One great piece of advice that I have received here at the Neanderthal Haven is to only buy tools as I need them, but I have yet to find any projects that tell you (or suggest) what tools you need.

Are there any projects like that, or should I find a project that I like and bring it to the forum for advice on what tools to use for the projects?

Also, my wife and I love Arts & Crafts furniture and I want to do start building furniture pieces for our home. Does anyone have suggestions for good places to start there? I would love to do maybe a side table, and then a chair to match -- or is that too optimistic for first projects?

Thank you in advance for your guidance and suggestions!
Jason