Here's something did and found to work well for for minimal $ ! I found a very sturdy old Oak desk with a set of drawers on one side. It was too low for a good work top but that was an advantage as I built a False top raising it about 6" I used four 2''x4"as verticals screwed to the outside made a horizontal frame using 2'x2' '.For the top I used high comp board. NOW here's the interesting bit I only raised the top 4 ft of the 6 ft: length so I finished up with a two tier top, the lower part of this I Mounted my Chop saw at the exact height i needed for the top of my table to be level with the (modified) bed of the saw. I mounted the saw on a slider so I can push it back out of the way when not in use. The Space under the new false top I have made a SINGLE large drawer using drawer slides from Home Depot; with a bottom but no sides instead using several sizes of open plastic containers screwed to the drawer bottom. not only is this type of drawer easy to make but it is very convenient as you can see everything at a glance when you open it. I have used the BIG DRAWER system for several of my workspaces if you haven't discovered Big Drawers yet you'll love them . NOW NOW no remarks about the other sort of "drawers" some of you may be thinking of!
Regards Jeremy > Royce, > Very astute! Fine Woodworking's Annual "Tools & Shops" issue > has an article on appropriate heights for woodworking tasks. > Much is applicable to golf club work. > > They define three zones: Precision, Finesse, and Power. > > The heights are determined relative to your body when you > stand up with arms hanging down. > > Precision - Top of shoulder to mid chest > Finesse - Mid-chest to elbows (your gripping station height!) > Power - Elbows to knuckles > > The article says to raise or lower your work, perhaps via jigs > or other apparatus, to its proper height. > > Another option is for you to change your height, perhaps by > sitting on a stool for precision work on a bench. > > /Ed > > Royce Engler wrote: > > <snip> > > >I try to make the height comfortable for the task at > > hand. For example, I find that I prefer to have my gripping station about > > level with my elbows. Remember that a vise will raise the working level > > 6"-9" depending on the vise. > > <snip>
