Setting Up a Basement Workshop – Dust, Noise, and Safety A basement workshop has real advantages: year-round climate control, concrete floors, good security, and often significant square footage. […]
How to Work With Sheet Goods in a Small Shop Full 4×8-foot sheets of plywood or MDF are the nemesis of the small shop. They need 8 feet […]
Maximize a Small Shop with Space-Saving Tool Combinations In a small shop, tool selection is a purchasing decision, an organization decision, and a workflow decision simultaneously. Buying a […]
A Real Woodworking Shop in 100 Square Feet A 10×10-foot shed is a serious constraint – roughly 100 usable square feet after accounting for wall thickness, door swing, […]
Cheap Ways to Heat a Garage Workshop A cold garage shop kills motivation and stops glue from setting. Most wood glue requires temperatures above 50 degrees Fahrenheit to […]
A Sheet Goods Cabinet That Makes 4×8 Sheets Accessible Sheet goods – plywood, MDF, melamine – are the most awkward material to store in a home shop. Too […]
Hardware Organization Done Right Hardware – screws, nails, bolts, washers, and fasteners – tends to accumulate in coffee cans and zip-lock bags until finding a 2-inch #8 screw […]
The Scrap Wood Problem – and How to Solve It Every shop generates scrap wood. Small off-cuts from projects, shorts from ripping boards to width, end pieces from […]
Run Air Lines Through the Shop for Pneumatic Tools A permanent air line system eliminates the tangle of hoses on the floor and puts compressed air within reach […]
Two-Car Garage Workshop Zone Planning A two-car garage – typically 20 x 20 to 24 x 24 feet – is the sweet spot for a home woodworking shop. […]
