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Besides the use of reclaimed wood, I'm particularly impressed with the through dovetails for the leg/rail joints. Had not come across this. Great inspiration

A Dutch designer, Piet-Hein Eek, is already making for years furniture from reclaimed scrapwood, now on an industrial scale. But still interesting to get inspired. Go to http://www.pietheineek.nl/en/collection/scrapwood

I store all my power tools right under my workbench top in a fixed order. That way, I know intuitively where to reach for the right tool, and I have them all immediately available.

From left to right:
- Planer
- Jigsaw
- Router
- Drill
- Circular saw
- Sander
- Angle grinder
- Battery charger for cordless screwdriver

Where needed, I made holes for e.g. the jigsaw blade, the router bit, etc.

At the back of the freestanding workbench, I have a 10-outlet power strip, where all the power cables are plugged in the same order as the tools. That way, the cords get (almost) never tangled. Most of the cables are long enough to use them at any place on the workbench, and it is only exceptionally that I need to unplug a tool. The outlets are vertically oriented to prevent dust from accumulating there.

In addition, each power outlet bears a label with the name of the corresponding tool, and the power cables have their own name label as well. That way, I never need to double-guess which cable belongs where.

I've used my Makita 2705 for the past two years,and I am quite satisfied. In addition, I use a Makita Miter saw for crosscutting long boards, for which the table saw not well suited. My choice was driven by the limited space in my workshop, so I built a support stand on wheels, allowing me to orient the table saw according to the size of the workpieces. Accuracy is fine when taking the time to check dimensions and squareness, I often use a cross-cut sled,and it takes a little time to get the miter fence square in place. Power is fine, the blade splitter insertion/removal is tortuous, to create a zero clearance insert is a long exercise in patience and adjustment. The dust exhaust works reasonably well, but the table is full of vents and holes that require filling to improve the air flow. At the same time, I introduced insulation to reduce the loud noise level. Given my constraints, I am very happy with this table saw.