Woodworking project layout tools. accurate layout work is the critical first step to a successful project. without precise, repeatable marks, it is very difficult to get everything to come together at the end. so for this piece, i will go over some of the basic tools for measuring, marking, and transferring lines.. Due to covid-19, you’re limited in where you can go and what you can do, so it’s great to have this as an outlet for creativity.”i had a woodshop at my house before moving to oak trace,” noted stewart, who has been woodworking since the mid-’90s and loves repurposing items like coke cans in her creations..