Table Of ContentNEW BEST FINE WOODWORKING
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Workstations
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NEW BEST FINE WOODWORKING
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Workstations
Tool Storage
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NEW BEST FINE WOODWORKING
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Workstations
Tool Storage
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Workstations and tool storage / the editors of Fine woodworking.
p. cm. -- (The new best of fine woodworking)
ISBN 978-1-56158-785-8 (paperback)
ISBN 978-1-63186-271-7 (ebook)
ISBN 978-1-63186-272-4 (ePub)
ISBN 978-1-63186-273-1 (mobi)
ISBN 978-1-63186-274-8 (fixed)
1. Woodwork--Equipment and supplies--Design and construction. 2. Workshops--
Equipment and supplies--Design and construction. 3. Workbenches--Design and
construction. 4. Storage in the home. I. Fine woodworking. II. Series.
TT186.W687 2005
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The following manufacturers/names appearing in Workstations and Tool Storageare trade-
marks: Bessey®, De-Sta-Co®, Deft®, Grainger, Jorgensen®, Lexan®, Masonite®, Pony®,
Oneida Air Systems™, Record®, Simpson Strong-Tie®, Skil®, Styrofoam®, Watco®
Working 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
you learn about here (or elsewhere) unless you’re certain they are safe for you. If something
about an operation doesn’t feel right, don’t do it. Look for another way. We want you to
enjoy the craft, so please keep safety foremost in your mind whenever you’re in the shop.
Acknowledgments
Special thanks to the authors, editors,
art directors, copy editors, and other
staff members of Fine Woodworking who
contributed to the development of the
articles in this book.
Contents
Introduction 2 Stack and Saw Lumber
on the Same Rack 39
SECTION 1 CHRIS GOCHNOUR
Workshop Systems
Convertible Clamping
Fine-Tune Your Shop 4 Workstation 42
GARY B. FOSTER
JERRY H. LYONS
Roll-Away Workshop 10 Low Assembly Bench 50
BILL NYBERG
BILL ENDRESS
Vacuum Hold-Down Table 54
MIKE M. MCCALLUM
SECTION 2
Storage Solutions Rolling Chopsaw Stand
Saves Space 58
CHARLES JACOBY
Versatile Shop Storage Solutions 17
JOSEPH BEALS
A Downdraft Sanding Table 62
PETER BROWN
Four Ways to Get Organized 24
Clamp Storage Solutions 30 SECTION 4
Workbenches
Power-Tool Workbench 65
LARS MIKKELSEN
SECTION 3
Dedicated Workstations
New-Fangled Workbench 69
Tilt-Top Shop Cart 36 JOHN WHITE
FRED SOTCHER
A Bench Built to Last 77 A Chisel Cabinet 119
DICK MCDONOUGH FRED WILBUR
Rock-Solid Workbench 86 Tool-Cabinet Design 122
JON LEPPO CHRISTIAN BECKSVOORT
An Inspired Tool Chest 131
BILL CROZIER
SECTION 5
Sawhorses
Heirloom Tool Chest 137
Build a Better Sawhorse 96 CHRIS GOCHNOUR
VOICU MARIAN
Sawhorses for the Shop 98
CHRISTIAN BECKSVOORT Credits 149
Index 151
SECTION 6
Tool Cabinets and Chests
Making a Case for Dovetails 106
CARL DORSCH
Making a Machinist-Style
Tool Chest 110
RONALD YOUNG
Fine Furniture for Tools 113
STEVEN THOMAS BUNN
Introduction
I
have about 100 times more money Because of our fast-paced lives, we are
invested in machines than in hand thankful for machines; otherwise we would
tools, but it’s the hand tools I cherish not do as many projects promised to our
most. Unlike a machine, a well-tuned hand family or to our clients. But at some point
plane or razor sharp chisel allows me to all woodworking requires the use of some
engage with wood in a personal, satisfying hand tools. Although you may not think of
way. It’s like driving a car vs. taking a walk. them as such, a ruler, a marking knife and a
One method gets you there faster, but the square are hand tools that are essential for
latter allows you to see every ripple in the layout as well as for machine setup. Know-
landscape. ing how to choose and use these tools will
make you a better woodworker.
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There are times when a handplane or
chisel comes in handy, even if you work
mostly with machines. Nothing pares an
oversized tenon as accurately as a fine
swipe across its cheek with a shoulder
plane. To shape curvy parts like a ball-
and-claw foot, you will need files, rasps
and rifflers.
To do honest period work, you must
cut your dovetails by hand. A fine-tooth
saw and chisel will have to be employed
and eventually sharpened to continue
working. For certain details, like a narrow
bead with a fine quirk or groove, you are
best off making your own simple tool, a
scratch stock.
These and other hand-tool articles are
excerpted here from the pages of Fine
Woodworking magazine. Once you start
using more of these tools, you will see your
work reach a higher level of refinement
and realize that the extra time spent doing
hand work is well worth every minute.
—Anatole Burkin, editor
Fine Woodworking
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