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.
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.
With these two jigs, you can rip tapers on anything from a footstool leg to a tall bedpost.
A high-volume, low-pressure (HVLP) spray gun makes applying a finish easier than ever. Follow these simple procedures and keep that gun performing like new for years to come.
Joe dedicated a double-wide bay of his garage to woodworking. Lumber storage spills into the walls of the other two bays used for parking his vehicles.
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The history of your shop as told by scrapwood
I enjoy using colorful, exotic woods to craft small woodworking projects. When I make a project... read more