Ever since man has been around, he has used tools to make his tasks easier. Over time, these tools became simpler to use and consequently, reduced the amount of effort man had to exert in order to finish the job. Today hand tools and the like are being used by almost every industry, especially the ones that work with wood. Even though wood is easy to cut and can be molded into a variety of beautiful shapes, you have to ensure that you have good quality hand tools so that certain risks are reduced.
That being said, you will definitely need some power tools as well but a handful of hand tools will kick the entire process into motion. If you are new to the field or are working as an intern, you need to keep a check-list of the tools that you will need along the way. You may have to buy your own tools and unfortunately, you will have to spend a few hundred dollars. This may put you off but never make the mistake of buying cheap tools because cheap in this case almost always equals to inferior quality.