DIY carpentry workshop. How to equip a workshop - important rules and recommendations What to build a carpentry workshop from
Preface
Almost any workplace at home is intended primarily for wood processing and is only occasionally used for plumbing needs, so often a home carpentry workshop is equipped in a dacha or apartment.
Regardless of where you want to allocate a corner for yourself for a workshop, first of all, you need to make sure that it is located as far as possible from a residential building, for example, in a garage. It is not difficult to choose a place on the site; it will be much more difficult for those who, living in a city apartment, do not have a country plot or at least a garage, since they will have to put a workbench in one of the rooms. Ideally, you can allocate a storage room for a workshop; you can also hide the workbench in the hallway, in the built-in closet, or take it out onto the loggia.
Further, everything is limited by the available area. If you only have a small booth at your disposal (a newsstand purchased for the occasion, or just a small utility unit), carefully work out the plan for the carpentry workshop. The less space available, the more limited you will be in terms of equipment. In an area of 4 square meters you can only fit a workbench, a small grinder and perhaps an anvil. But you still need to leave room for movement and, of course, do not forget the arrangement of cabinets with tools.
You will be most comfortable working with your own hands in a separate shed with an area of at least 6 square meters or in a garage. After all, a carpenter needs not only a workbench, but also various machines, in particular a lathe and, if possible, a drill. Also, for fire safety, it is advisable to allocate space for a box of sand, a barrel of water and a box for sawdust. It would be a good idea to put a rack for lumber near one of the walls or locate a workshop not far from it. To ensure that your country carpentry workshop, which you set up yourself at home or in the garage, has a competent layout, it is worth watching a training video on this topic once.
So, separate metal or built, but for now it's just a box. The most important thing at the next stage is high-quality sound insulation. It’s unlikely that your household will enjoy listening to the screeching sound of an electric plane or the whine of a drill all day. Therefore, it is advisable to cover even the door with sound-absorbing material. The window, of course, will let sounds through freely, but it can be made on the opposite side of the residential building. At the same time, it is better to make the internal lining of the walls and floors with your own hands from non-combustible materials or impregnate the so popular fiberboard slabs with a special fire-retardant primer. Video instructions will show you how best to do this.
The second thing to do is to conduct electricity. Moreover, the cable must be multi-core, designed for heavy loads, especially if you plan to operate several machines and power tools at once. If the building is wooden, the wiring is placed in special metal boxes or pipes to avoid fire due to a short circuit. Sockets must be grounded, just like the machines themselves.. And, of course, take care of good lighting; fluorescent fluorescent lamps are best suited.
And finally, try not to forget about ventilation. Imagine for a moment how much wood dust rises into the air when working with, say, an electric jigsaw. Some of it will settle on the workbench or floor, but you will definitely inhale some of it. Therefore, even the simplest exhaust system can make working conditions much more comfortable than the complete absence of ventilation. It is better to find out how such an installation functions and how to install it in the best way with your own hands using a video. At the same time, regardless of whether your workshop is in a shed, at home or in a garage, it is advisable to ensure not only the outflow of dusty air, but also the influx of fresh air.
When arranging equipment, it is important to maintain priority, for example, a drilling and lathe machine is closer to the workbench, and a grinding machine is further away, while tools should be stored directly near the workplace.
There is usually little space in the apartment for those who like to make something in their free time. There's a living room for watching videos together as a family, and there's definitely no corner for a workbench. Even more so in the bedroom and kitchen. Therefore, a workshop within the walls of a house is either on a loggia, or in a storage room, less often - in the hallway, as mentioned above, in a closet converted into a workbench. Let's look at the options for what a carpentry workshop plan could be.
If the balcony is spacious enough and insulated, it can be an ideal place for setting up your workshop, but if it is not glazed, work at the workbench will be seasonal. Therefore, first of all, it is advisable to take care of the frames and heater. Next, there is an outlet on the balcony, but here it is immediately worth remembering that the home electrical network is not designed for powerful machines, and the neighbors are unlikely to be delighted with the noise. Therefore, you will have to limit yourself to hand-held electric tools. But the loggia has ideal ventilation - just open the windows.
The worst inflow and outflow of air is in the pantry, but it is convenient due to its isolation from living and circulation spaces. True, in such a room there is almost no space for a workbench, not to mention equipment, so the best solution would be a cabinet with a folding table. The first will store tools, and the second will become a working surface, not particularly reliable, but easily removed when not needed. You can find a video master class on how to make a compact workbench with your own hands.
And finally, we got to the wardrobe in the hallway, an almost ideal place for a working corner, especially with the sufficient depth of the built-in closet. Here you can make 2 compartments: a narrow one with shelves and a wide one with a workbench. The first will serve as storage for tools that will always be at hand. The main thing is that the hinged doors hide both compartments behind them, otherwise you will have to constantly be distracted by looking behind the adjacent door in search of a hammer or chisel.
