Projects For Your Shop Improve Both Your Workshop And Your Woodworking Skills With These Straightforward, Practical Projects

NEED A SHOP TO BUILD A SHOP? SAWHORSES D on’t struggle with make-shift shop equipment when you can create your own. Now you have the guidance of an expert woodworker to help you build shop basics you’ll use for years to come. Step-by-step instructions, photos, and detailed plans show you how to construct a rock solid workbench, full-featured tool workstations, tool storage units, and much more. Top TABLESAW WORKSTATION Subtop Plywood shelf Plywood end Stretcher Leg STORAGE UNITS OTHER BOOKS IN THE SERIES ABOUT THE AUTHOR MATTHEW TEAGUE is a writer, photographer, and furniture designer/maker who lives in Nashville, Tennessee. He is a former editor of Fine Woodworking and a frequent contributor to the magazine. GET T I NG S TA R T ED I N TAUNTON’S GET TING STARTED IN WOODWORK ING ™ Woodworking Your First Workshop Skill Building Projects That Teach the Basics A Practical Guide to What You Really Need TAUNTON’S GETTING STARTED IN WOODWORK ING ™ Projects A I M É O N TA R I O F R A S E R Look for other Taunton Press books at your local bookstore, or visit our website at www.taunton.com. US $19.95 / $27.95 CAN 94115 58689 4 9 781561 586899 01 02 FnL1 c2VyAEJo8os= DVRhdW50b24gUHJlc3MMVGF1bnRvbiBV 02 0044 01 02 FnL1 c2VyAEJo8vw= DVRhdW50b24gUHJlc3MMVGF1bnRvbiBV 02 0044 0 51995 Taunton Product #070770 Taunton p P ISBN 1-56158-689-7 ISBN 1-56158-689-7 The Taunton Press also publishes Fine Woodworking magazine, the single best source of woodworking ideas and information anywhere. TEAGUE A I M É O N TA R I O F R A S E R S FOR YOUR Shop Building Your Own Workshop Essentials Projects For Your Shop ROUTER TABLE TAUNTON’S GETTING STARTED IN WOODWORKING™ CRAFTS & HOBBIES M AT T H E W T E A G U E TAUNTON’S GETTING STARTED IN WOODWORKING ™ Projects for Your Shop TA U N T O N ’ S G E T T I N G S TA R T E D I N W O O D W O R K I N G ™ Projects for Your Shop Building Your Own Workshop Essentials Matthew Teague T Text © 2005 by Matthew Teague Photographs © 2005 by Matthew Teague, except bottom left photo on p. 38 © Lee Valley Tools. Illustrations © 2005 by The Taunton Press, Inc. All rights reserved. The Taunton Press, Inc., 63 South Main Street, PO Box 5506, Newtown, CT 06470-5506 Pp e-mail: [email protected] Editor: Jennifer Renjilian Morris Interior design: Barbara Balch Layout: Barbara Balch Illustrator: Chuck Lockhart Photographer: Matthew Teague Taunton’s Getting Started in Woodworking™ is a trademark of The Taunton Press, Inc., registered in the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Teague, Matthew. Projects for your shop : building your own workshop essentials / Matthew Teague. p. cm. -- (Taunton’s getting started in woodworking) Includes index. E-Book ISBN: 978-1-60085-674-7 1. Workshops--Equipment and supplies--Design and construction. 2. Woodwork--Equipment and supplies--Design and construction. I. Title. II. Series. TT152.T43 2005 684'.08--dc22 2005009594 Printed in the United States of America 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 The following manufacturers/names appearing in Projects for Your Shop are trademarks: Bench Dog Tools®, Watco® ABOUT YOUR SAFETY Working with wood is inherently dangerous. Using hand or power tools improperly or ignoring safety practices can lead to permanent injury or even death. Don’t try to perform operations