Woodworking Tool Ideas: You Can Find These Online!

Need more woodworking tool ideas? This post will give you many. It lists 11 tool categories with over 50 examples of tools and related items. The best part is that all of these things are available online.

Many people buy their tools at local hardware stores or department stores. Often, this isn’t the best approach. 

For one thing, you’re limited by the stock that’s available in the store. You might be looking for the best XYZ thing. The typical store will have several models to choose from. However, they’re often interested in selling the items they have in stock, not the absolute best models.

Many times, you know of the model that will suit your needs best. However, if it’s not currently in the store, you may need to choose another model. In the worst case, you can be stuck with a product that doesn’t work well! 

Also, it’s not that easy to shop at brick and mortar stores. You may need to travel some distance to get there. This can take up valuable time during your day. You can even end up using a lot of gas and adding significant wear and tear to your car.

All of the items in this post can be found at Amazon, a popular online e-commerce site. This multinational company is quite large and is a major player in the world of information technology. In 2020, the net sales were $386.1 billion dollars!

There are many advantages to shopping at Amazon. First, they’re extremely large. There’s a good chance that they carry the product you’re looking for. You can easily compare one to another and find products with features that are important to you.

Also, the listings for the items contain valuable information such as reviews. You can quickly compare one item to another. You can find out if people really like a particular item or if it’s a lemon that no one wants – You can see if a sizable number of people have had problems with that item in the past or if it lacks some important feature. This helps to educate the buyer. He/She can then make wise purchases.

In addition, online shopping is very convenient. You can make your purchases at midnight (or anytime you want!). Also, you no longer need to take blocks of time out of your day to travel and do your shopping. Finally, you can save money on gas and car repair as you check on woodworking tool ideas.

Amazon Delivery

For Prime members, amazon offers free delivery in two days (or even less time!). This is really a great feature, and there are already about 150 million Prime members.

The speedy delivery is really amazing. I can’t even take a walk outside without seeing at least one Amazon electric delivery vehicle. Sometimes I see more than one. This shows you that Amazon is getting numerous sales and is quite busy delivering orders.

It almost doesn’t seem fair! How can anyone possibly compete with them? They’re so large, they don’t even need to use the U.S. Postal service. Well, I’m sure the customers are very happy to receive purchases right away. This feature encourages customers and might cause them to buy even more!

On a related matter, Amazon has great customer service. It’s clear that the leadership places great importance on this area. The company is a great place to do business and learn more about woodworking tool ideas.

I haven’t even mentioned that you can order groceries and pick them up at a local store or have them delivered to you within 2 hours You can even place the order by talking into an Amazon Alexa device! What will they think of next?

In the selections below, we will cover several categories of woodworking tools. All of these can be purchased online through Amazon. It’s always surprising to see how many types of items can be purchased:

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Craft Tools

These could be things like glue guns,  scissors, saws, and so on. Naturally, we couldn’t list all of them in this section. However it does range from things such as pliers to glass bottle cutters.

28 Piece Precision Craft Tools Set for Weeding Vinyl, Silhouettes, Cameos, DIY Art Work Cutting, Hobby, and Scrapbook

18 Piece Basic Craft Tool Set Including Scissor, Tweezers, Weeders, Scraper, and Spatula for Weeding Vinyl | Silhouettes | Cameos

3 Piece Craft & Jewelry Making Tool Kit

31 Piece Leather Sewing Tool for DIY Leather Crafts and Hand Stitching

DIY Machine for Cutting Wine, Beer, Liquor, Whiskey, Alcohol, Champagne, Water or Soda Round Bottles & Mason Jars to Craft Glasses – Includes Gloves

WoodWorking Tools For Beginners

There are all sorts of woodworking tools. Some are easier to use than others. it’s not clear that hand tools are easier to use than power tools. In fact, particular power tools such as a jigsaw, sander, and drill are all very easy to use and are recommended for beginners. So, it’s not clear what should be in this section.

25 Piece Beginner Tool Set with Tool Box, Woodworking Hand Saws, Wood Chisel, Rasp, Clamps, Dust Glasses & More

Beginner Wood Carving Kit – Includes Carving Hook Knife, Wood Whittling Knife, Chip Carving Knife, and Carving Knife Sharpener

12 Piece Sharp Woodworking Tools w/ Carrying Case – Great for Beginners

200W Mini Lathe Machine For DIY Woodworking, Milling, Grinding, Polishing, and More!

