Shop Tour: The Self-Taught Woodworker’s First Real Shop
Emma started woodworking three years ago with a borrowed jigsaw, a folding table, and a YouTube channel she trusted more than she probably should have. She’s self-taught in […]
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10 Small Shop Essentials That Actually Save Space
Space-saving advice for small shops is everywhere and most of it is wrong. It focuses on buying smaller versions of things (a smaller workbench, a shorter lumber rack) […]
Shop Tour: The 400 Square Foot Shop That Holds Every Machine
Four hundred square feet. A table saw, an 8-inch jointer, a 13-inch planer, a 14-inch bandsaw, a drill press, a lathe, a workbench, a sharpening station, a finishing […]
How to Start a Shop in Any Space – A Beginner’s Guide With Real Photos
The question we get most often from beginning woodworkers is not “what tools do I need” or “what should I build first.” It’s “how do I start without […]
Shop Tour: The Metalworker Who Added a Full Woodshop
Steve has been a metalworker for 25 years – MIG and TIG welding, fabrication, machining. His shop has a lathe, a mill, a plasma cutter, a welding station, […]
The Cargo Van Workshop: A Road Builder’s Full Setup
Some people bring the shop to the work. For custom furniture maker and finish carpenter Brian, the shop is a 2018 Ford Transit cargo van that has been […]
Shop Tour: Before and After – Five Years of Building the Perfect Workshop
Tim bought a house with a three-car garage in 2019 with a specific plan: one bay for cars, two bays for a shop. The two shop bays were, […]
Reader Roundup: Shed Shops That Will Blow Your Mind
The backyard shed shop is, arguably, the ideal small shop format: a dedicated space, physically separated from the house, with its own electrical service and its own rules. […]
Shop Tour: A Mother-Daughter Woodworking Team and Their Shared Workshop
Lisa started woodworking when her daughter Maya was twelve. She started teaching Maya when Maya was fourteen. Maya is now twenty-two and has been building furniture professionally for […]
The Shared Garage Solution: Two Builders, One Space
Sharing a garage between two woodworkers sounds like a recipe for conflict. Two people with different project timelines, different tool preferences, different cleanup standards, and potentially different work […]