Shop Tour: The Cabinetmaker Who Never Threw Away a Scrap
Larry has been a cabinetmaker for 40 years. He has never thrown away a piece of wood that had any useful dimension. The scrap management system in his […]
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Shop Tour: The Auto Restorer’s Garage Is Absolutely Wild
Dave restores classic American cars. His primary focus is 1950s and 1960s GM vehicles – Chevrolets, Oldsmobiles, and an ongoing 1964 Buick Riviera project that has been in […]
Shop Tour: The Outdoor Timber Frame Workshop
Most woodworking shops are enclosed spaces. Joel’s primary work space is a covered outdoor pavilion – a 20×30-foot timber frame structure he built himself over two summers, with […]
The Basement Shop: Making a Low-Ceiling, No-Window Space Actually Work
The basement shop has three problems that every other shop type doesn’t: low ceilings (typically 7-8 feet in older homes, sometimes 6-8 in newer ones), no natural light, […]
Shop Tour: The Hobbyist Who Turned His Shop Into a Side Business
Four years ago, Jim built a cutting board as a birthday gift for his sister. She posted it on Instagram. Twelve people asked where to buy one. Jim, […]
Share Your Small Shop: Community Showcase
This post is a permanent open invitation. Whether you’re working in a hall closet, a suburban one-car garage, a 200-square-foot outbuilding, or a basement with 6-foot-8 ceilings and […]
Shop Tour: The Laser Cutter and CNC Router Shop
The modern maker shop has expanded beyond the traditional woodworking toolkit. In Alex’s 600-square-foot shop, the largest machine is a 4×8-foot CNC router table. The second largest is […]
The Tiny Shop Upgrade Path: How to Grow a Small Shop the Right Way
Every shop starts as a smaller version of itself. The important question isn’t what shop you have now – it’s whether the decisions you’re making now are building […]
Shop Tour: The Traditional Hand-Tool Shop – No Electricity Required
Robert works by hand. Not as a philosophy or an aesthetic statement, but as the practical outcome of working in a 200-year-old stone building on his family’s property […]
The Driveway Workshop: Working in the Open and Making It Work
The driveway workshop is the most accessible entry point to power tool woodworking for people without a dedicated indoor space. A concrete driveway, a roll-out contractor saw, an […]