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Unless Dad or an Uncle, Friend, has a full shop, most people start out with a few tools that I call utility players. A jigsaw, which can do work like a scroll saw, bandsaw, and even a TS. Cost is less than any of them. I think for many it's a progression like that. Hand drill, probably corded, unless your needs are remote, then batteries can do it. When I first got married, adding tools was a hardship financially, we were buying a house, and I didn't have yard tools, and other necessary essentials. I had worked construction for several years before that, and had a good start on a a pretty good kit, but in a pinch I had to go to Dads, or my Uncles to really do anything large, or well done.
Patience, is a virtue. They say Rome wasn't built in a day, and I think this means you may have to wait to accumulate, and even do some of the things you want to do.
So my suggestion is look around the community, is there education, and or access to tools and equipment. Public library has books of plans, usually magazines, and a lot of other resources you may not know about unless you ask. Today it isn't unheard of to hear about shared shop space, community shops, things like that. Many of them offer education for free, or low cost, take that offer up.
Seeing a lot of younger people start out doing DIY stuff so many want to just start doing stuff. Practice does improve your capabilities, often at the expense of a lot of burned up wood resources. Wood generally costs $$$$$$ Some people find wood, doing that can increase the number of projects you can start, and decrease the cost to do them.
Ask questions. Plenty of places like this one, You tube has weeks of video on just woodworking. Problem there is figuring out the good info from the BAD.
Make mistakes, just try to make sure they aren't the cut your finger off type. Make something that becomes trash, it's the best teacher as long as before trying again, you do your best to figure out what went wrong.
Enjoy it, frustration can be a deal killer.
Patience, is a virtue. They say Rome wasn't built in a day, and I think this means you may have to wait to accumulate, and even do some of the things you want to do.
So my suggestion is look around the community, is there education, and or access to tools and equipment. Public library has books of plans, usually magazines, and a lot of other resources you may not know about unless you ask. Today it isn't unheard of to hear about shared shop space, community shops, things like that. Many of them offer education for free, or low cost, take that offer up.
Seeing a lot of younger people start out doing DIY stuff so many want to just start doing stuff. Practice does improve your capabilities, often at the expense of a lot of burned up wood resources. Wood generally costs $$$$$$ Some people find wood, doing that can increase the number of projects you can start, and decrease the cost to do them.
Ask questions. Plenty of places like this one, You tube has weeks of video on just woodworking. Problem there is figuring out the good info from the BAD.
Make mistakes, just try to make sure they aren't the cut your finger off type. Make something that becomes trash, it's the best teacher as long as before trying again, you do your best to figure out what went wrong.
Enjoy it, frustration can be a deal killer.
