I planned to start building with simple tools that I already found in my workshop. Soon I realized that it wasn’t really fun when I was annoyed about the poor quality. In my profession I always follow the dogma of my professor: Material and tools must never fail. Keeping an eye on my health made me buy quality tools … a little more expensive but worth the money.

For boatbuilding a powerful sander and efficient suction system is a must have. I trust in the products from companies Mirka and Festool.
Since i have to clean up the workspace / car parking lot every time i finished a working day and for better health protection i decided not saving money on a good suction system. The very expensive Festool CTL 26 model with cyclone filter on top is in every day use and i never regret the purchase. In combination with the Festool suction system the Mirka ecentric sander does a very efficient clean job.
To plane the oregon pine timber to the necessary dimensions a stationary planer is very useful. I really enjoy this Metabo DH 330 planer who is doing a great job. Instead of a chop saw i use a hand held custom made mitre saw to cut the timber. Equipped with a Japanese saw blade, I get precise cuts in a second. Less noise and more manual work…. i love it.
For the remaining standard woodworking i count on a basic set of tools in my workshop for example small work bench, drilling machine, cordless screwdriver, jigsaw, circular saw, band saw, router, Japanese saw dozuki / ryoba, chisels….