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What amateur or Master does not dream of his own secluded corner in which he could realize his dreams and ideas? And our Russian people have the Kulibin vein embedded in their genes. Just give us time, a place and tools in our hands and oh, we’ll turn around and our soul will sing...
In this photo gallery article, we have collected a variety of ideas and options for realizing your Dream: from a tool box and workbench in an apartment (house, barn) to a full-fledged, free-standing Workshop, equipped with a full range of equipment and tools that you may need. We will definitely consider such a solution as a mobile (mobile) Workshop. There is also a photo
A workshop from a historical point of view - how carpenters did it in past centuries. Of course, modern solutions have also been added.
Everyone has their own path to their Dream Workshop, but As in any other matter, solution options and results depend on the approach and experience. You can do it yourself as simply as possible. Often this is exactly what we are used to: doing it quickly and cheaply, without embellishment or convenience. Because there is always not enough money or time, and therefore we have what we have. But still, using examples of other solutions - with imagination, a thorough approach and creative hands - we will show how you can make your own Dream Workshop.
So, let's begin! Dream Workshop 2.0
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"... In a carpentry workshop, workbenches are positioned perpendicular to the windows so that the light falls from the left. It is advisable to arrange workbenches in 4-5 rows, 4 workbenches in each row with a distance between rows of at least 100 cm. Area per carpenter: 4.5 sq. m.
The industry standard for carpentry workbenches with a wooden base provides the following requirements:
The height of the workbench can be in three positions: 700+15, 790+15, 900+15 mm; tabletop dimensions: length - no less than 800, width - no less than 450 mm; the moisture content of wood for the manufacture of workbench parts should not be more than 12%; all wooden parts must be made of hardwood (Lumber. GOST 2695-71) or softwood (GOST SEV 2369-80), provided that the main working surfaces are covered with plywood in accordance with GOST 3916-69; the height of the stool should be fixed in the range from 700 to 750 mm, the shape of the seat is round, with a diameter of 350+5 mm or square with a side of 350+5 mm; The average service life of carpentry workbenches should be at least 6 years (for the highest quality categories - at least 8 years)... "
Regarding the height of the working surface when working while standing, ergonomics has the following recommendations:
in the picture The first rice is for precision work, The second rice is for light work, The third rice is for heavy work:
More good examples of carpentry workbenches:
An assembly table is of great importance in the workshop, where products can be assembled.
But in many cases it is replaced by either a workbench or a multifunctional table.
In this regard, an excellent ready-made solution is :
and its smaller brothers who took this idea into service. Eg
Or a stationary table in addition to the MFT-3 table itself
All homemade improvements and options are in the 2019 update reviews
You can see a more detailed review of workbenches on the page
Or on a movable cart, you can make it yourself or buy it, for example
Don’t forget about the storage location of the material.
Moreover, the option in the photo on the right is preferable, as it provides good ventilation for almost every board.
And each of them was valued no less than the contents themselves.
Boxes, Systainers and organizers are available and factory-made:
A special place in tool storage systems is occupied by
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Their main advantage is docking with each other, with vacuum cleaners (on top). and in addition they can withstand a weight of 120 kg. That is, a person of heavy build can stand on them without fear of breaking them.
Box chest.
This is what they did before:
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In this photo, the tool box looks like an inherited chest. Home kit for an amateur carpenter: everything is in its place, accessible and compactly placed.
If you look carefully, you can see that the placement of the instrument was thought out by the Master down to the details,- next to , next to and - . and the sharpening stones are placed on a soft surface.and the chisels are located vertically close to the side walls, and at the same time any of them is convenient to get out.
And this is what they do now:
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Dresser drawers are made as before
Combination of a workbench built into a chest of drawers from the old Hammacher-Schlemmer company:
Modern implementation:
In past centuries, such boxes were often made portable, so they used to try to fit as much as possible into them.
Particularly successful in this was Henry O. Studley, a carpenter and piano maker from Massachusetts, who spent 30 years creating the Masterpiece - a set of tools for repairing, tuning, and even assembling grand pianos, pianos, and organs from scratch. The suitcase measures 99 x 46 x 23 cm (when closed) and holds over 300 unique handmade tools and accessories.
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Video review of the Henry O. Studley Tool Chest
The main thing when placing a tool is to take into account the division into zones with similar functional purposes: in one place, in another, in the third and so on.
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Both the selection of tools, and its beautiful, functionally convenient placement, and the wall-mounted storage box itself speak of the high professionalism of its owner. Everything you need for full-fledged work. As they say: neither add nor subtract.
The photo shows a magnificent cabinet both in its manufacture and in its contents!
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In our opinion, this is the “alma mater” of carpentry cabinets and carpentry tool storage systems. By the way,enjoys well-deserved popularity, just like this photo.
