They always get a version of ‘it depends on what you are going to work on’.
Having decided to try woodworking (see why woodworking), one of the first questions beginner woodworkers ask is ‘what are the essential woodworking tools I should get first?’ This is an obvious question, yet it is one that beginner woodworkers face difficulty in finding a simple, straight answer. They always get a version of ‘it depends on what you are going to work on’. Whereas that is a fair answer, it is one that doesn’t help the beginner woodworker.