Scott Brown here Here I am in my container you know now I can finally do some projects again and
yeah get on with it everything's gonna be back to the quarantine continues and this exciting
episode I discussed DIY tools the tools I use in my videos and in what order you should buy
them if you're doing jobs at home let's start with the handsaw obviously a hand tool but I
think it's worth mentioning the drill I fix most things with the drill nowadays is handy
for putting in door handles and a very versatile tool all round the multi-tool this tool lets you
cut things that you otherwise couldn't cut say there's the skirting on the wall and you don't
want to remove the whole skirting the multi-tool will let you do this the level a good way to make
sure that everything on site is plumb and level the nail gun as a homeowner a finishing gun is
probably the one to go with you're likely to do a lot of skirting architraves and the finishing gun
would be the most efficient way to fix them and the table saw one of my favorite tools
on the list and one that everybody should at least consider you can cut things that
you would otherwise struggle cutting with the following tool which is a circular saw
circular saw is one of the basics great for ripping things great for trimming timber an
all-around handy tool to have it has its limitations however more
on that soon and finally the miter saw this will help you get clean repeated
cuts it will help you be consistent and it's just a good tool to have
so let's categorize these tools in terms of usefulness and costs so this graph shows the
usefulness of the tool going on the bottom here the further along the more useful and up here
shows the price the higher up the more expensive in a perfect world all the tools will be over
here very useful and very cheap let's start with the handsaw it's fairly useful but a little bit
one-dimensional so I'm gonna put it down here the drill is a little bit more expensive but
you'll get a little bit more use out of it as well and then the circular saw I'm gonna trim
this top eight list to a top fullness a DIY top formas but first these are the top 4 tools that
I would choose I would keep the table saw miter saw drill and the level it wouldn't be easy but
if I had to miter saw is all about accuracy as a carpenter I not only have to be accurate but
I also have to be efficient people pay me to do my job so I'm gonna give accurate cuts for
architrave skirting [ __ ] framing there's so many things on a house that a miter saw is good for the
table saw again accuracy and consistency so I personally think a table saw is an underrated
tool I myself didn't have one for the first 10 years as a builder I use them whenever there
were on site but I never had my own one and as soon as I got it I realized I should have got
us sooner see with a circular saw you have to hold the timber while you rip it and keep it
steady the table saws the opposite way around you take the timber to the saw the saw is stationary
a drill was obviously crucial especially as a carpenter I fix a lot more than I nails these
days and the advantage of fixing with a screw is you can remove it and the level I don't think I
could charge for my services of things went plumb and or level it also doubles as a straight edge
as well you can hear yeah you can hear things crunching but if you are just starting out these
are the four tools I would get I would check in a circular saw I put the handsaw back there
and then I'll get rid of these these are maybe later tools so the reason I chose those four
for DIY is you're not going to use them as often as the Carpenters top four if you will see for a
pretty low cost you're getting four crucial tools that will be very useful for DIY work
you might have noticed that the nail gun isn't a part of this list and it's not because you don't
necessarily need it like say you're redoing all the fencing around a property you're gonna want
to buy a framing gun all right now the string lights it up we can nail on all the palings
if you're planning to redo all the actuaries and skirting in a house you're probably going
to want to buy a finishing gun but the thing to consider about a nail gun of any kind is
the price see the thing is you can get all of these tools for the price of this and if
you've already got these and you want to get more tools I probably wouldn't start with the
nail go alright so brands like a brands through matter but they don't at the same time if you
get any of the top four or five brands you're probably fine the ones I'm familiar with Makeda
Milwaukee do well Bosch her Kochi Hitoshi pistol you're gonna be sweet if you get any
of those brands some of the other DIY centric brands like Rio B I haven't really tried so
I can't vouch for but I've heard good things about a lot of their tools fits to I probably
wouldn't go to if I was in the DIY market a bit too expensive for what you get they're
expensive for a reason they're quality and if you're a professional they're a good option
so we're thinking about brand when we look at these top eight tools you've probably guessed
my brands already based on the video so far but here they are for the sake of record for both the
drop saw and table saw I can recommend to Walt I've had nothing but Dewalt drops on table saws
and they've worked for me really well and you can get them for a pretty good price as well keep an
eye out your local merchants they're probably go deals on every now and then a handsaw you
really can't go wrong with whatever hands will you choose so just get whatever is handy look
look for like a general-purpose saw with sort of medium sized teeth level I highly recommend
Stabila Stabilo levels are great they come with a 10-year guarantee and they're just really good
quality levels come that way like on bail bucks now gun I've sort of bounced around with no guns
I had pest load for years and more recently I've gone to a Koki and I really liked them
that's way bit right and this is like the ultimate test in New Zealand hard made of timber so there's
one important thing to consider if you're getting a drill multi-tool circular saw and a nail gun is
what battery platform do you want i've got her cokie nail gun and in makida drills and circular
saws it might be best to stick with one battery platform there'll be more cost-effective for you
and a lot easier you charge one battery it can go to all those tools and a good one to start with
would be her Koki simply for the nail gun a nail gun is high priority for you ever nail gun is a
high priority for you I can definitely vouch for Makita those most of my tools and Makeda and any
of the other ones are pretty pretty good too Bosch is great Milwaukee to well don't get too hung up
on it though maybe research the particular tool you're after and see what people say but don't
get through hanging up on the brand I didn't include some of the basics in this video like
a hammer and a square measuring tape etc this video is more for people who want to consider
some of the Carpenters tools that we use as professionals there are some other tools you
could consider depending on what your needs are a reciprocating saw if you're taking a door out
or removing part of a wall or reciprocating saw as a key tool but you're probably doing
more serious renovation if you are considering that tool electric sander is another tool that
you could consider and another tool is the tracks or I think every builder should have a track saw
but every homeowner doesn't necessarily need one however if you plan on installing your own
kitchen a track saw is worth the investment and also this is one carpenters take let me know in
the comments below what your top eight would be so yeah I'm have another exciting episode very
soon in the meantime pop over to my Instagram if you haven't already it'll be cool to engage with
you guys see what projects you guys are working on I might use they're the next exciting episode
actually I've got some ideas and also I would just like to end with a big thank you to everyone who
watches and in particular the people who donated on PayPal and patreon that greatly appreciate it
thank you oh and also this video here if you enjoyed this exciting episode you might enjoy
this one this is tools that I would recommend if you're starting at building business kind
of related to this episode so I thought I'd pop that down there for you all right yes