Includes index.

Introduction: why build your own tools -- Setting Up a Basic Shop -- General Tool Safety Notes -- Basic Mechanic's Tools -- Basic Woodworking Tools -- Basic Metalworking Tools -- Workbenches and Toolboxes -- Treating Your Tools Right -- Basic Materials -- Greenhouse Tools -- Simple Seedling Bench -- Germination Chamber -- Potting Bench with Mixing Tub -- Tools for the Field -- Hoop Bender --Rolling Bed Marker -- Hand Cart -- Irrigation Tools -- Drip Winder -- Drip Irrigation System -- Easy-to-Move Sprinkler System -- Wash and Pack Tools -- Glove Drying Rack --Hand Truck Pallet --Onion Bag Filling Stand -- Simple Spray Table -- Mini Barrel Washer -- Rolling Packing Table --CSA Boxes --Office Tools -- Spreadsheets for Seasonal Planning --Useful and Usable Data Collection Sheets -- Hacking Photos and Video for Data -- Appendix. Now, Make the Design Yours ; Designing Your Own Tools ; Cost-Benefit Analysis for Tools ; Mechanical Principles in Plain English ; Materials Properties in Plain English.