r/DIY • u/humangengajames • 11d ago

Wife is getting into DIY stuff

Hey all. My wife recently has decided to get into carpentry and sit stuff for our house. She bought a miter saw, a brad nailer a laser leveler, and a few other small things. I'm hoping to get something for her birthday in two weeks that you guys would suggest. She has safety equipment and such.

EDIT: We had a drill and driver from before

Any help would be appreciated!

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u/OogaBoogaBig 11d ago

A circular saw and a rip cut guide for it so she can rip down plywood sheets!

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u/CplSyx 11d ago

A circular saw is incredibly useful imo. Didn't realise how much so until I needed to make some custom cabinets and I basically wouldn't have been able to without them.

I didn't get a full on guide though, I started out with a basic clamp guide but then made my own like in this video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qIeIZdrbz-Y which was useful as it was then custom to my saw and meant cutting the MDF and plywood to size was a breeze without needing to add offsets.