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There are a few youtubers dedicated to low cost woodworking rex kruger and "woodworking for mere mortals" are good resources. "home made modern" and "modern builds" also tend to be light on the tools needed.

On a broad sense I think the most important tools if you want to go the power tools route, are: a table saw, a tracksaw (or just a circular saw and a jig, if you're ok with loosing some precision), a router, a drill, an impact driver and a random orbit sander. Then one or two hand saws a chisel a hammer, wood glue and some clamps. Table saw is the most expensive and probably one of the most dangerous machines if not operated correctly but I really which I didn't took that long to invest in it. You can do a lot with it that is very difficult otherwise.

Than I would say the best is to start with simple projects so you can keep frustration/success levels in a good balance. and then slowly move to more complex ones.



And I forgot, buy a shop vac to collect all that saw dust. :)




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