Kreg Jig For Creating Pocket Holes – Includes Anti-Slip Base And Clamp Adapter

Woodworking Tools For Women

Particular tools come in the color pink and are clearly for women. However, I think that well made, durable, well balanced, and useful tools are good for anyone (Male or Female). They make great additions to a woodworking shop.

Pink Cordless Drill & Driver Tool Kit for Women – Includes Case, Lithium Ion Electric Drill, Drill Set, Battery & Charger

Pink Metal Tool Box With Deep Top Compartment and 2 Drawers, Made Of Heavy-Duty Steel

BOSCH PJS470E Corded Top-Handle Jigsaw, 120V Low-Vibration, 7.0-Amp Variable Speed For Smooth Cutting

Pink 39 Piece Tool Set With Plastic Toolbox Storage Case

Bosch ROS20VSC Palm Sander – Includes Vacuum Hose Adapter And Soft Carrying Bag

Woodworking Tools For Kids

Certain kids have much more of an interest in woodworking and making things than others. Often, they help a parent or grandparent in the woodworking shop by getting items or holding things. It’s often nice to have tools for them to use.

16 Piece Kid’s Blue Tool Kit Set with Tool Belt – Includes Work Gloves, Dust Glasses And More!

Kids’ 4-In-1 Woodshop Tool – Includes Jigsaw, Lathe, Drill Press, Sander, Power Supply, Safety Goggles, Extra Supplies, and Deluxe Project Book

Woodworking Building Kit For Kids And Adults – Includes 6 Educational Toy Projects

Melissa & Doug Wooden Craft Kit – Build Your Own Birdhouse

DIY Wooden Model Ferris Wheel Kit For Adults, Teens, And Kids

MUST HAVE Woodworking Tools

These are tools that will make your job much, much easier. Because of that, these are things that you MUST HAVE. Often, people starting out in woodworking don’t realize how useful these tools are. For example the large ruler is an extremely practical tool. It can tell you if boards are bowed. If you’re  dealing with large pieces of plywood or paneling, you’ll definitely save time with a large ruler such as this one.

GRR-RIPPER 3D Pushblock For Table Saws, Router Tables, Band Saws, And Jointers

Contour Gauge – Precisely Copy And Duplicate Irregular Shapes

Woodworking Shop Aprons For Men and Women – This Makes A Great Gift For A Woodworker

Can-Do Clamp – Perfect For Framing, Drilling, Doweling, And More!

96-Inch Aluminum Straight Edge – Easy Reading Scale Gradations

Creative Woodworking Tools

The woodworking tool ideas post would not be complete without including this category! These tools allow you to get a lot of work done quickly. Typically, they are unusual, strange, or different. However, they’re very useful. I’m always amazed at the vast numbers of tools that are available!

POWERTEC 71017 Quick Release Band Clamp – Includes Woodworking Frame Clamping Strap Holder

LED Flashlight Gloves – Makes A Unique A Gift For The Dad Who Has Everything

Magnetic Wristband With Strong Magnets for Holding Screws, Nails, And Drill Bits – Makes A Cool Father’s Day Gift For Him

Cabinet Hardware Jig Tool – Includes Adjustable Punch Locator Drill Template Guide, Wood Drilling Dowelling Guide for Installation of Handles Knobs on Doors And Draws

Good Luck Men’s Tool Socks – Grey, Fits Adult Shoe Sizes 7-12

Dremel Woodworking Tools

Dremel is the name of a company known for versatile rotary tools. Tools falling into that category are often referred to as Dremel tools. These can be used for wood carving, wood shaping, and sanding.

Dremel 4300-5/40 High Performance Rotary Tool Kit With LED Light – Perfect for Grinding, Cutting, Wood Carving, Sanding, And Engraving

10 Piece Wood Carving and Engraving Drill Accessories – Made of Durable High Speed Steel

132 Piece Sanding Drum Set – Includes 120 Drum Sander Sanding Sleeves And 12 Drum Mandrels For Dremel Rotary Tool

Dremel 335-01 Rotary Tool Plunge Router Attachment – Perfect for Wood

Dremel 575 Right Angle Attachment for Rotary Tool – Black

Pyrography Tools

These tools are used for wood burning. A wood burner is something like a soldering iron. It’s used to decorate wooden surfaces. The woodworking tool ideas post would not be complete without mentioning these tools.