More photos of tool cabinets:
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Another wonderful cabinet of carpentry hand tools. I just want to look at everything, take it out and touch it with my own hands. And the solution is extremely budget-friendly. Material - plywood. The bottom drawers are plastic “baskets” painted in wood color for all sorts of small things. Economical, practical and aesthetically pleasing!
Setting up the Workshop
There is a work surface. There is a tool and there is a place to store it. And now our home Workshop is born. At the same time, of course, we value more what we have created with our own hands - a home-made home Workshop.
With the accumulation of tools, the Workshop acquires a variety of tool cabinets, convenient shelves and, as we have already noted, at least one large table, workbench (whatever you need). And then the storage system. begins to expand to its “wall”, corner, room.
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This photo is captivating with its beautiful symmetrical interior content. When open, this tool cabinet provides quick and convenient access to any tool within arm's reach. I worked, put everything in the closet, and closed it. Cleanliness, order and tools are safe. With this storage, the work surface is uncluttered and free as a “blank canvas” for creativity. And if we add to this the extremely low execution budget, then the great interest in this solution is justified in all respects.
It is necessary to consider how conveniently everything is placed.
In this case, ergonomics advises the following:
Right - minimum opening dimensions in inches (25.4 cm)
Finding your style The master arranges the room The workshop is at your own discretion, from which a lot can be said about its owner.
For example, the Carpentry Workshop is difficult to confuse with something else. This is how it looked mostly in past centuries:
We can often find echoes of this approach in our time. This Workshop looks like a museum.
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Respect and great interest are always aroused by historical continuity, a special attitude to every little detail, and even in the working disorder one can discern the hidden but clear organization of one’s business! We wish the same to you from the bottom of our hearts!
But here is a solution where everything “revolves” around the Master himself. It is immediately clear that the main working position here is sitting.
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This is the workspace of a handyman who works with a wide variety of materials and hand tools. What captivates and surprises is, again, the large area of free working surfaces that have the most luxurious appearance! ABOUTthe abundance of tools and materials in the working accessibility zone indicatesa thoughtful and structured approach to creating this Workshop. Therefore, such interest in this solution is absolutely justified.
And this is what a modern home carpentry workshop looks like:
You can’t confuse a home forge with anything else either. This is how it looked not only in past centuries, but even now it is not uncommon to see such forges:
And this is what a modern full-fledged forging factory might look like:
Arranging everything compactly, conveniently, and even beautifully, tastefully - isn’t this the aerobatics!
But over time, the room becomes small over time. And we are setting up a garage as a Workshop and we are also having fun as best we can. Here, too, a lot depends on the direction of the hobby.
Some people gravitate toward metal and set up a metalworking workshop with the appropriate equipment.
At the same time, the most modern materials, equipment and devices can be used to manufacture a locksmith auto repair shop.
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Dream - Garage - Workshop! Garage is a toy! You can feel whatever way you want about this decision. But one thing is clear - fifth place in the viewing rankings speaks volumes.
Below - examples of workshop arrangement
and equipping them with a variety of tools and machines.
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The clever placement of the Carpentry Workshop in a compact environment, a large number of storage spaces and a wide variety of work surfaces makes this photo justifiably popular.
Separate workshop with organized space:
Some Masters are fans of a particular brand.
This is what it might look like Workshop with tools
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This is what free creative thought does!Everything ingenious is simple. There is not enough space, but we have to work somehow. And without hesitation, the Master “shoved in” 4 tabletop machines instead of two, making a transforming table with a reversible working surface (tabletop). Practical, convenient and “let others be amazed at your ingenuity”!
In the end, your workshop may just be your “den”:
But, with special desire...
In fact, it may turn out to be a ready-made furniture workshop or even mini factory.
For example, an ideal studio workshop or an ideal workplace where you want to spend more time:
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In our opinion, this is exactly the Dream Workshop!
At one time, our Photo Review “Dream Workshop” began with this photograph in 2016. It was this photograph that started this Topic!
This Workshop is obviously a Successful Master. It is absolutely certain that he spent a lot of time thinking through all the details of his Workshop, and in it he proceeded not from what he had (limited space, limited budget, lack of time), but from the Idea in what conditions he wants to create and create . The abundance of natural light and properly organized local lighting is captivating, with the light coming from above, and in the work area (at a height of 2 meters) all the space along the walls is occupied by equipment and storage areas. The vaulted ceiling adds a sense of freedom and space for activity. The entire building is made of wood. What is called: “What I work with is what surrounds me.” Cleanliness, order, sufficient space for work, professional equipment - everything works for high productivity and high-quality results.
View of a similar Workshop from the left and right rear corner.
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And this is practically a factory version of the Workshop, but made in all respects “with love.” Luxurious floors made from the material with which the Master (or Masters) works, high ceilings with a translucent roof, a glazed wall with an excellent view. This means that there is no word “work” here in the usual sense. Everything here is a pleasure. In such "mansions"The customer will come running himself.
