Choosing Which Woodworking Tool to Give as a Gift

As a starting point on what to consider giving, here are two sets of hand tools, one for those on a budget and the other for those who will only settle for the best. Also consider purchasing one of our wooden gift certificates, always a welcome gift in a stocking or a card!

Though Highland is primarily known for offering the highest quality woodworking tools, we also offer good quality tools that are not all that expensive. Any of the tools we suggest below should nicely serve any woodworker wanting to do serious work.

Starrett EXACT Measuring Tape
1/2in x 12ft

Crown Beech Cutting Gauge

Crown Bevel
7-1/2 inch

Precision Combination Square - 12 inch

Woodworker's 6 inch Dial Caliper

Crown Marking Knife

Narex Chisels
Set of 4

Narex Mortise Chisels

Narex Bench Mallet

Stanley 60-1/2 Low Angle Block Plane

Stanley Bailey No. 4 Bench Plane

Crown Straight Dovetail Saw - 10 inch

Eclipse Coping Saw - 4-5/8 inch deep

Standard Waterstone 3 Stone Set

Side Clamping Honing Guide

Quick Action Bar Clamps - Pack of 6

For the woodworker whose skill level has been evolving, each of the tools in the set suggested below will help facilitate precise accuracy and successful woodwork. Each of these tools will perform at a level that more than justifies its cost.

Starrett EXACT Measuring Tape
1/2in x 12ft

Hamilton 4 inch Cherry Marking Gauge

Shinwa Sliding Bevel - 10 inch

Starrett Combination Square

Starrett 1202F-6 12 inch
Fractional Dial Caliper

Czeck Edge Marking Knife

Lie-Nielsen Bevel Edge Socket Chisel

Lie-Nielsen Mortise Chisel

Blue Spruce Toolworks 1 lb. Round Mallet

Lie-Nielsen No. 60-1/2RN Low Angle Rabbet Block Plane with Nicker

Lie-Nielsen Low Angle Jack Plane No. 62

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Lie-Nielsen Tapered Saws

Knew Concepts
Woodworker's Aluminum Fretsaw

Lie-Nielsen
Side-Clamp Honing Guide

Set of 4 Norton Waterstones

Non-Slip Parallel Bar Clamp with Pivot Handle

Woodworking Tool Kit for Kids

This tool kit provides kids 7 years old and up an opportunity to practice developing skills using real tools. With limited assistance from an adult and some scrap lumber, a kid can build over 50 projects described in our two plan books. We believe woodworking may be the best antidote ever for kids challenged by too much screen time.

Fine Woodworking Magazine Archive 1975-2018
FLASH DRIVE

44 years of how-to projects, tips, techniques, and tools to make you a better woodworker. The Fine Woodworking Magazine Archive is a tool no shop should be without. In one amazingly easy-to-search resource- USB Flash Drive - you will enjoy 43 years of content from this award-winning magazine. That is all 272 issues of Fine Woodworking Magazine, starting with issue #1 and including all 2018 issues.