What are the minimum essential tools to build a [fill in the blank]?
A. It’s impossible to give you a definitive list of tools required, partly because no two projects are identical and partly because each person has different preferences and budget. The best way to approach this question is to break down your project into discrete operations, and then the tool(s) required for each operation will be fairly obvious. To spread out the cost, and to avoid the trap of buying tools you think you’ll need only to find later that you’ve wasted your money, buy tools only after you are certain you need them. By the end of your project you will have acquired a complete workshop exactly tailored to your preferences and budget. The books recommended by our members on this page all contain tool lists that make good jumping-off points. And as you decide which tools to purchase, bear in mind this well-known maxim: buy a good tool, and you’ll only cry once. Q. Does it take a fully-equipped woodworking shop to build stringed instruments? I don’t have that much money to sp
