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I found the floor in my workspace, then Ifound the top of my bench.
As you can see I still have a lot to do, but I can work and thats the main thing for me. Sorry about the quality of the pics my phone camara hates artificial light.
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You must be logged in to view attached files.3 December 2013 at 7:58 pm #22982Looks good Ken. I’m glad to see that I’m not the only one with a corner full of off cuts. I can’t bring myself to throw any scrap of wood out. We may need to start another support group for off cut hoarders.
20 October 2016 at 2:17 am #141669I have 2 work spaces. One is in my basement and I am getting it ready for winter. A couple of years ago, I was fortunate enough to be able to build a nice shop that has 2000 square feet of space.
The problem with it is that I have to share the space with my truck, Trailer, lawn equipment and on and on. I am not space deprived and still new enough to woodworking by hand, that I am still tinkering with my space, and make it more efficient.
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You must be logged in to view attached files.20 October 2016 at 2:28 am #141674I have 2 work spaces. One is in my basement and I am getting it ready for winter. A couple of years ago, I was fortunate enough to be able to build a nice shop that has 2000 square feet of space.
The problem with it is that I have to share the space with my truck, Trailer, lawn equipment and on and on. I am not space deprived and still new enough to woodworking by hand, that I am still tinkering with my space, and make it more efficient.
Once I start on my basement work shop I’ll post more photos.
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You must be logged in to view attached files.20 October 2016 at 3:05 am #141680I have just over 200 square feet (don’t know the equivalent in meters, but the U.S. is going to the metric system in 1972 – 😉 ). I do have high ceilings and take advantage of the extra storage. Nevertheless, having a small space makes hand tool work essential.
I have a lot of lumber and need to turn it into useful things. I’ll probably get rid of the table saw as I use it mostly as a table and less as a saw since I’ve learned to dimension lumber by hand.
On nice days here in Northern California (which is often, sorry ’bout that), I open the garage door (right side of picture) and have more space. I live in an urban area with lots of passers by and enjoy talking with people about my passion for woodworking.
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You must be logged in to view attached files.20 October 2016 at 4:11 am #141683Peter, nice shop. It might be small, but it packs a big punch. I like the organization that you have going there. I can’t wait til I start building my saw holder. Your is an inspiration.
I work in the basement. It’s not normally this messy. Random spots in the basement will be used for temporary tables to hold things as needed. The bench is an old dresser that was abandoned by whomever owned our last house. I slapped a vise on it and a hunk of MDF. A proper bench is needed, but in the meantime this works (sort of) and I like the drawers. Tools are arrayed on a shelf, which is not very space efficient, but it is nice that they are all right out where I can see them. Notice the “junk” plastic handled saw next to the old Disston. It’s handy to have a junk saw at times and this thing was surprisingly effective after some tweaking.
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You must be logged in to view attached files.21 October 2016 at 10:47 pm #141744I would post a picture, but, OSHA might see it and close it down because of all the safety violations. Plus My wife would kill me because she is embarrassed at the messy state it is always in.
22 October 2016 at 3:33 am #141760Thanks, William. Necessity, as they say, is the mother of invention. I’ve seen pictures of the workshops of professional craftsman in France that are the epitome of genius in making the most of limited space. I made the saw rack from found plywood and red oak offcuts. One of the benefits of that exercise is that it established some limits on the number of saws I can keep in my shop. 😉
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