yourself? And, if you would consider working with someone else or a group of people, what type of skills should they possess as well as to what extent of the project would they be involved in?

Introducing your children to wood projects is a great way to distract them from spending too much time on computers, televisions, iPods, and any other gadgets. Let them see the fun of making something out of wood and be productive.

Fathers Day 2011 is just around the corner, June 19th as a matter-of-fact. If you’re looking for some easy woodworking projects for your child to make for dear old dad, you’ve found the right place. (Adult supervision is required at all times when using any kind of power tools). Here are seven inexpensive and timeless woodworking projects that you can make with your child.

Woodworking has been around for many years and it is a skill that hopefully will never die out. There has been a drop in the amount of younger people taking up woodworking in recent years though. What with all the new and modern technology a lot of the youngsters today are more interested in playing games than creating something out of wood that they can be proud of.

Once you have made the decision to give woodworking a chance, one of the first steps you will need to take is to procure yourself some basic tool. I highly recommend in the first instance that you buy tools that are not necessarily at the top end of the price spectrum (you will probably want to make sure you like the craft first). Whilst the list provided below could be argued back and forth as to what is really required to start your woodworking hobby, from my perspective, it is an excellent starter’s kit and should have you happily producing your first wood furniture and more.