Your Workshop
Advice for your inspiring workshop is here with topics that include shop storage, dust collection, lighting & wiring, and shop jigs. You'll also find tips about shop layout, maintenance, and workbenches.
Organize your tool-chest drawers with foam inserts cut to fit specific tools.
Shop cabinets are ideal for dust-free storage. From simple to elaborate, shop cabinetry is as varied as the shop owners themselves.
Storage needs change as your tool collection grows. An adaptable slatwall system changes with you.
When Ed Kassof converted his two-car garage to a woodworking shop, he exiled the family cars to the driveway, a decision he hasn’t regretted.
I’m leaving on a trip and I’m worried that my kids might hurt themselves playing in the shop. Could you give me some suggestions for quickly securing my garage shop?
I’m in the process of completing my new shop at home, and I have a load of fluorescent lights to install. How should I space them for best effect?
I’m ready to design and build a workbench for my shop. How tall should I make the bench for comfortable woodworking?
The inside of my dust collector’s filter bag is really gunked up. The collector seems to be drawing less air than it used to. Should I throw the bag into the laundry to get it clean?
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