And this is what a full-fledged furniture workshop might look like
However, this may not be a purely carpentry workshop, but a universal Workshop in which you can realize your wildest ideas.
Photo example of a Russian Master
He set up and equipped his Workshop from scratch. The Workshop building is on a welded frame made of metal profiles. Both channels and corners were used. The frame is covered with sandwich panels. The floors are self-leveling. Heating - diesel boiler. The supplied electrical power is 15 kW.
Carpentry equipment: Combined Belgian machine Robland HX 310 PRO (we will supply you upon request), miter saw ,
manual frezer ,
dowel router ,
tenon cutter with dust removal device and router support, belt sander ,
sander ,
vacuum cleaner and vacuum cleaner FESTOOL CLEANTEC CT 17 E .
Prefabricated racks from standard elements.
All wooden furniture in the Workshop is made in-house.
This workbench is homemade. Welded frame from a box-section profile. The screws for the vice are also made in-house.
Table top made of laminated birch bars, oiled . Regarding the material, this is an unusual solution, but almost a year of use has not revealed any shortcomings.
He makes such products in his Workshop: wooden chairs and stools of original design:
In addition to furniture, he also deals with interior wood finishing. The walls and ceiling in this room are made of self-made glued panels.
Once again we invite everyone to share their experiences and successes!
Exterior of the Workshop
The decision on how the Workshop will look from the outside depends on your taste and capabilities:
The main secret is to buy only what you really need and don’t waste money on expensive trinkets. Take a closer look at professional workshops where each tool justifies its price. Think about how you can achieve the same results and how you can get the most out of every penny you invest without sacrificing quality.
START WITH THE MAIN THINGS
There are different opinions about which machines and tools for the workshop should be purchased first. Here's how we set those priorities. The list includes machines, power tools and other equipment. (This assumes you already have the basics, such as a screwdriver, jigsaw, and vacuum cleaner.)
First thing - sawing machine
This versatile machine is the heart of most carpentry shops. With its help you can saw lengthwise and crosswise, cut out grooves, tongues and tenons, and do much more. Since this will be your main machine, you don't want to be too stingy. Avoid purchasing lower-end desktop models, which often lack precision and power.
Pay attention to simple machines with an open stand or tabletop ones costing $300-500. They have plenty of power, are more accurate, and will allow you to use a variety of attachments.
By raising the bar higher, you can own an even more powerful and accurate entry-level closed stand saw, or (for the same money) a great open stand saw with a powerful electric motor and a 50-inch rip fence. Any of these machines can remain the only one for life. A good longitudinal stop always justifies its price, so you should choose it carefully and not skimp too much. When determining the costs of purchasing a saw in your budget, do not forget to add funds for the purchase of a high-quality combination saw blade with 40-60 carbide teeth to avoid numerous chips and burns on the wood.
Once you have purchased your saw, use one of its side wings as a router table by installing a mounting plate. This way you can avoid the unnecessary costs of a separate base and save valuable space on the workshop floor. You can also use the same rip fence alternately when working with the saw blade and cutters.
A router with replaceable soles plays any role
The router is undoubtedly one of the most versatile power tools in the carpentry shop. And today, for the same money, you can have many more routers than before.
The milling machine itself is useless, however, you can buy cutters in large sets, which will save you a lot of money. When several cutters in a cheap set have exhausted their service life, they can be purchased separately and replaced with higher quality ones that will last longer.
It makes sense to purchase a router with several interchangeable bases - fixed, submersible and, in some cases, with a bracket-shaped handle. Place one base on the table and use the other for manual routing. Add a large, inexpensive set of cutters and you're good to go.
Most measurements and markings can be done using a tape measure, combination square, steel ruler, compass and mechanical pencil. For more complex work, you will need a hammer, digital calipers, a protractor and a drawing square.
Tools for measuring and marking
The accuracy of processing directly depends on the accuracy of the marking, so you should definitely purchase several basic measuring and marking tools, choosing the highest quality ones. There are many clever devices, but you don't need to pay attention to them. Just a few basic ones are enough, which are shown in right photo above.
A work surface is essential
The workbench must be level, stable and durable. You can make it yourself by adding a commercial vice and bench stops for convenient clamping of parts.
Now that you can turn the boards into pieces for your project, you need a place to work with them. A solid woodworking bench makes an ideal workbench, but you can do a lot with a small folding bench, a door resting on a sawhorse, or the simple homemade bench shown in photo above.
You can't do without good clamps
Woodworkers often say that you can never have too many clamps, but just a few are enough to get started. Rack and pipe clamps are considered the champions of versatility, and they are especially useful when gluing panels together. Buy half a dozen pipe clamp heads, several lengths of pipe threaded on both ends, and couplers. Then you can always have clamps of any length on hand. Quick-release one-handed clamps are very convenient, so it is useful to have at least a few with a jaw width of 300-600 mm. Over time, when funds allow, add new clamps to your arsenal.
