Woodshop (workspace)
Workshop focused on woodworking activities
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Woodshops is a woodworking workshop space dedicated to the processing, shaping, and assembly of wood into finished products or components. Woodshops can be found in schools, makerspaces, fab labs, flex spaces, homes,[1] garages,[2] community centers, and professional manufacturing environments. They typically include a combination of hand tools, power tools, and stationary machinery for cutting, shaping, joining, and finishing wood.[3][4][5]
Educational use
In schools, woodshop classes are part of industrial arts, technology education, or career and technical education programs, where students learn tool and material use, measurements, project planning, and craftsmanship. In fab labs and makerspaces woodshops often serve as a skill sharing environment for hobbyists and entrepreneurs.[6][7]
Safety
Common tools
| Common tools and machines found in a woodshop | ||
|---|---|---|
| Tool | Description | Image |
| Table saw | A stationary saw with a circular blade protruding through the surface of a table, used for ripping and cross-cutting wood with precision. |  |
| Band saw | A saw with a long, continuous blade that runs over wheels, useful for cutting curves and irregular shapes. |  |
| Drill press | A stationary mounted drill |  |
| Radial arm saw | Saw mounted on a sliding horizontal arm |  |
| Router | Handheld or table-mounted tool for hollowing out an area in wood, often used for decorative edges or joinery. | _repair_division_operates_a_router_on_a_carrier_plaque.jpg) |
Other woodshop tools
- Screwdrivers – list of screw drives
- Wrench – list of wrenches
- Hammers – list of hammers, nail gun, staple gun, nailset, punch
- Measuring tools – speed square, ruler, calipers, tape measure, protractor, plumb bob, combination square, laser rangefinder, level
- Drills – cordless drill, hammer drill, drill bit
- Cutting tools – hand saw, bow saw, coping saw, utility knife, chisel, hand plane, jigsaw, circular saw, scroll saw, router table, miter saw, reciprocating saw, thickness planer, jointer, wood shaper, mortiser, spokeshave, drawknife
- Abrasive tools – files, rasp, sandpaper, grinding wheel, belt sander, orbital sander, hand scraper
- Holding tools – vise, clamps, pliers, bench hook, biscuit joiner, locking pliers, tool belt
- Marking tools – carpenters pencil, marking gauge, scriber, chalk line, scratch awl
- Miscellaneous – workbench, sawhorses, dust collection system, paintbrush, shop vac, air compressors, wood lathe, rotary tool[12]
