Ever wondered how in god’s green earth some of the furniture around us gets made? Ever wanted to be able to do it yourself?  Do you love the look and feel of real wood furniture?  Now is the time to learn how to make your own furniture with smart woodworking tools.

Woodworking tools are an interesting craft with entails passion, attention to detail, and of course, skills.

For an individual who does not work as a professional carpenter and for professional woodworkers alike, it is always a good thing to be familiar with the best and most commonly used woodworking tools around.

A properly equipped woodshop that has all the right smart woodworking tools will allow you to create awesome furniture and other unique projects.

Table saw:

One of the most basic “power” tools for the woodshop/shed is also one of the most versatile, the table saw. A table saw is an excellent investment for your woodshop because you will use it for almost every project/assignment that you work on. It is important to buy the best table saw that you can afford as it is a tool that you will use for many years to come.

Also, a very popular tool for a woodshop is a band saw (although very underrated). With a band saw you can do a variety of things such as cutting circles, ripping wood, doing cross cuts, cutting joints, and re-cutting wood.

Many people do not think of the band saw as a necessary tool for the woodshop. However, the band saw is one of the most underrated and underused tools of the shop.

If you know of all of the uses for a band saw, you will be amazed at how useful it can be. In fact, many experienced woodworkers find that the band saw is one of their favorite smart woodworking tools and a must-have for any woodshop.

When you are working with wood and working off of a woodworking tools pattern, it is of course imperative to have a good selection of measuring tools. In any woodshop, you will need to measure, adjust, check, and re-measure before you cut as to avoid restarting the entire project because of laziness ;-).

So, it is important that you invest in a quality measuring tape, as well as a wooden stick ruler (any will do as long as it is big enough), a right angle in order to get the proper and accurate measurements.