Customer Reviews

Building Woodshop Workstations (Popular Woodworking)

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With a wide range of woodworkers who have an even wider range of budgets, interests, and shop space it is no doubt very hard to write a book such as this that will have mass appeal. I congratulate Mr. Proulx on succeeding wonderfully in this task. For those professionals out there with lots of shop space, there are loads of great ideas for built in storage cabinets and home crafted tool aids (such as a large router table and table saw outfeed table/storage cabinet). As a home woodworker with a small-ish shop and a fair amount of tools, I appreciated the many projects in this book dedicated to housing and efficiently using benchtop power tools.

Every woodworker I know will appreciate the fact that these projects include a complete materials list (with measurements given in both English and metric), clear instructions on how to construct the piece, and that the author always seems to be building as if he were on a budget (which most of us readers are).

Overall I am well pleased with this book and I highly recommend it!

Like previous reviewers I found this book extremely useful - very good sound practical ideas, a very clear approach to construction of workstations, excellent drawings and photos accompanied by easy to digest text. Additionally, and most important for someone who lives outside the USA and who fnds it hard to source even the most basic of fittings, its very good to be provided with designs based on easily obtainable and relatively inexpensive materials with a minimal amount of hardware.

This is one of those books where a sceptic might say 'I could have thought of that simple idea' but the truth is most folks don't and it takes someone like Mr. Proulx to stimulate one's mind.

I particularly like the idea of mobile workstations - whilst Mr Proulx may not have reinvented the wheel he has pcertainly provided a variety of ways of putting it to good use and in turn (no pun intended!) has helped me solved the layout problems I previously had in my relatively small workshop.

In summary, a great 'ideas' book and well worth the purchase.

Thanks to the writer and the editor - and of course to Amazon!

Each project is relatively simple to build and well described by step by step intructions.
Each step is illustrated by a picture.
Most are based on using MDF or MPB and simple hardware which make it perfect for the budget limited hobyist.

Every project have measurement both in inches and centimeters.

I would have given it 5 starts if I didn't face a problem while building the router table due to some missing explanation. However, I sent an email to the author and received an answer promptly.

Some very good ideas in this book. But, the book would be much better with an introductory chapter on the materials specific tools needed. For example, Proulx mention how with the right screws and the correct blade, you can make solid joints and chip-free cuts with Melamine PB - but he doesn't describe the screws or blades! Also, it would be nice if the materials lists gave total quantities, such as number of sheets of PB, approximate screw count.

Good book and will build a few of the plans and other plans gave me some ideas with modifications to solve some of the problems I have in a small garage workshop. If you have limited space like I do then this would be a good book to buy.

This book was very well thought out. The plans are practical to build and useful. The projects will definitely improve most people's woodshop and you can do it on a relatively small budget.

There are some good ideas in this book, he uses a lot of particle board. I need to remember that it is just shop workstations, cost is most important.

A sound and sensible approach to building workstations for your shop. If you have the perspective (as I do) that workstations are inthemselves "tools", you will find this book valuable.

Loved this book and got so many ideas from this Danny's Book.
Highly recommended.
You can modify the design as per your needs but danny gave good advise from his experience.

**** Stars !