Reddit mentions of DEWALT DWHT16063 Short Blade Wood Chisel 4piece set

I don't recall exactly. Like I mentioned most of the 2x4's were leftover that were laying around I had to buy 4 or so to supplement what I had on hand. In addition to that I bought the following tools as I didn't have them before and I was just getting started;

• #4 bench plane $149
  
• Ryoba Japanese Pull Saw $99 This thing is great, I had never used a pull saw before.
  
• Glue (not nearly enough glue so I ended up getting the [gallon](https://www.amazon.com/Waterproof-Titebond-III-Wood-Glue/dp/B009O3JRBC/ref=sr_1_2?s=hi&ie=UTF8&qid=1493824721&sr=1-2&keywords=titebond+iii+gallon
  ) or so later which I have a lot leftover from
  
• Chisels I've since upgraded to narex bevel edge chisels. The dewalts are fine but as I'm getting into finer work the thick edge makes it hard to work around in tight spaces like dovetails. $30
  
• [Large front vise] (https://www.woodcraft.com/products/woodriver-large-front-vise) $109
  
• Lots of clamps I don't recall how much I watched for sales and tried to get them when they were on sale.
  
• Lumber ~$30-40 but as I said I had lots of what I needed on hand. I would expect material cost to be closer to $200-300 if you had to get everything.
  
  So roughtly;
  
  
• Tools: $400-500 + clamps
  
• Materials: $40-60 Lumber & glue (most people will spend considerably more here)
  
  The cost included a lot of startup costs for tools for me which will be long lasting. You could save quite a bit of money by buying used but in my local market planes are really hard to come by and hand saws are non-existent.

Hey man, looks way better than anything I could build at 15. But since you're asking for some constructive criticism, I'll give a few suggestions.

The one thing I really don't like is the screws on the bottom legs. There are lots of different ways to do this, with varying levels of difficulty.

First would be just counter sinking the screw then filling the hole with wooden buttons. You can pick up a usable set of counter sink bits at harbor freight for $7

Second might be pocket holes. You can get a jig for ~40 bucks. Honestly, this might not be the best option for you. For the price, you could get a lot of other more useful tools.

Third might be a [mortise and tenon joint] (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aBodzmUGtdw&t=3s). You can make these by hand with a decent hand saw and some chisels, and square. But it its very hard to do without a vise, which is pricey. Also takes a bit more effort and skill. You can also make them with power tools.


You could have made the cutouts for the seat slats a little cleaner. If you get a combo square and chisels. You don't need fancy chisels. These are decent starter chisels if you learn [how to sharpen] (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ki8tt-VjwqI).