| Bunker Shop |
Several years ago I finally decided to build my dream workshop. But according
to the city bylaws in Quebec, Canada, where I live, my yard wasn’t large enough for the shop I had planned. One day while I was lobbying at the
city offices, a clerk jokingly said "Well, there are fewer restrictions when you build underground.”
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| Victorian Shop |
I spend many hours tinkering and building furniture pieces, built-in
cabinets and various other projects in my garage workshop. Early
Saturday mornings while the rest of my family sleeps, it's my private retreat.
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| Tweener Shop |
I
built my wedge-shaped workshop twelve years ago. It’s 470 square feet,
which is too small, as every woodworker knows, but my options were
limited, because my shop had to fit between the house and garage.
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| Boatbuilder's Shop |
The impetus for building my shop was to satisfy a passion that my late
brother Glen and I had for building boats. After occupying his garage
and my sister’s storage, we knew we needed a dedicated shop. The
building, which overlooks the St. John River Valley in St. David,
Maine, is a 24' x 34' post-and-beam saltbox. In boat builder’s lingo, her scantlings are massive.
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| Rusty Shop |
What not to store in a closed-up shop.
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| How to Hyper-Organize Your Shop—A Reader Favorite! |
Recently
my neighbor remodeled his garage using a commercial wall-slat system.
That got me thinking, because I’ve struggled with the clutter in my
small garage shop for years. Using 1/4" and 3/4" plywood, I created a
hook-and-slat system that organizes all my tools, hardware, shop
supplies and hand tools. Simple and flexible, it's a tool organizing touchdown!
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