Affordable Cool Gift Ideas to Include in a Woodworking Gift Basket

 

If your recipient is an avid DYI carpenter or aspires to become one, a woodworking gift basket filled with the below affordable cool gift ideas is an excellent choice!

This gift basket can serve as an excellent birthday gift for him or a father's day gift basket.

Get some or all of the below affordable items and put together a gift basket any carpentry lover would love to have.

Woodworking gift basket ingredients:

Container:	basket, tool box
	Screws and nails- include an assortment of wood screws and nails in different sizes.
	Wood glue
	Sanding paper - a coarse grit paper for initial sanding and a finer grit for a smooth finish.
	Sanding block - a rectangle block to hold sanding paper with. It can even be a piece of wood.
	Bar clamps - to hold wood in place when sawing, gluing etc.
	Hammer
	Pliers
	Chisel
	Level
	Tape measure
	Try Square - measures 90 degree angles accurately.
	Screwdriver - both Phillips and Flathead screwdrivers are useful.
	Drill bits -if your recipient has an electric screwdriver / drill. Make sure you get ones for wood.
	Protective mask - very helpful when sanding.
	Protective glasses- to protect eyes against flying splinters and chips when sawing.
	Work gloves
	Tweezers- to get those splinters out.
	Ear plugs
	First aid kit
	Book about woodworking
	Woodworking Magazine - a copy of a magazine about woodworking or even a subscription to one.
	Woodworking project plan - include a beginner's woodworking project instructions your recipient can try out (there are many free plans on the internet). A cool gift idea will be to also include pre-cut wood for this project so your recipient can have a go at it as soon as you hand him/her this gift basket.
	Self made workshop - If you are a DYIer or carpenter yourself, use one of these blank gift certificates to invite your recipient to a one-on-one workshop with you!

 

 

Want to splurge some more? how about a

	Woodworking workshop - a cool gift idea for any aspiring woodworking that doesn't have the guts to start. Enroll your recipient to one. I participated in a woodworking workshop myself and it was one of the best things I have done.
	Electric saw
	Electric Drill
	Workbench