When I got interested in Free Woodworking Plans, I thought it was all about the tools and started collecting them quickly. But I quickly realized it was a struggle to get anything done on sawhorses and wobbly shop tables. And I’ve seen friends go years without a good way to hold workpieces.
A woodworker won’t get far without a Free Woodworking Plans of some kind, with a vise made for woodworking. But most workbench plans are so complicated you need a workbench to build them! That’s not to mention the expensive hardwood and the large arsenal of tools and skills they require.