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What are some less-obvious items that you must have in your shop? (kbin.social)

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I'm very new to woodworking and I'm focusing on learning how to use hand tools. I'm slowly acquiring more tools and setting up my workshop, but I just know that there will be something super useful that I haven't thought about, and won't realise that I need it until I actually need it.

What items can you just not live without in your shop?

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (2 children)

If you are focusing on hand tools then I would say the following items are not always thought about, but indispensable once you use them.

Shooting board
Plane stop for your bench
Cheap white candles (for your plane soles)
Binding tape (better than masking tape for taping joints)
Accu-Burr burnishing rod

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

Good list. The top two are on my list to make.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

This is a reassuring list as I've already got the first three. First thing I made was a shooting board, and for a plane stop, well, I just screwed a thin strip of wood into my worktop. It's not great, but it does the job for now. Thanks for the input!