Basement Yeti
Explorer
I am just learning wood working myself. Prefer metal. Anyway, you will need a circular saw, and a jig saw. For metal, you CAN use those saws with the right blades....but. if you qre going to buy a saw, buy them with a cord. I have a nice mlwauke cordless, and i only pull it out when doing something quick, that, woukd take lnger to unroll, and re-coil he extension cord.
Chase
I am hesitant to buy even a jigsaw because all I will be doing is a few small projects inside my van. A corded saw would be utterly useless to me on the road so I am definitely going with cordless. As for a buzz saw, I can have all the big cuts done at Home Depot/Lowes or do with the Jigsaw. It's already kind of a tool I don't really need but I'm buying it for the sake of ease.