Shop Tour: The Metalworking and Welding Shop
Shop Tour: The Metalworking and Welding Shop Most woodworking shops have a grinder and a drill, but this 24×30 foot shop goes fully into metal. The owner is […]
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Shop Tour: The Furniture Maker’s One-Car Garage
Shop Tour: The Furniture Maker’s One-Car Garage This furniture maker builds heirloom-quality pieces – dining tables, beds, bookcases, and chairs – in a standard 20×22 foot one-car garage. […]
Shop Tour: The Custom Guitar Builder’s Shop
Shop Tour: The Custom Guitar Builder’s Shop Building an acoustic guitar requires more precision than almost any other woodworking pursuit. The body is assembled from bookmatched quarter-sawn spruce […]
Shop Tour: The Custom Knife Maker’s Garage Studio
The knife-making shop lives in a one-car garage in a residential neighborhood. It is 12 feet wide and 20 feet long, organized around four focused work areas: grinding, […]
The All-French-Cleat Shop Tour
The all-French-cleat shop is one of the most organized, efficient, and adaptable workshop configurations available. Instead of fixed shelves, pegboard, and dedicated tool holders that never quite fit, […]
Shop Tour: The Renovated Barn – A 32×40 Foot Timber Frame Workshop
Shop Tour: The Renovated Barn Workshop When this woodworker bought his property, the barn had not been used in 30 years. The framing was sound but everything else […]
Shop Tour: The Off-Grid Workshop – Solar Power and Self-Sufficiency
Shop Tour: The Off-Grid Workshop – Solar-Powered and Self-Sufficient This 20×24 foot shop in a rural area draws its power entirely from a 3.2 kW solar array and […]
Shop Tour: The Green Woodworking Shop – Hand Tools and Shaving Horse
Shop Tour: The Green Woodworking Shop – No Electricity Required This 12×16 foot shop runs entirely without electricity. The power source is the woodworker’s own body – and […]
Shop Tour: The Turning Studio – A Dedicated Woodturner’s Space
Shop Tour: The Turning Studio – A Woodturner’s Dedicated Space This 18×24 foot shop belongs to a woodturner who has been turning for 22 years. Every inch is […]
How to Set Up Dust Collection in a Basement Workshop
Dust Collection in a Basement Workshop A basement shop has one great advantage over a garage: it’s inside the house, climate-controlled, and comfortable year-round. It has one serious […]