Setting Up Shop

For woodworkers, the shop is a deeply personal space, and planning one means making many practical choices: where it should go, which machines and hand tools to acquire, and how to run lighting and power outlets. Professional woodworker Sandor Nagyszalanczy walks readers through these decisions so they can build a workspace that suits both their floor plan and their budget.

The book covers the full range of setup tasks, from insulating walls and arranging storage to installing a dust collection system. Clear illustrations and practical tips guide each project step by step. Recurring 'Shop Profiles' tour the workshops of well-known woodworkers and show how those makers solved common problems in their own spaces.

Whether you are reorganizing an existing shop or designing one from scratch, the book offers a wealth of clever solutions to draw on.