The soleplate of the eccentric sander rotates and makes oscillatory orbital movements, due to which individual marks merge into a continuous pattern that covers the entire surface.
Don't forget about sanding
If you can only afford one sander, let it be a random orbital sander. With coarse discs it will aggressively remove material from the surface, and with fine-grained discs it will provide a smooth base for finishing.
A drill press should be next on the list.
Modern electric drills impress with their power and convenience, but for maximum accuracy and precision, a drilling machine is required. In 90% of cases, a relatively inexpensive tabletop model will suffice, saving you over $100 compared to a larger floor-standing machine. Use the savings to buy sets of twist drills, Forstner drills, and some sanding drums. In addition, you can use a slotting attachment for selecting sockets, which is bolted to the quill neck.
Some may require a planer
Even if you don't take full advantage of a planer, it can help you quickly prepare rough boards for further processing and get perfectly straight edges for gluing.
If you often have to deal with rough boards, you should think about buying a planer and planer. Perhaps in other cases you will be satisfied with the possibility of jointing the edges using a router. However, planers are not overly expensive machines.
With its help, you can remove burn marks from a saw blade, ideally joint the edges of boards for gluing panels, and some models allow you to select folds. Most importantly, the planer is the only machine capable of perfectly leveling the face of a board.
IS THERE STILL MONEY LEFT? THINK ABOUT THESE PURCHASES
With the equipment listed on the previous pages, plus a jigsaw and drill, you should be able to make most projects. However, over time you may need a couple more machines.
Add a thickness planer to the additional list
It will help you save on purchasing lumber, since you will process rough boards yourself to the required thickness. In addition, you can obtain blanks of non-standard cross-section, which cannot be found on sale.
Be prepared for the fact that these machines produce a huge amount of chips and dust. However, some modern models have a built-in dust extraction system that makes later cleaning easier, and this can help put off purchasing special equipment if it's not within your budget.
A band saw wouldn't hurt either.
The band saw excels at curved cuts, but it can also be used to rip boards to width and thickness, cut crosswise, cut circles, and even turn small logs into boards.
Carpentry does not always require only straight cuts. A portable electric jigsaw can do a lot of things, but in some cases you can't do without a band saw. In our opinion, 14-inch models make the most sense in home workshops.
With all these machines, tools and equipment, you will be ready for almost any job. Then, as needed and budget permitting, add specialized tools to your arsenal. Read the section to see a list of what you may need in the future.
IT'S TIME TO GET ORDER IN ORDER
Work in the workshop will be productive only if each thing in it is immediately assigned a permanent place, and you regularly maintain order. But you shouldn’t go to extremes, thinking that the furniture in the workshop must certainly be fashionable or expensive. Efficiency is based on completely different principles. Try the following methods.
Store your tools in cabinets
You can organize storage for your treasures without spending a penny if you take a look at your unnecessary kitchen cabinets. Your relatives, friends or neighbors will often be happy to get rid of them after renovation.
Once you get your cabinets into your workshop, get creative with their placement. For example, the drilling machine shown in photo at the end of the article, installed on two wall-mounted kitchen cabinets. They raise the machine to a convenient height for work, and inside there is a lot of space, closed from dust by doors.
Make cabinets more functional by adding drawers and extra shelves, and attaching holders to the inside of the doors. Paint old cabinets with a light enamel to freshen up their look and make your craft room smarter.
Store boards compactly
Boards leaning against the wall and stacked on the floor quickly become a source of clutter and are often damaged when dropped. Store them properly by securing them to the wall with inexpensive metal brackets, as shown in photo at the end of the article. Place them at intervals of about 200mm in height and place particleboard shelves on top. Each shelf can easily hold 6-8 boards.
With such small stacks, it's easy to select the board you want, especially if you label each one.
ADDITIONAL WAYS TO MAKE THE MOST OUT OF YOUR BUDGET
How to save on clamps
Want to reduce the need for clamps? Try replacing them with several hairpin nails when gluing.
A small compressor and pneumatic nailer will cost about $200, which is no more expensive than a few good rack clamps. If you already have a compressor, purchasing a nailer will only cost $40-50.
Buy boards by the cubic meter
Purchasing lumber is not part of setting up a workshop. But all the work in a carpentry shop involves boards. Why not save on this too by buying them in bulk? If the professionals do this, then you can do it too by teaming up with a group of friends and buying boards together. You may be lucky and be able to get an additional discount.
Next steps
Other tools and accessories help make carpentry work easier, faster and better. Once you have the machines and tools we've included on the main list, you might want to consider purchasing the following items.
HAND TOOLS
- Chisels
- Planers
- Kiyanka
- Japanese hacksaw
- cycle
POWER TOOLS
- Lamellar router
- Belt sander
- A circular saw
- Second router
MACHINES
- Chip blower and air filter
- Miter saw
- Combined Belt and Disc Sanding Machine
- Spindle grinding machine
- Jigsaw machine
- Lathe
EQUIPMENT AND ACCESSORIES
- Mobile platforms for machines
- Roller support
- Jig for drilling oblique holes - pockets
- Tenon milling device
- Reismus
A do-it-yourself carpentry workshop in the country is a great way for any man to realize his potential.
