26. The $1000 woodworking shop

Hand Tool Boogie, Power tool sashay So, you want to outfit a wood shop. You want to do it really well but, cheap. The common question is can you do it for a grand? Gee, uh, let me waffle here a bit, the answer is yes, and no. The question...

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27. Found wood

Found Wood OK, so I am a gazillion miles away from home and busy doing the tourist thing. That does NOT mean I am not thinking wood. I went out for a walk along San Francisco Bay and while enjoying the scenery I took note of some very large...

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28. The After (clean shop)

The After (Cleaning shop) Pegboard can be a blessing when you have limited space and lots of small, hangable tools.  Put up a few pieces of pegboard, hang a batch of your tools and your shop begins to look better without that much...

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29. 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,...

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30. Wood racks and lumber storage

Wood racks and lumber storage are one of the toughest issues to resolve for most any wood shop. Lumber takes up ROOM and if you work wood, you've got to have lumber. The obvious best choice is to practice 'JIT' or, 'just in time' delivery like big...

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