Shop Shots

[Les Elm]

Took these pics a while back when my shop was clean.

Les


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[Ryan Hellmer]

Your post is mistitled, these look like a living room. How do you get anything done in a shop that clean? Very impressive work. I assume that all the locks are functional wood puzzles?

Ryan

[Charlie Jones]

Looks like a "clean" lab. Do you make any sawdust.

[Dan Hintz]

There's no way I could get any work done in that shop... I'd be too afraid I'd end up with a loose shaving and need to stop what I was doing to clean it up. Insanely clean.

Love the lock collection, and the wood saw with the buck carved into it is a cool idea...

[Bob Riefer]

Yikes, I'm not gonna tease you about a clean shop, I think it looks great, and it's clear you've churned out quite a bit of work! Thanks for the photos!

[Chris Nolin]

When/if I ever get to a point where I'm ready to show the world my woodshop, I will clean it up before I take pictures, too. It's funny how we always tease the OP about how clean their shop is. But, do we REALLY want to see pictures of a dirty, dusty shop? It would obscure the details, and I like to see the details in someone's workspace!

For instance, I'm curious about the .50 cal brass on the workbench. Do these become (large) pens somehow? Also, I like the cardboard box tipped on it's side to catch the grinder dust. It looks like a very comfortable place to work, Les. Thanks for showing it to us.

[David Nelson1]

Very nice shop. Doing all that intricate work would make me cross eyed! Good job.

[Bruce Page]

Spectacular from every angle!
I like/keep a clean shop too, so I won’t kid you about yours. But ya had to know you were going to get razzed. :)

[Bill LaPointe]

Very nice shop. A clean shop is a sure sign of the wife complaining of the sawdust being tracked into the house.

[Dan Hintz]

Chris,

I believe Les posted a week or so ago about an order for 100 bullet pens...

[Chris Nolin]

Chris,

I believe Les posted a week or so ago about an order for 100 bullet pens...

Thanks Dan. I should visit the turner's forum more often!

Now that I look more closely, I can see those aren't really .50 cal. If there were more dust in the shop I'd have a better sense of scale. Whew, that would be an awfully large pen! :)

[Les Elm]

When/if I ever get to a point where I'm ready to show the world my woodshop, I will clean it up before I take pictures, too. It's funny how we always tease the OP about how clean their shop is. But, do we REALLY want to see pictures of a dirty, dusty shop? It would obscure the details, and I like to see the details in someone's workspace!

For instance, I'm curious about the .50 cal brass on the workbench. Do these become (large) pens somehow? Also, I like the cardboard box tipped on it's side to catch the grinder dust. It looks like a very comfortable place to work, Les. Thanks for showing it to us.

Chris,

Those are 50 cal brass casings that I make into pens with either Parker or Cross refills.
If you look close there is 4 on a pen stand.
I will post some on the turners forum.

Les

[Les Elm]

Your post is mistitled, these look like a living room. How do you get anything done in a shop that clean? Very impressive work. I assume that all the locks are functional wood puzzles?

Ryan

Ryan,

They are actual wooden working padlocks from one of Tim Detweiler's books.

Les

[Dave MacArthur]

Nice! I'm hoping that is a re-loading station in there too. Great looking work space.

[Lupe Duncan]

Wow Great shop Les. Someday, I hope.....:rolleyes:

Is that a stand alone shop or a house extension?

Why is there plastic in front of the wood/blanks storage? Dust? Bugs? or is it used as a spray booth? :D

[Kent A Bathurst]

Cool.

Les - how do you have the tasks assigned to the 2 DP's? Like, is one for metal, one wood?

[Bill Edwards(2)]

Is this to keep the cold out or the dust in?

(very nice shop)

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[gary Zimmel]

Sweet looking shop Les. Thanks for the tour.

[Les Elm]

Cool.

Les - how do you have the tasks assigned to the 2 DP's? Like, is one for metal, one wood?

Kent - The Sears is for wood and the other one my dad made is for metal.

Les

[Les Elm]

Wow Great shop Les. Someday, I hope.....:rolleyes:

Is that a stand alone shop or a house extension?

Why is there plastic in front of the wood/blanks storage? Dust? Bugs? or is it used as a spray booth? :D

Thanks Lupe,

This shop is in my basement, other larger woodworking tools are in the garage.
Plastic helps keep dust out of my wood storage area.

Les

[Les Elm]

Looks like a "clean" lab. Do you make any sawdust.

I clean up my wood shavings to make more pens.

http://www.sawmillcreek.org/showthread.php?162240-I-Save-My-Wood-Shavings&highlight=

Les

[Les Elm]

Is this to keep the cold out or the dust in?

(very nice shop)

http://www.billsid.com/img/cold.jpg

Helps keep dust out of the furnace room.

Les

[John W Dixon]

Les your shop is like your pens, Neat and clean. I like em both!