I've decided to get into woodworking. Questions.

[Humpy]

I'm going to try not to buy too many tools until I get more practice with my manual saw and my circular saw, which is what I actually got. I posted earlier that I got a table saw since I thought they were the same thing. I got a Makita Circular Saw. I also got a square and a chisel set. My working table supports a router, but I'm not getting a router yet.

A circular saw is essentially a small upside down table saw anyways. Using a straight edge or rip guide can get pretty much the same results too.

Get some quick grip or vise grip clamps to hold your work pieces so you can keep both hands on the saw while you're learning.

 

[IronWing]

^^ This. Quick-Grip clamps are ridiculously useful.

 

[snoopy7548]

^^ This. Quick-Grip clamps are ridiculously useful.

These things are awesome. I always have to laugh whenever I see this one next to all the big clamps at Home Depot:

 

[herm0016]

quick grips are just ok. I prefer F clamps, and have I beams and pipes for anything i need a lot of force on, or large surfaces. Parallels are nice as well, but more spendy.

 

[Humpy]

quick grips are just ok. I prefer F clamps, and have I beams and pipes for anything i need a lot of force on, or large surfaces. Parallels are nice as well, but more spendy.

For assembly, quick grips aren't very good. They are great for material handling and preparation though. "Third hand" type uses.

 

[Thebobo]

My area has a wood shop club that you can join for a fee and you can use their equipment after you have shown you know how. Or the have courses you can take to teach you how to use all the tools and make stuff. They also sell all the wood and equipment you need, I keep meaning to do this.

This is the one close to me you might have something like it. http://woodworkersclub.com/