Tools For the Workshop Shed – Electric or Battery Powered?
Your new workshop shed/wooden storage shed is built and looking terrific in the backyard. You and a couple of buddies have built a great looking workbench and now you are ready to stock it with some new power tools but your not sure if electric or battery powered would be best. Well, you can certainly have all electric power tools but you cannot have all battery powered tools…
Shed Planning: Pneumatic (Air) Tools?
Having the new shed out in the backyard to use as a workshop is fantastic. You are totally jazzed and new tools are are part of the shed planning. You have considered battery and electric powered tools and you are thinking that maybe air driven tools might be another option. Let’s examine that option…
Woodworking Fasteners
There are many, many types and sizes of nails, pins, and screws aka woodworking fasteners. It is inevitable that over time you will amass a huge collection of fittings (hardware) and it is best to keep them sorted by size and type. When you are at the assembly stage…
Building a Wooden Skid Foundation
When you build you wooden storage shed or garden shed it needs to sit on a foundation just like your house. The skid foundation protects your shed from the damaging effects of moisture and soil. The foundation also anchors the building and keeps it from shifting during seasonal freeze-thaw cycles…
The Anatomy of a Concrete Foundation For Shed
When building your shed be it a storage shed kit or from a blueprint or plan it must sit on a foundation just like your house. The two most common types of foundations are the easily built wooden skid and the somewhat more elaborate slab foundation for shed also called a slab-on- grade foundation…
Using Trim Mouldings
When you are looking to add a little character and definition to your carpentry project the use of trim mouldings is the way to go. Trim mouldings can also be used to hide small mistakes such as gaps in wall corners where the wallboard does not meet properly due to being cut improperly.
Table Saw Tips for the Workshop Shed
One of the most useful tools for the do-it-yourself carpenter is the table saw. A table saw is an extremely versatile tool to have in your workshop shed. It can make miter, rip, cross and bevel cuts and can also produce dados, dovetails, rabbets and tenon joints for any number of woodworking projects.
Jig Saw Tips for the Workshop Shed
When a project to be done in your workshop shed requires curved cuts a jig saw is an excellent portable power tool to use. The power and length of the blade stroke determines the cutting capacity of a jig saw. A saw rated to cut 2” softwood and 3/4” hardwood is a very good saw to choose when purchasing. It is a good idea to make sure the baseplate pivots to allow bevel cuts to be made when necessary.
Specialty Tools in the Workshop Shed
Many carpentry projects can require a tool that you do not own and you will need to decide whether it is worth the investment to buy it. Many of these tools can be quite expensive to purchase and hard to justify when you may only need the use of them occasionally. A good option in a case like this is to consider renting the needed tool.
Using Clamps in the Workshop Shed
In just about every project undertaken in your new workshop shed you will require vises or clamps of one type or another. Whether it is a task where cutting is being done or where pieces of your project are being glued together holding them securely is necessary.
Using a Level: Tips for the Workshop Shed
A level in the workshop shed is an absolute necessity. In fact every workshop should have at least two levels. They are essential when you build a wall to check for plumb (perfectly vertical) and when building steps or bookshelves and countertops that need to be level. If you are putting a roof on a shed or a house you can check for the proper angle or pitch.