The dacha is perfect for creating a workshop, because there is a lot of free space. There is no need to spend extra money and hire workers to create a workshop; this task can be completely accomplished by you on your own.
To properly use the available space, follow our simple recommendations.
The first thing you need to remember is that not just any space will suit you.
A do-it-yourself carpentry workshop at the dacha is only possible in a room that has an area of 5 square meters. meters. You must organize the space of your future workshop correctly. 
A separate place should be allocated for massive tools such as machines and workbenches. Pay special attention to storing the tools you plan to use in your woodworking shop.
Don't forget that there should be room in your workshop for a heater, which will be an indispensable attribute in the winter season. You should also consider the issue of lighting in the workshop. This is a very important aspect, because you really need good lighting, which is why we recommend creating a workshop in a room equipped with a window. 
You should also take into account that the workshop must have a very good soundproofing, which will protect your loved ones and all kinds of sounds that may be heard while working in the workshop.
We recommend that you think through all the nuances in advance. To avoid unwanted dust in the space, we advise you to place a vacuum cleaner in the workshop. There must be a metal bucket in the workshop; it will be needed to collect nails and other used parts.
Do-it-yourself carpentry workshop at the dacha
This is a great opportunity to combine business with pleasure. In order for your workshop to be useful to you, pay careful attention to its arrangement. You must take into account that the floor in the workshop must always be hard and dry. This is the golden rule that must be followed. 
When calculating the workshop area, keep in mind that the entire area of the room should be 2 times the area of the space occupied by the tools. Creating a workshop is not an easy process and should be approached thoroughly. The carpentry workshop must have adequate ventilation. The most important thing you must consider is that there should be no sources of fire in the room. This will guarantee safety.
Carpentry workshop in the country
Country house- This is a great way to store things. A carpentry workshop in the country is a great idea that will help brighten up your leisure time.
It is very important that you do not forget about safety precautions when creating a carpentry workshop in your country house. The simplest thing you can do to protect yourself is to place a fire extinguisher in your workshop. This is the most affordable fire remedy.
Never forget to dispose of waste. Do not store flammable paints and varnishes for too long. These substances may cause a fire. When you start working with substances that are chemical in nature, do not forget to wear a protective mask. It is very important.
A carpentry workshop at the dacha is a responsible step. 
The most significant tool in your workshop will likely be your workbench. You can place either plumbing or carpentry materials in the carpentry room.
If you plan to work primarily with metal, then we recommend purchasing the first option, and if the main material is wood, then the second. A carpentry workshop in the country will be an excellent place to store tools. This is a great opportunity to do something useful and create or repair the necessary things or devices.
How to equip a carpentry workshop at home
If you are a hardworking person, then you will probably want to create nothing more than a carpentry workshop at home. This is a great idea, follow our simple recommendations to bring it to life. The first question you must answer correctly is how to equip a carpentry workshop at home.
You should start by organizing your workspace. This is the most important area of the room. Most likely, this will be exactly Workbench, which should also be purchased. When choosing this tool, pay special attention to the details. Start with the appearance. This tool must be massive. It is very important. It is desirable that it has fixation. The height must be appropriate and safe.
You may want to immediately purchase other tools that may be useful in the workshop. This could be a machine and other electrical tools. 
We recommend that you do not place items in this space that you will not use during work. Let your workshop be filled with only important and necessary tools, because there is not too much space in the room anyway.
You should purchase simple tools such as a hammer and screwdrivers. Pliers and other tools will be indispensable in the work. Let there be a caliper in the workshop. Don't forget about primitive stationery.
How to open a carpentry workshop
Opening a carpentry workshop is an event for which you should be well prepared. Today we will tell you how to open a carpentry workshop correctly.
Start small. write a good business plan. This is the initial stage and is very important. Consider your financial capabilities and compare them with the real cost of everything you need. This will be the first step. Find out what equipment you have and what you will have to purchase.
The main step towards opening a personal workshop will be the selection of premises. Pay special attention to this moment. We recommend that you purchase premises on the outskirts of the city. This option will allow you to quickly grow your clientele. You should not save on equipment, because the level of goods that you plan to produce will depend on its quality. 
In order not to spend extra money, find direct suppliers of raw materials. This will help you save money. Opening a carpentry workshop will help you not only make a profit, but also discover your talent for craftsmanship.
In fact, this business is a great opportunity to make money. Few people want to engage in this way of making money, so there is practically no competition. You will be able to start producing exclusive goods from wood.
Such work always costs a lot. If you are determined to pursue this method of earning money, do not be lazy to read additional literature. If you want to open it only for yourself or friends, then it will be enough to place it in the garage or basement of the house.
