Welcome to the Porch!!

>Yesterday, I picked up a few books at the local Woodcrafter
>store "The Workbench Book" and The Toolbox Book".  Wow.

Your next book purchase should be "Restoring Tuning and Using Classical
Woodworking Tools" by Mike Dunbar.

There are many other titles to recommend - I'll have to go down to my
"library" just outside my shop door to remember them all.

>Problem is, I'm supposed to start building a bathroom vanity
>(okay, the "obeyed" part comes into play), but how can I possibly do it
>correctly with such a discombulated shop?

I find a "bucket boss" and a Workmutt are great for being just organized
enough to do odd jobs around the house. And as for building something small
like a bathroom vanity, I usually shove aside the stuff on the bench until
one end is clear enough to work on - just being careful that nothing
breakable or of value falls off the other end...

- Bill Taggart
- At home in Califon, NJ, USA