How to Design and Build Your Ideal Woodshop [Paperback]

Bill Stankus (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: September 15, 1998

Designed especially for the home-shop woodworker, this guide features dozens of practical alternatives, tips and solutions for transforming attics, garages, basements or out-buildings into efficient and safe woodshops.'

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From Library Journal

One of the best parts of woodworking is setting up a workshop; in some cases, more effort is expended here than in creating finished projects. An efficient design allows one to get the most out of their shop. Stankus provides a wealth of information on how to maximize floor space and on choosing the best electrical, lighting, or safety features are best. He also gives guidelines for locating machinery and shows sample shops for cabinetmaking, carving, woodworking, and furniture restoration. A variety of storage solutions round out this excellent title, which will appeal to most woodworkers.
Copyright 2001 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

About the Author

Bill Stankus is a professional woodworker and the author of Setting Up Your Own Woodshop. He has taught woodworking at universities, seminars and wood shows across the United States --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Product Details

• Paperback: 160 pages
• Publisher: Betterway Books (September 15, 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1558704817
• ISBN-13: 978-1558704817
• Product Dimensions: 10.5 x 8.5 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,231,118 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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87 of 87 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars This book is worth a look to anyone., August 28, 2000

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Scott Pointon "Former Marine, Librarian, Wood... (Crest Hill, IL United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: How to Design and Build Your Ideal Woodshop (Paperback)

I just finished reading this book and although it is not the best book on the subject (call it a close second), I did find it a worthwhile read. There is the usual overlap of basic information which every shop set-up book seems to have, but what I found most interesting about this book was:

1. The sections detailing different considerations each woodworker must take into account based on the type of woodworking he/she wants to do (i.e. carving vs. cabinetmaking vs. crafts vs. boatbuilding, etc.)

2. The many great suggestions and tips to maximize storage space and organize your work.

3. The attention to safety issues.

4. The pictures of, and more importantly, the shop layout diagrams of some successful pro woodworking shops.

5. The budget-conscious recommendations for every step of outfitting a shop.

As I said, I do recommend this book as worthwhile reading, but for the best book I have come across on the subject, check out "Setting Up Shop" by Sandor Nagyszalanczy.

23 of 23 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A great place to start if you're planning a workshop!, April 14, 2000

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Matthew Laun (Seattle, WA - USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: How to Design and Build Your Ideal Woodshop (Paperback)

This book provides a good variety of examples and solutions. It also gives the workshop beginner some ideas about which tools will be most vital to their work, depending on their particular interests. I think the best feature of this book is that it demonstrates good workshop design with real examples. I haven't read some of the other workshop books, so I can't make a comparision, but I feel the book will help guide me through the entire process of setting up my own workshop. Thanks.

19 of 20 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Insightful & Useful, April 30, 2002

By A Customer

This review is from: How to Design and Build Your Ideal Woodshop (Popular Woodworking) (Paperback)

I found this revised version an invaluable reference book while planning my workshop. Bill Stankus writes in a style that is informative and entertaining - an important characteristic of any reference book. The floorplans of various shops, illustrations and photographs of professional shops were both useful and acted as a good tool to begin planning my shop. Information on shop safety, consideration of budgets and vairous tools and skills only increased my appreciation of this book. I have read other books on this subject and found THIS book to be the best read, with valuable and TIME-SAVING (very important!) advice. I would recommend this to any woodworker interested in maximing their workshop potential!