Small wood shop layout floor plans

Imagine a workshop where you can find every tool, jig, and board almost without looking. Whether you're machining lumber, assembling parts, sanding, or finishing, everything you need is situated within easy reach.Who owns this awesome shop? You do, if you drop the indecision, bad habits, and sloppy housekeeping that lead to clutter and frustration. We'll show how to do that and reorganize your shop to focus on woodworking.

We all have to start somewhere. This young woodworker proves you don't need a lot of space to equip a functional shop-just some ingenuity.

From the outside, Mike Walker's workshop looks like a well-appointed lakeside retreat . It looks like that on the inside too—except for all the woodworking tools.

WOOD magazine's Idea Shops are packed to bursting with inspiration and projects to make your shop work faster, safer, and more efficiently.

Dale Heisinger's Orcas Island, Washington, workshop isn't much bigger than the half of the two-car garage where he used to work. But his new 16x24' shop is so much better.

Reminds me of my grandfather's workshop layout. I thought that place was magical! wood shop layout:

WORKING IN A LONG AND NARROW SHOP (above), Mark Koritz took advantage of the obvious storage possibilities—including the floor joists overhead—to keep his shop neat and orderly. Mark’s 30-year-old workbench occupies a prime spot in the center of the shop. There’s nothing dark and dreary about the workshop Mark Koritz

My shop is finally complete all but tools.I have all of them but I'm confused about where to place them to work the most efficent.I have built a bench for...

When a home has its own furnituremaker, the whole family wins.

Take a look at Michael Foster's woodworking workshop from Highland Woodworking's Show Us Your Shop Series

Shows the floor layout of a custom woodworking shop and a pictorial catalog of the tools used.

Ok guys… I need your honest opinion here. I have finished my shop build (just the shell). Now I'm in the process of starting the inside. Take a look at the...

The size of your woodworking shop is the single most important thing you need to plan for when building your workshop. Without a properly sized workshop, you will feel cramped and cannot safely operate machinery. The benefits of a properly sized workshop include ample space for projects, providing the maximum amount of safety, and allowing your shop to grow as the needs of your workshop change in the future. How big should a woodworking shop be?

With a shop full of jigs, mobile tools, and a crane for moving heavy objects, you might say this Wisconsin shop is a real back saver.

Learn how to prepare a practical layout for a woodworking shop. See how it influences the overall experience of your workspace.

When Iowa woodworker Rod Cox added a workshop to the back of his cramped two-car garage (his old workshop), he had one thing in mind—elbow room.