Shop Tour: A Retired Engineer’s Precision Workshop
Mike spent 35 years as an aerospace structural engineer. He designed things that had to be precise because imprecision in aerospace has consequences that are not acceptable. When […]
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Reader Spotlight: The 10 Best Small Shop Transformations We’ve Seen
Small shop transformations are our favorite category of reader submission. There’s something about the constraint – the fixed square footage, the limited ceiling height, the one outlet that […]
Shop Tour: The YouTube Maker Who Built the Shop to Match the Videos
When you make videos about woodworking for a living, your shop is also a set. The lighting has to support video as well as work. The layout has […]
The Apartment Woodworker: A Surprisingly Capable Setup With No Garage
Apartment woodworking is the constraint that most people assume rules out woodworking entirely. No garage, no dedicated space, neighbors below and beside you, no place to put a […]
Shop Tour: 30 Years of Woodworking in One Incredible Space
Richard has been woodworking for 30 years. His shop has been in the same detached garage in rural Ohio for 25 of them. It shows – in the […]
Before and After: Converting a Garden Shed Into a Real Workshop
The garden shed conversion is the most common small shop origin story in our reader community. A standard 8×12 or 10×12 pressure-treated shed, purchased flat-pack from a big-box […]
Shop Tour: The Most Organized Garage Workshop We’ve Ever Photographed
We’ve photographed a lot of shops. Nice shops, creative shops, impressively equipped shops. But the two-car garage workshop belonging to Anne in suburban Minneapolis is the first shop […]
The 80 Square Foot Shop: How This Builder Makes Real Furniture in a Tiny Space
Eighty square feet is about the size of a large bathroom. It is also the size of the shop where furniture maker Jim has been producing chairs, tables, […]
Hand Saw Storage: 8 Solutions from the Reader Community
Hand saws are among the most difficult tools to store well. They’re long, they’re sharp, they’re thin enough to flex in storage and develop a set, and most […]
Share Your Tool Wall: Community Showcase Open Call
Your tool wall is the heart of your shop’s organization system. It’s the thing people notice first when they walk into your space. It reflects how you think […]