Workbenches
and Shop Furniture
Techniques for Better Woodworking
by
Nick Engler
Softcover
210 x 275mm
124pp
Published by American Woodworker, Readers Digest, NY USA
R.R.P.$25.90
ISBN 0-7621-0223-3
Storage Stand
Hand Tool Cabinet
Modular Workbench
Adjustable Shop Stool
Extract from back cover of book:
Make Your Workshop, Work for You!
To get the most from your workshop, it needs to be well furnished. This doesn't mean you need lots of tools, but that the tools you have be handily arranged with adequate storage space and plenty of room to work. Your shop furniture workbenches, tool cabinets, tool stands, wood racks, and other major shop fixtures should create a pleasant, comfortable place to work.
In Workbenches and Shop Furniture, author/craftsman Nick Engler discusses every major fixture in your shop, beginning with the workbench, the center of all your woodworking activity. Discover how to design a workbench that serves your own personal woodworking needs and grows with you as those needs change. Explore the major types of vises and other workbench accessories that you can install on your bench, and see how to build your own workbench add-ons. Learn how to build storage stands, special tool stands that keep all of your power tool accessories right where you need them. Investigate dozens of different systems for storing and organizing hand tools, hardware, wood, and other woodworking materials. Over 200 illustrations clearly show all of this shop furniture, and how you can arrange or adapt it for your shop. There are also plenty of workshop tips, such as how to make your workbenches and tool stands mobile or how to modify ordinary bench vises to hold almost anything.
Workbenches
and Shop Furniture includes detailed plans with step-by-step instructions
that show you how to build several popular pieces of shop furniture:
- A modular
workbench that can be easily adapted to your specific woodworking needs. Parts
of the bench can be easily replaced or updated without having to rebuild the entire
project.
- A hand tool cabinet that stores and organizes small and medium-size items. An ingenious protective system keeps steel tools from rusting.
- A storage stand that can be adapted to support almost any stationary power tool. It's simple and inexpensive to build but sturdier than most commercial stands.
- A shop stool that adjusts to any comfortable height. It provides a tray to keep often-used tools within easy reach.
Photos: Black & White
Units of Measurement: Imperial
Contents
Techniques
1.
Arranging Shop Furniture
Design Consideration
- Space Requirements for
Common Shop Tools and Fixtures
2.
Workbenches
A Short History of Workbenches
Workbench Designs
Workbench
Construction
- Workbench Options
3.
Vises and Workbench Accessories
Types of Vises
- Customising a Bench
Vise
Stops, Dogs and Hold-Downs
- Shop-made Stops, Dogs and Hold-Downs
Other
Workbench Accessories
4.
Tool Stands
Designing a Storage Stand
- Making Tools Mobile
5.
Tool Cabinets and Shop Storage
Tool Chests and Cabinets
- Egg Crates
Built-In
Storage
Wood Storage
- Attaching Shelves and Cabinets to Walls
Projects
Storage Stand
Hand Tool Cabinet
Modular Workbench
Adjustable Shop Stool
Index