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Garage upgrade part 2

I've been hard at work in my garage adding some new shelving and expanding my workbench.  I've completed the much needed shelving project at the back end of the garage to handle all the wood I have been collecting.  I also wanted to add a permanent place for my miter saw, so I incorporated a place for that as well.  I've still got some organization of miscellaneous materials, but this picture should give you a good idea of what I've done.

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I also decided it was time for some more work surface area where I keep my main workbench.  I came across a great article at www.finewoodworking.com and it fit my needs perfectly.  My funds are limited at the moment, so I am using some 2x12's for the work surface, but I hope to replace those with a solid core door to provide a much more flat work surface.  I also intend to build some more tool storage cabinets with wheels.  These will provide needed storage and double as infeed and outfeed tables for my table saw or planer.

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Here's a general idea of what I'm trying to accomplish over the next several months.  You can see that the idea is to create rolling store underneath the work bench surface.  I hope to build a base for my table saw, router and as I mentioned already a tool storage cart.

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Garage upgrade

I am currently in the process of cleaning out and upgrading my garage with new shelving and more workspace.  I've found two great articles that I'm using as a guide and wanted to share them.  
  • Garage Shelves - This is a great design from Matthias Wandel!  You must browse around his website to see just how genius his woodworking is.
          
  • Roll-away Workshop - This article comes from Fine Wood Working and is perfect for my needs and garage setup.
          
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I'll be posting photos soon of my progress!