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.
Walking into Gary Toles’s outbuilding, you might be confused as to whether you’re in his shop or his den.
Shop cabinets are ideal for dust-free storage. From simple to elaborate, shop cabinetry is as varied as the shop owners themselves.
Because my shop has several dust-producing machines close to each other, space for, and access to, individual dust-collection blast gates proved problematic.
Ripping thin strips between the tablesaw blade and fence can be risky business.
I’ve long debated whether to add a permanent tool tray to my workbench.
Making small parts using a mitersaw or tablesaw can be a dicey affair.
Owner Marc Manly calls it “the barn,” but you won’t find any animals inside. Rather, a spacious shop and a space to entertain—both as beautiful as the exterior—share the interior.
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