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Originally Posted by javadog

Of all the stuff on your list, this is pretty much all I used on the remodel of my last house:

circular saw
12” sliding miter saw
table saw (sawstop or old, then a good fence)

jig saw
cordless drill
corded drill/driver
belt sander
palm/orbital sander
sawzall
oscillating cutting tool

AIR
air compressor
finishing nail guns

HAND
coping saw
Squares of some sort or multiple sorts?
level
prybars

The rest never got used much. Most didn't get used at all.

Never needed a workbench. Two old sawhorses did just fine. I'd build an infeed or outfeed table for the table saw before I'd build a woodworking bench.

Dust collection meant doing most of the sawing in the garage or outdoors. A shopvac was used some indoors to clean up.

If you have a table saw, miter saw and SawZall, you'll never need the skillsaw.

Keep in mind, you can get started on a house remodel with nothing more than hand tools for a lot of the tasks. You don't have to buy all this crap on the front end.

Lots of good info, JD, thanks. It's great to see thought from different experienced folks since many folks work differently and therefore have different requirements/wants/needs.