Walnut Hollow Creative Woodburner – For Beginners and Intermediate Woodburners

23 Piece Pyrography Wire Tips Set – Can Be Used With 30-50W Pyrography Machine

Walnut Hollow Hotstamps Uppercase Alphabet Branding And Personalization Set For Wood And Other Surfaces

Translucent Paper For Drawing And Carbon Graphite Paper – Can Be Used For Wood Burning Transfer

60 Piece Wood Squares For Crafts – Unfinished, 3 Inch Tile

Power Tools

Power tools use some source of power to move a blade, turn a drill bit, or do something like that in order to work with a material such as wood. The source of power can be an electrical outlet, a charged battery, or even gasoline!. On the other side we have hand tools such as a hand saw, a plane, or a screwdriver. Power tools are more convenient, less tiring, and more precise.

BLACK+DECKER Corded Drill, 3/8-Inch, 5.2-Amp (DR260C)

BOSCH JS260 120-Volt Top-Handle Jigsaw,Blue,6.0 Amp

BLACK+DECKER Random Orbit Sander, 5-Inch (BDERO100)

DEWALT Router, Fixed Base, 1-3/4-HP, Yellow (DW616)

DEWALT Table Saw for Jobsite, Compact, 8-1/4-Inch (DWE7485)

Measurement Tools

It’s easy to move past this section and feel there’s nothing to see. However, nothing could be further from the truth! Measurement is extremely important.

CRAFTSMAN Tape Measure, 25-Foot (CMHT37325S)

Kreg KMA2900 Multi-Mark Multi-Purpose Marking And Measuring Tool

BOSCH GLM 20 Blaze 65 Foot Laser Distance Measure

Swanson Tool TS152 8-Inch Try Square with Hardwood Handle

INCRA T-RULE06 6-Inch Precision Marking T-Rule

Saw Blades

It’s clear that you might have to replace saw blades. Some are for wood, others are for metal, some are for plastic, etc. Also, there are other factors. For example, some older jigsaws only accept a U-Shank blade. However, newer ones will use a T-Shank blade. This issue is covered in another article I wrote. Often, you can’t find what you need in your local hardware store. So, it’s great to have the option to purchase the blades online.

Bosch T-Shank Multi-Purpose Jigsaw Blades, 10 Piece, Assorted, Jig Saw Blade Set for Cutting Wood and Metal (T5002)

50 Piece U-Shank Jigsaw Blades Set With Blades For Wood, Plastic and Metal Cutting

Freud D0760A Diablo 7-1/4″ x 60-Tooth Ultra Fine Finishing Circular Saw Blade With 5/8″ Arbor And Diamond Knockout

Olson Band Saw Blade, 1/2″ Wide X 93-1/2″ Long, 3 TPI, .025″ Thick, Hook Style Teeth

12-Piece 6 Inch Reciprocating Saw Blades, SUNGATOR Saw Blades For Wood Cutting, Straight And Fast Cutting (6 TPI)

Conclusion

So now to summarize: Online shopping is extremely convenient. There are many advantages over shopping in a brick and mortar store. Amazon is one of the largest e-commerce platforms, and is recognized as one of the Big Five Information Technology Giants

Amazon has many strong points: These include speedy delivery, a vast inventory, and excellent customer service. 

Another important point is that a long ruler might be the most important tool in your woodworking shop! You’re sure to use it frequently. You can use it when drawing straight lines, when dealing with plywood pieces, paneling pieces, and so on. Also, you can use it to test if a board is bowed. Another use has to do with jointing pieces before gluing: You can test to see if there’s a gouge in the glue edge. Gouges could interfere with the glue seam.

Also, a large square is a useful tool. It will definitely help when marking up pieces for precise cuts. A smaller square can also be used. However, you may need to piece together several markings to get a straight line for the cut. This process takes more time and can lead to inaccuracy or error. The adage Measure Twice Cut Once definitely applies to woodworking!

In addition, you should look for well made, durable, and well balanced tools priced within your budget. This practice is really worthwhile: You can waste a lot of time when using tools that are of low quality. Here are some woodworking tool ideas: Look for well made tools. They should be durable. Also, they need to work well and be well balanced. Of course the budget has to be considered, too. Did you enjoy this post? Be sure to share. Also, don’t forget to follow my boards on Pinterest.