Woodworking enthusiasts will set up their woodworking shop just about anywhere. A garage corner works well. In most cases, 10 square feet puts you in business. A good garage workshop design will provide maximum functionality without the common frustrations found in workshops built in home basements. Those annoyances include noise pollution, wood dust, fumes from mineral spirits and getting large amounts of raw materials down tight stairwells.
Instructions
1. Paint a rubberized coating over the concrete garage floor around the woodworking area. This protects against the danger of accidental electrocutions. You can do this temporarily by placing a 1/2-inch plywood sheet flat on the floor.
2. Butt the joints connecting the woodworking bench legs to the leg supports. Reinforce these joints with hardwood knockdown fittings. Reinforce the bench leg supports with butt joints and truss rods.
3. Rout grooves for the truss rods into the inside edge of the legs and around the edges of the bench leg supports. Cut 2x6 cross sections to size, butting them against each other. Nail them to the top of the bench leg supports for additional strength and storage space.
4. Cut the woodworking bench top to size from hardwood plywood. Cut the workbench 4 inches wider than the width of the bench legs. Cut a frame out of a pine 2x4 and nail the frame to the edge of the plywood.
5. Turn the workbench top over and set it on the base of the woodworking bench. Center the top and countersink four screw holes. Screw four wood screws and washers into the freshly drilled holes until tightly secured to the bench legs.
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