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A Working Wood Workshop in Your Home

A Working Wood Workshop in Your Home

The size of a wood workshop will be determined by where it is going to be located. This article refers to setting up one somewhere in your home, like I did.

Determine where the wood shop will be located. In the basement, garage or other buildings that may be available.

I built my shop in the basement because it is warm and cool, dry and electricity is available.

Proper lighting when you are building projects is a must. I chose to apply white 4 x 8 panels to my ceiling to reflect light.

Think about your design and draw it on a piece of paper. Decide what equipment to have and where to place them. Space will be a premium quickly.

Storing dimensional lumber as well plywood or other materials used in constructing projects needs to be considered too. I tend to store my long boards on a hanging racks anchored to the ceiling and inline with the 36" door to the shop.

That way I can easily stock that unit with proper lumber.

Ceiling storage units can be built to hold various boards or plywood scraps needed as you begin building projects. These pieces become numerous very quickly. Allow for this "scrap" to be stored somewhere.

Install electrical outlets and/or supply lines for certain equipment such as saws, drills, etc. Run these circuits first.

Florescent lighting makes good lighting. Use 8 foot long fixtures which hold 2 bulbs.

Consider early on exactly where your equipment will be placed. Allow room to actually use this equipment. A saw needs to have room for a long board to be manipulated before it is actually cut into it's proper size. If you have a table saw, then be sure to leave room all the way around it. If ever you rip a piece of 4 x 8 plywood or paneling, you'll need at least 8 feet in front and behind the saw in order to be able to push the plywood through the saw.

Now it's time to start thinking about building working tables to actually construct your projects on. A 42" x 72" table works nicely for starters. More than one is nice at times.

Shelves and storage for tools is another consideration. Experiment with different size shelving.

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Mike Summy is a seasoned home remodeler, home inspector and a source for help on many do-it-yourself projects around your home. He is the proprietor of: http://www.easyhomeimprovementprojects.com

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