Building Woodshop Workstations

There are some good ideas in this book, he uses a lot of particle board. I need to remember that it is just shop workstations, cost is most important.

Each project is relatively simple to build and well described by step by step intructions. Each step is illustrated by a picture. Most are based on using MDF or MPB and simple hardware which make it perfect for the budget limited hobyist. Every project have measurement both in inches and centimeters. I would have given it 5 starts if I didn't face a problem while building the router table due to some missing explanation. However, I sent an email to the author and received an answer promptly.

This book was very well thought out. The plans are practical to build and useful. The projects will definitely improve most people's woodshop and you can do it on a relatively small budget.

With a wide range of woodworkers who have an even wider range of budgets, interests, and shop space it is no doubt very hard to write a book such as this that will have mass appeal. I congratulate Mr. Proulx on succeeding wonderfully in this task. For those professionals out there with lots of shop space, there are loads of great ideas for built in storage cabinets and home crafted tool aids (such as a large router table and table saw outfeed table/storage cabinet). As a home woodworker with a small-ish shop and a fair amount of tools, I appreciated the many projects in this book dedicated to housing and efficiently using benchtop power tools. Every woodworker I know will appreciate the fact that these projects include a complete materials list (with measurements given in both English and metric), clear instructions on how to construct the piece, and that the author always seems to be building as if he were on a budget (which most of us readers are). Overall I am well pleased with this book and I highly recommend it!