Use your imagination and you will be able to create a real masterpiece from wood or metal. All you have to do is calculate everything. This is a real business with a lot of risks. Think about your product range in advance. It may not be very large at first, but over time you will be able to expand your business.
Today you learned how to open a carpentry workshop without any problems. Just take into account all the recommendations and you can realize your dream without any problems.
And also you can watch the video carpentry workshop
The need for a small carpentry shop for people who are closely involved in housework almost always exists. And if you don’t know how to build or choose a room for this object, how to plan it, and what to place inside it first, read this article to the end.
How to choose a room for carpentry
When creating a carpentry workshop within your own suburban area, it is a good idea to make sure that it is as far away from living quarters as possible. This will preserve the peace of the rest of your family and will not prevent your guests from enjoying a relaxing holiday.
The ideal location for setting up a carpentry workshop would be a separate barn, garage or specially built room. You can consider an option in which the carpentry workshop will be located in a building block container (a used product is quite suitable for the workshop, since new block containers are quite expensive). The area of the block container is a little more than 14 m². Therefore, its useful space can easily accommodate not only a workbench and a shelf with tools, but even several small carpentry machines. There will be enough space for storing wood and organizing a small painting area.
The option with a block container can be considered if you take a fairly serious approach to the arrangement of the workshop and if you have serious intentions related to the volume of work performed here. If your carpentry work is on a modest scale, then an alternative in the form of an empty garage or shed is quite capable of meeting your needs.
In order for a home workshop to meet the minimum requirements for comfort and safety, its area must be at least 6...10 m² (it all depends on the amount of equipment you plan to place in the workshop). This should be taken into account if you are going to build a special room for a workshop. If you plan to adapt an existing building of suitable size for a workshop, then use it. M a scarlet carpentry workshop can be quite convenient. N and six squares can accommodate not only the carpenter’s main tool – a carpenter’s workbench, but also a couple of the most popular machines: a sharpening machine for tools, as well as a drilling machine for wood processing, etc. And 40-50 sq.m. - this is practically a workshop.
This is what a regular FORUMHOUSE user writes about the size of the carpentry workshop.
AlekX member of FORUMHOUSE,
Moscow.
10 squares is enough... To arrange and work comfortably - from 25 squares, comfortably and impressively move with a cigar from machine to machine - from 40-50 sq.m.
And here is a photograph of the interior of his workshop, which measures 11 m².
Basic requirements for a carpenter's workshop
It is not enough to understand how to build a carpentry workshop or how to choose a suitable premises. When setting up a carpentry workshop, you need to remember five important factors, the presence of which guarantees convenience and safety while working inside the future premises:
- fire safety;
- effective sound insulation;
- high-quality lighting;
- proper ventilation;
- efficient and safe heating.
Let's talk about all this in more detail.
Fire safety
To ensure fire safety, the workshop premises must have grounding. All machines and equipment should be connected to a common grounding circuit. A powder fire extinguisher, which is an essential element of a carpentry workshop, must be installed in a well-accessible place. The fire extinguisher must be rated ABC (for all flammable materials and electrical equipment) and have a capacity of 4.5 kg (10 lb). A container of sand, equipped with fire extinguishing equipment and installed near the entrance to the workshop, will give you an additional guarantee of safety.
Soundproofing
If the carpentry workshop is located near a living space, sound insulation in it is of great importance. To ensure this, you can use standard means, which include the use of special finishing materials, double-glazed windows and door structures.
Lighting
Good lighting is half the success of your carpentry workshop! This is not only comfort for your eyes, but also a necessary condition for work safety. Indeed, in conditions of insufficient visibility, injuries when working with electric and other woodworking tools occur much more often. And in order to avoid them, in addition to general lighting in the workshop, it is necessary to use additional lighting for the workplace (machine, workbench, etc.).
When working away from natural light, it is better to use a combination of lighting fixtures of different spectrums. Neon fluorescent lamps - for general lighting and incandescent lamps - for additional illumination of the workplace. According to doctors, the use of the same type of lighting devices does not always have a good effect on the condition of the visual organs.
Do-it-yourself carpentry in the garage.
The electrical cable that you run into the workshop to connect electrical equipment and lighting fixtures must have a suitable cross-section to withstand heavy loads. Wiring should be placed in metal conduits or pipes to help prevent fire in the event of a short circuit.
Ventilation
Even the simplest forced ventilation installed in a carpentry workshop will make your work much more comfortable and safer. Thanks to ventilation, you will not have to inhale wood dust, which can cause irritation of the respiratory tract and even diseases.
If you plan to install woodworking machines in the workshop, then installing a suitable chip ejector is an issue that requires a mandatory solution. Otherwise, the room will always be a mess, and all efforts aimed at ensuring fire safety will not have the desired effect. After all, wood dust, scattered in large quantities in the air, can ignite like gunpowder from the slightest spark.
