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How can I put a shop in my basement? How much room do I need? I’ve always dreamed of having a nice shop - but can I afford it? This book answers these questions and many more. It gives you practical, put-it-to-work advice on building the woodshop you want. A place that is yours alone. A work room where you build things and make sawdust and you’re the only one who can find anything. It’s your woodshop and you love it. Or you would if you had such a place. You can have such a place. This book offers dozens of ways to set up the woodshop you want - while keeping your costs down. If you already have a shop, Creating Your Own Woodshop will help you make it better, more efficient, more enjoyable. If you don’t yet have a shop, this book will help you build one in an unused - or under-used-space in your home. Or even add a room for your shop, if that’s what it takes. But the best part is that you decide exactly what you want, right from the start. This book walks you through every step: • Converting existing space in your basement: Valuable instruction on how to frame walls to isolate your shop, flooring materials and providing passage for materials and finished projects. • Determining your needs: Consider your kinds of projects - are you going to need a lot of space because you want to build large furniture? Or are you more interested in making smaller pieces? Here’s how to put it all on paper, working within your space and budget limitations. • Layout considerations: Here’s a plan for thinking through the space you need - for material and tool storage and operation. • Your ideal shop: Close your eyes and imagine your woodshop. Then look through the pictures and plans of existing shops, mixing elements to create the perfect space for you. You’ll find ideas on location (both within the house and as a separate addition), construction, size and layout. • Electrical power and lighting needs: You’ll find an overview of heating and cooling methods and dust-removal systems with an emphasis on safety. • Converting existing space in separate or attached garages and other outbuildings: Practical instruction for incorporating a tilt-up workbench, and other advice for putting your woodshop in an area used for other things besides woodworking. • Building a woodshop: How to build a standard 2x4 platform-framing, wood-frame shop, with special advice on keeping your costs down. |
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