I'm a creature of habit's contents to do things the same way most of the time. However recently, I've added a couple things to the shop that have proven super valuable:
1) cordless leaf blower. When I'm tired at the end of the day much better than plugging in the shop vac and dragging the extension cord around the blowout shavings and sawdust. I like it!
2) Superglue in all forms: I love the liquid for repairing small cracks/splits in delicate edges, particularly essential when carving. Also when I'm too impatient to wait for glue to dry when I need small nonweight bearing components like small interior cabinet shelves I've used superglue for edge gluing with a little bit of Titebond for insurance. 10 minutes between clamps and it's ready to be surfaced. Can't say hundred percent confident but definitely save time.
3) slow speed grinder with cloth wheel. I got this originally to try out the "unicorn" sharpening technique. I'm a huge believer in the power of sharp and willing to invest time and effort to get the best edge I possibly can- full stop. Usually I rely on water stones. However, I particularly like the unicorn method for paring chisels (about a 20° primary bevel grind, honing a wire edge at about 25° on a course stone and remove the burner on buffing wheel with green compound). I also find it use the buffing wheel for touching up carving gouges in small bench chisels with good results.
What about you? Thanks for sharing.
Best, Mike