Welcome, : Brian! Glad to welcome another Michigander to the forum! I live in Holland, not so very far away! I think for anyone starting out, there is a lot of things to get. Once about to go, You will be able to practice, and learn a bunch of information. The most expensive bits can be bought when You know what You will be working with. As You move forward, don't forget all the people who advertise specials. My first thought is , Go and get an inexpensive router bit set from Menard's, or Lowe's, or better yet, go to E-bay! Others will be along to give You a lot of information, and possibly a vendor with the best deals. Thanks for joining and have a great time working with the router.

 

Hi Brian,

Welcome to the forum

 

Welcome to the RouterForums Brian. Also, God bless you for your service to our country.

 

Hi Brian. Welcome to our little corner of the 'net.

I know what you mean about going broke buying tools.. Be sure to keep an eye on Craigslist. There's a lot of "gently used" tools for sale in SE Michigan. Most of my tools are used. People are always upgrading things so chances are good it's not worn out.

 

Greetings Brian and welcome to the router forum. Thank you for joining us, and remember to have fun, build well and above all be safe.

Brian is correct re Craig's list, I have picked up many good items at great prices.

 

Welcome to the forum Brian, a good way to find the type of woodworking that you're interested in is to click on a members name, view public profile,statistics, find all threads started by.................
In the case of members like Bj3, myself and others, you may have to take a week or more off work to study all that's there!

 

Hi, Brian. Yes, it's good to have a hobby to keep you out of the wife's hair. Although fairly expensive in terms of tools, woodworking is good, since you can produce things for the wife. If she complains about the expense, gently remind her that you could have taken up yachting or flying.