I know this article is more about &quot;maker spaces&quot; than &quot;wood shops&quot;, but there is also somewhat of a renaissance in traditional hand-tool woodworking going on. A new community shop opened in Toronto which is based entirely on hand tools: <a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.theunpluggedwoodshop.com&#x2F;" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.theunpluggedwoodshop.com&#x2F;</a>. I&#x27;d like to see more people realize they don&#x27;t need $1000s of high tech machines to build the same types of furniture we&#x27;ve done by hand for centuries.