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Smart Solutions for Your Shop

with the editors of Woodsmith

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Projects, strategies, and tips for making the workshop of your dreams.

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Smart Solutions for Your Shop

$85

Course Overview:

Not every woodworker has the luxury of a large, dedicated workshop space, but that doesn’t mean you can’t have an efficient, comfortable, and fully capable space to build in. In this course, the editors and designers from Woodsmith magazine walk you through practical ways to transform a garage — or any small space — into a well-organized woodworking shop. Through real-world examples and demonstrations, the team will show how different layouts can accommodate everything from a few hand tools to a full complement of machines.

You’ll explore multiple shop configurations that balance workflow, tool storage, and dust collection, all while maintaining flexibility to build anything you want. The course includes a collection of detailed Woodsmith plans for benches, tool stands, storage cabinets, and other smart shop solutions — everything you need to customize your workspace. Whether you’re just starting out or looking to maximize your space, you’ll come away with ideas and plans to create a small shop that works the way you do.

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What's Included:

  • A roundtable discussion on designing a new modular shop storage system with Chris Fitch, John Doyle, and Dillon Baker.
  • Chris tours a one-wall workshop layout that relies on space-saving carts and versatile benches.
  •  Woodsmith Associate Editor Rob Petrie envisions a shop setup that prioritizes the flexible use of space.
  • Woodsmith Designer Dillon Baker shows off a mobile shop plan for working with plywood and large panels.
  • John Doyle walks through his home garage shop and explains the reasoning behind the layout and his tool needs.
  • Chris Fitch is moving into a new shop. He shares his layout plan, including how to make room for a CNC router.
  • John builds a low-cost, rugged benchtop designed for workholding.
  • Dillon builds modular, stackable storage units that work as a cart or hang on the wall.
  • Chris builds a hanging cabinet and storage rack system that uses a French cleat.
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