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How to Design and Build Your Ideal Woodshop (Popular Woodworking)
 
 

How to Design and Build Your Ideal Woodshop (Popular Woodworking) [Kindle Edition]

Bill Stankus

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Turn your vision of the perfect woodshop into reality!

Picture your ideal woodshop: tools neatly stored within the reach, plenty of space for lumber and materials, ample ventilation, lighting and electrical outlets. Everything you need, exactly the way you want it.

Whether your woodshop is in the garage, basement, outbuilding, attic or even a closet, you can make the most of your space and bring your ideal woodshop to life. The invaluable advice, layouts and planning tips inside show you how.

From space management and tool setup to noise reduction and dust control, Bill Stankus covers every subject in detail. He takes a logical approach to woodshop organization, showing you dozens of ways to achieve optimum efficiency for less time and money. In this completely revised edition, you'll learn how to:

  • Plan your ideal woodshop--everything from lumber storage and ventilation to dust collection and lighting
  • Avoid potential mistakes and injuries with safety-first checklists
  • Make your woodshop environment comfortable and cozy
  • Maximize space with ideas for building mobile storage units and workstations
  • Create useful storage space and the perfect workbench
  • Customize your woodshop, while considering layout and budget issues
Seven examples of actual "ideal" workshops, with insights and ideas from the woodworkers who designed them, help illustrate every guideline and tip.

You can begin transforming the space you've got into the shop you dream about--quickly, practically and effectively.

About the Author

Bill Stankus is a professional woodworker and the author of Setting Up Your Own Woodshop. He has taught woodworking at universities, seminars and wood shows across the United States

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  • Format: Kindle Edition
  • File Size: 4342 KB
  • Print Length: 128 pages
  • Publisher: Popular Woodworking Books (29 Oct 2001)
  • Sold by: Amazon Media EU S.à r.l.
  • Language English
  • ASIN: B00506TSPM
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89 of 89 people found the following review helpful
This book is worth a look to anyone. 28 Aug 2000
By Scott Pointon - Published on Amazon.com
Format:Paperback
I just finished reading this book and although it is not the best book on the subject (call it a close second), I did find it a worthwhile read. There is the usual overlap of basic information which every shop set-up book seems to have, but what I found most interesting about this book was:

1. The sections detailing different considerations each woodworker must take into account based on the type of woodworking he/she wants to do (i.e. carving vs. cabinetmaking vs. crafts vs. boatbuilding, etc.)

2. The many great suggestions and tips to maximize storage space and organize your work.

3. The attention to safety issues.

4. The pictures of, and more importantly, the shop layout diagrams of some successful pro woodworking shops.

5. The budget-conscious recommendations for every step of outfitting a shop.

As I said, I do recommend this book as worthwhile reading, but for the best book I have come across on the subject, check out "Setting Up Shop" by Sandor Nagyszalanczy.

23 of 23 people found the following review helpful
A great place to start if you're planning a workshop! 15 April 2000
By Matthew Laun - Published on Amazon.com
Format:Paperback
This book provides a good variety of examples and solutions. It also gives the workshop beginner some ideas about which tools will be most vital to their work, depending on their particular interests. I think the best feature of this book is that it demonstrates good workshop design with real examples. I haven't read some of the other workshop books, so I can't make a comparision, but I feel the book will help guide me through the entire process of setting up my own workshop. Thanks.
19 of 20 people found the following review helpful
Insightful & Useful 1 May 2002
By A Customer - Published on Amazon.com
Format:Paperback
I found this revised version an invaluable reference book while planning my workshop. Bill Stankus writes in a style that is informative and entertaining - an important characteristic of any reference book. The floorplans of various shops, illustrations and photographs of professional shops were both useful and acted as a good tool to begin planning my shop. Information on shop safety, consideration of budgets and vairous tools and skills only increased my appreciation of this book. I have read other books on this subject and found THIS book to be the best read, with valuable and TIME-SAVING (very important!) advice. I would recommend this to any woodworker interested in maximing their workshop potential!

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