1. Shop plan 1 and counting

OK, we've all read about drawing out our shop then cutting out little squares to represent our machines and do all our arranging on paper BEFORE we start moving stuff. How many of you have done that? C'mon, raise your hands and be counted. Just like...

07/02/2008 | 477 Hits | Read more...

2. Salvage for dollars

The cost of lumber keeps rising and it is getting harder and harder to keep a project budget within reasonable terms. Enter the world of salvage wood. Not glamorous, not easy, and a lot of work, the redeeming value is wood for cheap or free. ...

04/02/2008 | 291 Hits | Read more...

3. Shop tour

My shop is 300 + square feet.  Not large by any standards but very capable of doing whatever I decide to jump on.  Pretty much, if it isn't attached to the walls, it is on wheels.  I have tried millions of possible layouts and ideas,...

07/12/2006 | 958 Hits | Read more...