Which of your tools are the most used in your shop? The ones that really stand and deliver and get used for almost every project. Stationary tools, power hand tools and hand tools. Also what about marking and measureing tools. What do you use the most and why?
Stationary:
Without a doubt, my most used tool in the shed would be my TS. With the folding outfeed table, and the incorporated Router Table, it's also one of the biggest and most modified. With the giant bench hook I made, it also sees duty during assembly and hand planning operations.
Power hand tool:
It'd have to be this pair of Makita drill/drivers. I've used them for almost every project since I've owned them.
Non-power hand tool:
To be painfully honest, the most used non-powered hand tool I own is my Leatherman Multi-tool, which I carry all the time and have used ALL of the tools within and even used it to measure, pry and hammer. However, it's not really a woodworking tool. I use the #60 and #60 1/2 block planes more often than any other hand tool in the shop. Though the Japanese Dozuki and Kataba saws run a close second.
For measuring, without a doubt, the most often used is my tape measure, but I find myself leaning more on marking gauges and using digital calipers to set them. The Wixey angle guage is always close at hand as well.
So, how about you?
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