I have found these the best planes for the money and students seem to be able to use them well. They come with a spare blade and are easy to adjust.

This 6.5”, fine-toothed pullsaw is one of the handiest small boatbuilding tools that will end up in your tool box. Fantastic for compound, miter angle cuts and also does flush cuts very well.

You can do anything and everything with a 1” chisel. For all manner of wood removal, this size is a do-it-all size.

In boatbuilding there is a lot of wood removal and many tools that can be used to do it quickly. But in the hand tools department, a good rasp is the best way and few are as nice to use as the Shinto rasp.

These clamps are important to have if you work solo - they offer a quick, strong way to pull wood together. While they are strong enough to clamp wood together (300-445 lbs of clamping force), they really most useful as a second and third set of hands in the shop. These are 6” long and we recommend two of them. We ship three different brands that have passed our test, depending on availability.

Absolutely indispensable for clamping wood while making parts, installing gunwales, and many other small part uses. C-clamps generate the most clamping force for it’s size. A small skiff project could use a zillion of these, but 6-12 is a good start.

These are simply the nicest clamps I have used in the shop because of the excellent grip they have on the wood with out the weight of a larger clamp. They are 6” bar clamps with plenty of reach.

Light, plenty of power for small craft construction and very pleasurable to use! It pairs nicely with the 1/4” driver. Use the 3/8” drill in tandem with the 1/4” driver: the 3/8” drill to pedrill for screws and the 1/4” driver to install the screws. Model #DCD701F2

Ultra-light and super handy, this is a great tool for driving screws when building small boats and you will end up grabbing it for everything in the house!. Comes with battery and charger. Use the 3/8” drill for the Snappy bit to predrill for screws and the 1/4” driver to put the screws in. Model #DCF601F2

These driver bits are double ended with #2 Phillips or Square drive or #2 Phillips and slotted. These are intended for a regular drill, not an impact driver.

It’s always good to drive screws by hand when there is a chance of strip out - this one has a great feel and is super versatile. Better yet, it has a ratcheting feature. May be a Lutz driver, equivalent to the Dewalt.

A great knife for utility purposes and cutting line when rigging. Be careful, it is sharp!!!!

The only square you need in the shop. We ship a couple brands, both have etched in graduations so they do not wear away with use.

This one is one of the nicest we’ve used and very affordable! It has graduations to the 1/16” on the imperial side and cm/mm on the metric side.

You will be surprised how often you reach for this tool! This one is nice because it has inch and metric, which is handy. Vivier plans are in metric; ours are imperial.

These 2-in-1 drill bits are a standard in our shop, so much so that we require them in our classes. The sizes are 5/64”, 3/32”, 7/64”, 1/8” and 9/64”. We ship 2-3 of them in the kit depending on the fasteners and woods being used. Typical size is 3/32”, 7/64” and 1/8”. Hex “allen” key included.

This adapter allows you to switch quickly from predrill bit to driver bit and back, if you only have one drill.

Why settle for anything less? This scraper lasts forever with its carbide, 2-sided blade. For removing cured epoxy before sanding. A must have.

We ship either a 1”, 1.25” or 1.5” putty knife for epoxy work. Blade is flexible.

These 3M blocks will last many projects if taken care of and are designed to take strips of typical sandpaper (we include 80-120 grit). We can also send you a high grade 3M sanding block that comes in soft or hard and takes 2-3/4” Stick-it sandpaper.

Indispensable for all things marking, poking, digging out cured epoxy from a screw hear, you know fun stuff.

We really, really suggest these for dispensing epoxy from the epoxy tube adhesives. They require more pressure and these guns deliver.

Handy for everything in a shop.