24 Perfect Gifts For Woodworkers: Help Them Create From Scratch

Carpentry and woodworking is an admirable skill that takes a lot of patience, learning, and hard work. 

Most of us love wooden furniture, patios, and trinkets but would rather leave the fabrication to professionals. For those woodworkers that enjoy the challenge of creating pieces from scratch, we salute you. 

Give the woodworker in your family or group of friends a gift that fuels their passion. Who knows, you could be on the receiving end of their latest project! 

Check out our list of excellent gifts for woodworkers that are sure to touch their hearts and inspire new creations.

RAK Magnetic Wristbands

Who needs a tool belt when you can have everything you need just south of your fingertips? 

Give your favorite woodworker the ultimate gift of convenience with this magnetic wristband that fits all manner of screws, nails, drill bits, and more. This accessory will majorly streamline any project.

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Push Block and Push Stick Package

Woodworking is a dangerous skill as you are constantly cutting and sawing, and sanding, using heavy and sharp machinery to achieve the desired dimensions. These five differently shaped push blocks ensure that your favorite woodworker gets to keep all his fingers. 

They are the perfect buffer for even the hardest angles.

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Great Book of Woodworking Projects

Show your support for your favorite woodworker by giving them a whole new set of great ideas for their next project. You can earmark your favorites and maybe get some nice patio furniture or crown molding out of it. 

With dozens of outdoor and indoor woodworking projects to explore, this book will keep them busy for years to come. 

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3-Tool Brushless Power Tool Combo Kit

Power tools are the ultimate gift for a woodworker, and this complete set comes with batteries, chargers, a sander, an oscillating multi-tool, and a jigsaw. All these invaluable tools can be stored and transported in the nice, color-coordinated duffle bag that comes with the set.     

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Portable Fidget Spinner Tool

Whether they need one of these tool heads or not, your favorite woodworker won’t be able to stop playing with the fun spinner holder. 

Joking aside, this fidget spinner has six different tool heads that fit perfectly into this spinning receptacle—a worthy gift for any true handyman and woodworker.

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Fix-It Kit

This compact and portable kit of essential handy tools is the perfect gift for any woodworker or handyman. You never know when you’ll need to repair something on the fly, and this kit will always be the saving grace.

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Wixey Digital Angle Gauge 

Help your favorite woodworker get it right the first time with this digital angle gauge that comes with a magnetic base and a backlight.  

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OZERO Flex Grip Leather Work Gloves 

Nothing is getting through these bad boys. 

Made with puncture-resistant, 1.2 mm-thick rawhides with reinforced leather palms, these gloves offer utmost protection against any puncture, tear, or cut. Furthermore, they’re comfortable and sweat-resistant, giving woodworkers a firm, steady grip.

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Digital Tape Measure

Even the slightest miscalculation in woodworking can have disastrous effects, so this super accurate digital tape measure safeguards against human error. 

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Universal Socket Tools

These Universal Socket Tools can unscrew any bolt and adjust to any size under the sun. It also has power tool adapters, so you can connect them to any tool for extra help with getting stripped nuts or incredibly stubborn screws out of wood. 

They will surely become a regular fixture on your favorite woodworker’s toolbelt.

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“Woodworking tool” Canvas Wall Art

Give your favorite woodworker a muse for their carpentry to entice them into starting their next project whenever they see this art print of a woodworking tool in action. Who knew that a power tool could be so beautiful and artistic?

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Arbortech MiniTurbo Kit M5

This super high-tech contouring saw takes your projects to the next level with a design that allows for utmost precision and accuracy, as well as the versatility to work freehand or off a template. Any project is possible with this saw.

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Coffee and Sawdust T-Shirt

If you live with a woodworker, you can probably relate as much as they do to this silly shirt. It states, “I run on coffee and sawdust.” 

At least their hobby or profession creates a great smelling mess! 

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Carpenter Keychain Charm

This endearing pendant with a hammer charm attached states, “This Is What an Awesome Carpenter Looks Like.” 

It is a great stocking stuffer or Valentine’s Day gift to show that special carpenter in your life how much you love and support them. They can attach it to their keys, work belt, or tool bag.

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Bates Nail Puller Tool

There’s nothing more frustrating for a woodworker than a stubborn nail! 

This nail puller tool is the perfect antidote. Its sleek, simple design is easy to manipulate and highly effective in extracting even the most stubborn nails. 

Whether they’re breaking down furniture or repurposing wood, this nail puller will help your favorite woodworker advance quickly on their projects. 

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Non-Metal Contour Gauge

Woodworking often requires a complicated set of angles, curves, and contours that require exact measuring to achieve the desired shape. That’s where this fantastic tool comes into play. 

This non-metal contour gauge is made of ABS plastic that molds to any shape, is lightweight, and won’t ever rust as many competitor gauges do. 

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Dickies Single Side Tool Belt

The famous, long-established workwear company Dickies has had nearly 100 years to perfect its products, and this functional and comfortable tool belt is proof of that. With five compartments, tool loops, and a high-impact buckle, this single side tool belt has room for everything a woodworker will need to complete their project.

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Fastcap Scribing Tool

This is the ultimate tool for getting a straight line on wood every time. Made with a robust and adjustable metal clamp, this scribing tool will mark any size and thickness of wood with utmost accuracy. 

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Woodworking Edge Corner Planner

This woodworking edge corner planner is perfect for the perfectionist carpenter. It is a multifunctional tool that does everything, from removing wood burrs, polishing and trimming fractions of millimeters off of corners, so the final product is nothing short of perfection.

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Carpenter Pencils

These state-of-the-art carpenter pencils won’t bend or break when used against rough, textured wood. They are user-friendly, with a nice textured grip, so woodworkers are ensured a steady, exact line that doesn’t require various tries. 

With these pencils, they’ll get it right the first time.

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20-ft. Dust Containment Pole

If there’s one pet peeve a woodworker in your life has created for you, it’s probably the copious amount of wood shavings, chips, and residual dust left behind by every carpentry session. This dust containment pole is 20 ft long with a large plastic sheet to catch all wood debris that might otherwise be strewn all over the floor. 

This is just as much a gift for you as it is for them! 

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Dickies Canvas Work/Tool Bag

Anyone who knows a carpenter can attest to it being a very high-maintenance trade that requires a ton of tools, supplies, and accessories. This convenient compartmentalized tool bag has a spot for every tool a carpenter needs, plus plenty of padding and reinforced material for durability and added comfort.

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Keter Jobmade Portable Work Bench

You wouldn’t guess by looking at it, but this compact, portable workbench has a 1000 lb. weight capacity. Made with resin and aluminum, this super durable workbench is completely collapsible for easy transport and storage letting woodworkers convert any space they have into a temporary studio. 

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Monologues on the Disciples

In case woodworking was, in fact, inspired by the most famous carpenter of them all, then this book with modern takes on Jesus’ teachings according to his disciples will be informative and enlightening. Perhaps it will help the woodworker in your family follow in their blessed woodworker’s footsteps in more ways than one.

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