Beginning with the
Industrial Revolution era, a
workshop may be a
room or
building which provides both the area and
tools (or
machinery) that may be required for the manufacture or repair of
manufactured goods. Workshops were the only places of
production until the advent of
industrialization and the development of larger
factories. In the 20th and 21st century, many Western homes contain a workshop in the garage, basement, or an external
shed. Home workshops typically contain a workbench, hand tools, power tools and other hardware.