Everything you wanted to know about building a workbench, making outfeed tables for shop machines, making work tables and assembly tables, storage cabinets for tools, materials, supplies. Bonus: Build like an aircraft engineer, super-flat and strong with a torsion box workbench, assembly table, and alignment beams.
This new edition includes a wealth of colour photographs, revised color drawings, and updated construction techniques. Learn the different types of workbenches available or choose from designs for two benches you can build yourself.
Everything in its place.... Whether woodworking is your hobby or your profession, you'll get more enjoyment and satisfaction from the craft when you have a practical and functional workspace. The Practical Workshop is your guide to setting up a sensible shop with an efficient workflow and everything you need to make the best use of your time. From workbenches to shop furniture to storage solutions, this book covers the essentials. You'll learn strategies for machine and fixture placement. You'll discover ways to streamline your operations and get plans for all the shop furniture you need to outfit your space. • Get started with guidelines for putting together a basic toolkit and some quick sawhorses. • Focus your shop around a central workbench--you'll find complete plans for two benches, a gallery of bench designs and ideas for personalizing your workbench for your specific needs. • Get helpful advice for placing machinery and instructions for building shop furniture and fixtures. Woodworking can be a respite from the bustle of daily life, especially if your shop is well-organized and your tools are where they're supposed to be. This book can help you set up a great workspace, avoid clutter and get the most out of your woodworking.
To a woodworker, there is nothing more personal than the workshop. Creating your ideal sanctuary involves hundreds of practical decisions from where to locate the shop and which machines and tools to buy to where to put the lights and electrical outlets. With the expert advice of professional woodworker and author Sandor Nagyszalanczy, you'll make the right choices to fit your space and budget. Detailed illustrations and useful tips help you handle every job, from insulating walls and organizing storage to installing dust collection. 'Shop Profiles' give you a look inside the shops of well-known woodworkers, so you can see how they've tackled common shop problems. With all the ingenious solutions in Setting Up Shop, you'll never run out of ideas for improving an existing shop or planning the shop of your dreams.
I first became interested in traditional woodworking in 1972 while traveling in the Swiss Alps. I spent a few days at a remote Alpine cabin and the nearest neighbor was a herder and cheese maker whose milk and cream containers were old and very beautiful. the tubs and buckets were coopered and held together with perfectly crafted wooden hoops. These containers were still being made by an old man in the area, Reudi Kohler. His workshop was converted horse stall on the ground level of the 19th Century chalet where he lived.
A professional woodworker takes a keen look at different workbench designs and shows how to install vises and other accessories to the best advantage. 163 photos. 115 two-color illustrations Shows different kinds of workbenches, discusses vises, dogs, stops, hold-downs, tool stands, tool chests, cabinets and wood storage, and suggests four projects.
Transform your woodshop to suit your needs! Whether you want more workspace or just a more efficient setup, here are all the designs you need to build the workshop of your dreams. Danny Proulx provides detailed plans and easy-to-follow instructions for building self-contained units for every tool and related accessory. These 12 problem-solving projects are guaranteed to give your woodshop new life by maximizing space and increasing shop efficiency. Each design ensures that the wrenches, blades, jigs and attachments for all of your tools are within arm's reach. It's the perfect setup for working more effectively with your table saw, drill press, miter saw, sharpening stones and more. Includes these 12 problem-solving projects: Base- and wall-mounted cabinets Practical workbench Power miter saw station Multifunction power tool cabinet Power tool storage station Mobile table saw center Router table cabinet Drill press center Tool sharpening and maintenance station Mobile workbench and tool cabinet Saw outfeed table and storage cabinet Shop made 12-inch disc sander