Heating
If you plan to work in your future workshop all year round, then heating the room is an issue that should be taken very seriously. The warm air in the workshop will have a beneficial effect on your well-being, performance and the condition of the power tool. And only in such conditions is wood able to retain its best qualities.
It makes no sense to connect such a room to centralized heating (with rare exceptions). Therefore, installing an oil heater will be considered a completely worthy way out. Alternatively, you can use fan heaters or more modern infrared heaters. These devices will quickly heat a small room and, if the room is well insulated, will create a cozy microclimate inside the workshop.
Carpentry workshop layout
If, before creating a room for a carpentry workshop, you took into account the minimum requirements regarding the internal area of the facility, then you will definitely have enough space to organize its main zones:
space for machines;
space for a workbench and assembly table;
racks (shelves) for tools;
space (corner) where equipment for cleaning the workshop is stored;
container for waste and garbage (wooden box, etc.);
attachments for storing hacksaws, tape measures and other tools;
hanger (wardrobe) for workwear;
wall cabinets for small tools, fasteners and other parts;
storage space for wood and finished products.
An assembly table, like a workbench, is an essential element when planning a carpentry workshop. Here's what one of our forum participants thinks about it.
Yuzef member of FORUMHOUSE
An assembly table is a must. The simplest one is to cut one sheet of chipboard in half (according to the layout - lengthwise or crosswise) and fold two thicknesses (fasten with screws).
It is advisable to mount large items and equipment on walls or install them near them. This will free up some of the internal space for freer movement. In order to calculate the minimum area of free space near a machine or workbench, it is necessary to multiply the area occupied by this device by 2. Tools and equipment used together must be located next to each other.
In order to save free space in workshops, some of their owners resort to little tricks: they build convenient folding workbenches. The working surface of such a device is mounted on the wall, and its unscrewing legs are stored in any convenient place. On the bottom surface of the workbench you can easily make mounts for storing a wide variety of tools.
This is the workshop layout suggested by user Sitnikoff.
I figured out the live arrangement in Visio, without the exact dimensions of the machines and equipment for the 5.6*6.2m option. Everything fits in and even more.
The room shown in the diagram has impressive dimensions, and not everyone can afford such dimensions. The general concept of arrangement of equipment and accessories shown in the figure will be clear to all interested.
Here is more detailed information about the proposed project. Everyone can find something useful in it. You will learn what to make a floor from in a carpentry workshop, what to build walls from, what the foundation will be like, etc.
Sitnikoff member FORUMHOUSE
For now, I’ll write about the design of the building for the carpentry workshop:
The structure is a frame made of boards 150x50 mm. HSD 2.8m x 5.6 x 6.2. The height of the attic is 1.2 m.
Build on a shallow strip foundation.
Insulation - mineral wool or basalt 150 mm thick.
Cover the outside and inside with OSB board.
The outside of the slab is covered with clapboard.
Floors - concrete, then EPS (50mm), warm water floor in a concrete screed.
Floors – ceramic tiles.
Heating is from a stove (I don’t know whether to buy a metal one or install a small Dutch oven), it is possible to connect a heated floor to the route running from the house to the bathhouse.
The roof of the attic will be insulated in the same way as the walls, since there will be no ceiling (in case something will have to be hung or placed within reach), i.e. I am planning a dome in the workshop.
The roof covering is metal tiles (especially since there is some reserve left after the house and bathhouse).
The door is a metal double-leaf insulated door with a width of 120 cm (80 + 40).
Windows – plastic double-glazed windows measuring 150 x 60 cm under the ceiling – 6 pcs.
Window opposite the door 100x150 cm – 1 pc.
I do not rule out the presence of skylights in the ceiling (I want light) - 4 pcs.
Electrical equipment - 220 V in plastic boxes.
Dust removal and ventilation system (you will probably have to place several boxes around the room to connect the tool to the dust removal system).
Basic rules for organizing space in the workshop
Each machine, workbench and other equipment must have free access from three sides.
The free space of the workshop should prevail in quantitative ratio over the space occupied by machines, cabinets and other items.
The floor in the workshop must be smooth and dry, and under no circumstances should slippery materials be laid on its surface.
The waste container must have 2 compartments (the first is for storing wood waste, the second is for storing other waste).
A small supply of drinking water, as well as a fully stocked first aid kit, should be kept in a visible place.
Remember, when working in the workshop, you should not neglect personal protective equipment - overalls, safety glasses, respirators, and so on.
Those who want to watch a video on how to combine an ordinary garage with a carpentry workshop can familiarize themselves with the material prepared by a professional carpenter and a regular participant in our forum. A video about how to properly equip a cabinetmaker’s workplace is advisable for everyone who is planning to make a comfortable and multifunctional workbench with their own hands. You can get fresh ideas regarding arranging a carpenter’s home workshop in the “…” section. And you can participate in the discussion of issues related to the manufacture of wood products by visiting the forum section "".
