Gifts for woodworkers
For the person who disappears into the garage and comes back covered in sawdust.
Buying for a woodworker is hard. They already own the tools they want, and the ones they do not own are either very specific or very expensive. A shirt that makes a joke only another woodworker would get is a safer bet, and it is something they will actually wear in the workshop.
The designs below are grouped by the kind of woodworker you are buying for. The jokes are about the things every woodworker knows too well: measuring twice and still cutting short, sawdust in everything, and explaining a project to someone who does not care. If they take the craft more seriously, the last group is made up of cleaner designs about grain, hand tools and building things properly.
For the one who measures twice and still cuts short
Jokes about sawdust, shop maths, near misses and the wood screw that was never meant to be one.
For carpenters
For the one who owns more than one hammer and can tell you why.
For the proud craftsman
No punchline: clean designs about grain, precision and making things by hand.
Still deciding?
Buying as a gift
- What makes a good gift for a woodworker?
- Something they would not buy for themselves. Most woodworkers put their money into tools and timber, so clothing is usually low on the list. A shirt with a joke from their own hobby shows you have been paying attention, and it gets worn in the workshop rather than kept in a drawer.
- How do I choose the right size?
- Every design comes in S to XL, and most go up to 2XL or 3XL. The easiest way to get it right is to lay a T-shirt they already wear flat, measure across the chest from armpit to armpit, and compare it with the size guide. If you are between two sizes, choose the larger one; the shirts are a unisex fit and a little room is rarely a problem.
- What if the size is wrong?
- Because each shirt is printed after you order it, it cannot go back into stock, so exchanges for a different size are not offered as standard. That is why it is worth measuring one of their shirts first. If anything arrives faulty, misprinted or damaged, we replace or refund it in full.
- Can I send it straight to them?
- Printing takes about three business days, then delivery takes four to five. You can enter their address as the delivery address at checkout, so it goes straight to them.