Not every great tool comes with a big price tag, and sometimes it’s the small, inexpensive ones that make your workflow smoother and your projects better. Maybe you’ve got a budget gem in your shop that’s proven itself again and again. Share the cheapest tool in your shop that you couldn’t live without. Tell us what it is and why it’s earned a permanent spot on your bench! 🏆 Prize: $100 Sawinery Gift Card (a great excuse to grab another shop essential 😄) 📅 Winner announced on November 10!

Some tools just don’t cooperate, no matter how much you practice. Maybe it’s that tricky hand plane that never cuts quite right, the table saw that always feels intimidating, or the tool you just can’t seem to get the hang of. Share the tool that gives you the most trouble — and why — in the comments below! 🏆 Prize: $100 Sawinery Gift Card (aka guilt-free tool money 😏) 📅 Winner announced on September 22!

Most difficult tool that I use is the common Imperial-marked tape measure! Once I’ve passed the 1/4” markers, I develop severe brain smog calculating 16ths, 32nds and beyond. Solution? Use a metric scaled device! They’re FAR more accurate; don’t require an engineering degree; and are much easier to read. 🤓