Here’s a “shopping list” that covers the essential items I have at my workbench to help me make things, broken down my category.

As with everything I share, if you have tools you prefer or think are worth sharing with the community, feel free to contribute. This is not a comprehensive nor “universal” list, but hopefully it provides an outline of general tools that will make your life easier as a maker. (Items within each category below are not sorted in any particular order.)