Quality Cuts in Half the Time
Investing in power tools is a necessity for quality construction work, whether professional or as a hobby. Renovating the house or just making a decorative cabinet or table requires precise cuts of wood requiring quality saws. Connecting these to each other, especially when using wooden dowels instead of nails requires quality drills. Although some of these task can be done by hand tools, like when sawing wood, construction can be accelerated using power tools. Also, drilling dowel holes requires very precise cuts. Using hand tools can cause uneven drill holes which can compromise the effectiveness of wooden dowel assembly. These errors can cause serious delays and even wastage of materials.
As they say, always use the right tools for the right job. This is a useful clique to follow, especially for precise, quality work. For the Do-It-Yourself, tools can sometimes make up for inexperience, since some have built in cutting guides. In any case, cutting wood by hand takes a much longer time than when using a power saw and the cuts are straighter. A straight cut using a hand saw, requires experience that some may not have. Thus investing power tools is always a good long term investment for the hobbyist.