ScRaPLeR wrote in
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I have a little over $7000.00 to spend on my shop... Thanks for all
the imput

Go slowly. It need not be spent all in one week.

Take a class or three. Find a woodworkers' club if you can. Make a few
projects with the tools you already have, even if you then use them for
firewood. It's just for practice.

Start looking for used tools in the newspaper, or on eBay, or Craigslist.
Not to buy, but to see what's available. If it's interesting, ask the
seller what it was used for, and why they are selling. You can learn a lot
that way. Some old tools are gems. Others are junk.

Realize that $7000 buys a lot of furniture, and that what you are buying is
tools to help make your hobby more enjoyable, safer, and you somewhat more
capable. Leave enough in your budget for materials. And books. And
classes.

Lotsa folks have spent much more than your budget. But there are many here
who are really proud of the fact that they have all the fun they can
handle, having spent probably less than $1000.

Patriarch