Creating Your Own Woodshop [Paperback]

Charles Self (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: July 1994

Many typical woodshops are works in progress and have been set up haphazardly over time, often at the expense of efficiency, safety and ultimately woodworking comfort. By offering a plan for any size and location of shop, this book solves your woodshop planning problems and will even help you redesign an existing inefficient shop. Topics covered include electrical, lighting, zoning permits, dust collection, workflow and much more.

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Most sawdust eaters probably don't have the time (not to mention money or energy) to devote weeks of effort to making their woodshops better, easier, and safer places to work. Those who do, though, should thumb through these pages. Most of us put tools in the basement, or maybe the garage, in a haphazard manner. Self makes us realize that putting some thought and effort into designing an actual shop will pay dividends down the road. Although most serious woodworkers know the basics of construction, the author's chapters on how to build a freestanding workshop--from pouring the foundation to painting the walls--are excellent. This text, aimed at a crowd who may not be listening, amply demonstrates that they should be. Jon Kartman

About the Author

Charles Self is the current vice president and past president of the National Association of Home and Workshop Writers, and the recipient of numerous awards for his work. He writes for numerous woodworking magazines, including: Popular Woodworking. Woodworker's Journal, Woodcraft and Woodshop News. He is also the author of a dozen books, including: The Woodworker's Pocket Reference Book, and The Woodworker's Source Book. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Product Details

• Paperback: 128 pages
• Publisher: Betterway Books; 1st edition (July 1994)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1558703268
• ISBN-13: 978-1558703261
• Product Dimensions: 10.9 x 8.4 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,558,612 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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This review is from: Creating Your Own Woodshop (Popular Woodworking) (Paperback)

Great for planning your next shop, I cant say its your guide but it is very helpfull and contains pertinent information