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Walked into the lumber yard knowing nothing my first time. Bought the wrong stuff, paid too much, ended up with warped boards. Classic beginner mistakes....

First project I built with the wrong wood. Pine cutting board. Soft, porous, showed knife marks after one use. Lesson learned. The Basics Softwood: pine,...

Power tools get all the attention. But my most-used tools are the hand tools I reach for constantly – marking, measuring, small adjustments. Build your...

Same topic as 881 but here’s more on hand tools since they’re that important. Power tools are fast but hand tools give you control and...

Started in a corner of my garage with a folding table. Not ideal but you work with what you have. Here’s what actually matters when...

My first “workshop” was a card table in my apartment’s parking spot. Made a coffee table there. Neighbors complained about the noise. Worth it though...

Went through three cheap drills before finally buying a decent one. Should’ve just spent the money upfront. The cheap ones are fine for hanging pictures....