Ron paulk

Homebuilder and self-taught designer Ron Paulk had a problem: He needed a large-surface workbench--which is generally no problem for those of you with geographically-fixed workspaces--but he needed it to be portable, so that he could tote it to jobsites in his Mobile Woodshop. He also needed it to be incredibly...

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Many of you are familiar with the homebuilder Ron Paulk and his online plans for a workbench and miter saw stand. I think he showed up here or at the deep end a few times. The benches are designed like torsion boxes, with a plywood skin top and bottom, attached to a light plywood frame. He added a number of cool features to the benches and they are made to be light and transportable for use on a jobsite. In this thread I will show the construction a modified Paulk workbench and a miter stand…

Over the years, Washington-based homebuilder and designer Ron Paulk has created a number of tool trailers for himself. He put all of that expertise and experience into his latest Mobile Woodshop, neatly contained—and fully functional—inside of a 1,000-cubic-foot box truck that he can drive right up to the jobsite. We...

When last we looked in on Washington-based builder Ron Paulk, he was on the verge of completing his kick-ass Mobile Woodshop. Contained inside a 1,000-cubic-foot box truck, Paulk's comprehensive design ingeniously incorporates every major power tool a contractor would need, features copious parts-and-materials storage, and is loaded up with a...

I felt I needed to include this as it is the center of my shop and an example of taking something and adjusting it to your personal needs. I...

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Navaar's Project

When I built my last workbench, assembly table, oufeed table combo I was in a shop about half the size of the shop I am in today. I made it to fit that space and with materials I had on hand. Since…