The Home Workshop Planner: A Guide to Planning, Setting Up, Equipping, and Using Your Own Home Workshop

The book takes a novice from zero knowledge about what to buy to the professional and what the author feels he or she should have in their arsenal of tools. it does not go into how to use them nor does it spend a lot of time on projects (a few shop projects are included). But it does give the beginner or novice/hobbyist the necessary information to buy the right tool. use it as a guide and not the authoritative word. overall it was helpful but all those sears craftsman products in it makes me wonder about the author whose shop on the cover has not one sears tool in it.

Not only is this the best book on planning a home woodworking shop I've found, it's also one of the best how-to books I've read in general. It's geared toward the person who doesn't have a clear picture of space layout, tool purchasing, maintenance, and workshop use. With an interview and description of THE Master Carpenter, Norm Abram, it opens a Pandora's Box for the aspiring or beginning woodworker. The book contains detailed samples of workshops for different stages of woodworker, from beginner to professional. It also lists suggested tool purchases for each stage with example costs and advancement from mid-line to professional quality tools. Several helpful build-it-yourself shop aids are also described.If you're just starting out and are looking for a book which will guide you through the bewildering task of laying out, stocking, maintaining, and using a home workshop, this is the book for you.Excuse me, but I think I hear my miter saw calling me...