Written for true beginners, this book provides the guidance of an expert woodworker to help readers choose the right tools and equipment to outfit a shop. They learn exactly what to buy - and why it's needed - for each skill level. In addition, there's plenty of smart advice on how to organize, light and power the workshop, maximize available space, plan for future expansion, and where and how to store materials. Woodworkers of every skill level will fond a shop that works for them in one of the books four sections: The essential shop, the basic shop, the efficient shop, and the well-rounded shop.

Aimé Ontario Fraser, author of the bestselling introduction to woodworking, Getting Started in Woodworking: Skillbuilding Projects that Teach the Basics, has been woodworking and boat building since high school. A former editor of Fine Woodworking, she is a frequent contributor to woodworking magazines. She also teaches woodworking and boatbuilding in Norwalk, Connecticut.