Thats a difficult one
most useful tool i find is the bandsaw chisels palm tools and most of all the rotary tools and my carvers mallet
I get a plank of lime 8ft long 2 inches thick which is always the width of a tree about 18 inches wide ite the cheapest way to buy it and just cut of any size i need,
Also keep in a range of ferules ,nickel silver collars glass eyes for birds etc that needs it and plenty of pencils and the the pyrogph tool . a range of burrs and sanding drums
The pyrograph is handy as useing a 2b pencil it just smudges the work so the pyrograph gives a clear definate line which makes life easter to follow when using burrs on the rotary Also the carvers and wood vice
Always have 3 rotary tools set up with burrs drum sanders and small polishing stones which i use for texturing as well
no doubt there are others
But where would you be without the bench and most of all a brush and shovel always getting it in the neck for trampling sawdust in the house
What is the most used tool in your shop? Hand tool, Power tool, Bench Top, Stand Alone?
Probably my most used tool is the wood lathe, however, I use a lot of other tools in preparing my wood for lathe work, so it's hard to say what gets the most use!