Port Townsend School of Woodworking

Student Tool List

Foundations II Tool List

Below are lists of tools that are required for class, as well as tools and supplies that are optional, though maybe desirable.  If you have a favorite tool that is not listed here, please bring it.  Tools come in wide varieties of quality and price points—if you would like specific purchase recommendations from your instructor, please check out the support guide here. If accumulating the required toolset is financially unviable for you at this time, please inquire as early as possible so that we can discuss alternate accommodations.

Required Layout Tools and Design Supplies:

Tape measure
Double square or combination square
6 Inch rule
Small pencil compass
Marking gauge
Sliding bevel
Marking knife or sharp utility knife with extra blades
Sketchbook
Pencils
Erasers
French curve set

Optional (but desirable) Design Supplies

Graph paper
Tracing paper (large as possible)
Transfer paper or carbon paper (large as possible)
Eraser shield
Drawing bow
Ships curves set
Colored pencils
Mechanical pencil
Sharpie
Scissors

Required Hand Tools:

Bench chisel set (minimal set: ¼” ½” ¾” 1”)
Block plane
Spokeshave
Fine cut pull saw (ryoba/double saw—modern-style saw perfectly acceptable)
Straight and curved scrapers

Optional Hand Tools (If you have any of these tools, bring them.  If you prefer to work primarily with hand tools, consider purchasing them):

Crosscut saw, rip saw, dovetail saw
Coping saw or fret saw
Jack plane, smoothing plane, shoulder plane, router plane
Pullshave, travisher, or rounded/concave spokeshaves
Dovetail chisels
Carving chisels
Cabinetmaker’s rasp or saw-rasp
Drawknife

Optional Power Tools

Cordless drill (Desirable)
Power carving tools