shop tour

[tod evans]

i`ve only got a few min. in which to do this as son has decided to bathe in syrup and my presence has been requested at home. tod 26266

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[Bernie Weishapl]

Like I said in the other post. Those are some serious sawdust making machines. Is that your shop Tod or is it commerical? I wish I had one third of the room in your shop. Thanks for the pictures.

[Richard Wolf]

Nice shop, I like the sawdust also, it shows that work is getting done. I see you made a sizeable investment with the folks at Mini Max.

Richard

[Les Spencer]

Too cool. :cool: If its true, the one with the most toys wins, you are definitely in the running. :D

[Corvin Alstot]

Great looking shop.
Are you commercial or hobby?
If commercial, what area of woodworking are you specializing?

[Jason Tuinstra]

Tod, nice shop. Looks like you could have some major fun in there! BTW, have fun with the de-syruping :p

[Bob Noles]

Tod,

That's not a shop.... it a palace. WOW! Let the envy flow.

[Mark Singer]

Tod,
That is a shop all right!!! Great!

[David Duke]

Tod,
I feel for you guy, don't have much room hardly any equipment............

Seriously great setup.

[tod evans]

sorry i had to cut out yesterday but son was treading on thin ice........ to answer the questions;bernie, yes it`s my shop and yes it`s commercial? i guess? i try to make a living cutting big boards into little ones and sticking `em back together. corvin; i do anything related to wood for money, my bread-n-butter is curved work for a local lumberyard. arch top windows and doors, radius mouldings etc. i also build furniture for both designers and customers.i also do veneer lay-up up to 6ftx16ft. thank all of you for the kind words! tod

[John Scarpa]

Now that's a shop. Looks great. Welcome aboard!

[Paul B. Cresti]

Tod,
Is that a MM36, a SP1 planer, and a MM widebelt? Geez man that saw sure looks small :);) I sure wish I had that kind of space......

[Randy Denby]

Tod, out of curiousity, since I've never seen one of these type saws operate, how do you rip without that long front table getting in the way? I can see where it would be a big advantage for crosscutting, but I cant understand the dynamics of a rip. Welcome, even tho I'm a relative newb too. Great looking shop!

[Paul B. Cresti]

Tod, out of curiousity, since I've never seen one of these type saws operate, how do you rip without that long front table getting in the way? I can see where it would be a big advantage for crosscutting, but I cant understand the dynamics of a rip. Welcome, even tho I'm a relative newb too. Great looking shop!

Randy,
Check out some of my pasts posts on the EFSTS (European Format Sliding Table Saw) and you will see a series of posts explaining some of the uses of these great machines

[tod evans]

randy,thanks for the compliment! please see pauls earlier posts, i type one fingered so you`ll save me a lot of time. paul, no not a 36 only a 28, same motor which was my reason for the big saw. yes an sp1, nice unit! and no not the mm sander mine`s from scmi, i needed 36" and when i bought mm didn`t even offer a widebelt. i also have the big shaper with the dedicated tennoning table that i find invaluable for fingerjointing radius segments. john, thanks for the welcome. tod

[Ed Kowaski]

Tod, what a shop, looks very comfy... prolly best I don't know where you live I might move in. :) These low res photo's are serious torture though. {hint hint}

Looks like a MM stroke sander over by the bandsaw?
In smc shop 2.jpg what's that between the panel saw and the wall with the power feed on it?
Don't see a drilling machine.
Very inspirational, thanks for posting!

Ed

[tod evans]

Tod, what a shop, looks very comfy... prolly best I don't know where you live I might move in. :) These low res photo's are serious torture though. {hint hint}

Looks like a MM stroke sander over by the bandsaw?
In smc shop 2.jpg what's that between the panel saw and the wall with the power feed on it?
Don't see a drilling machine.
Very inspirational, thanks for posting!

Ed

ed, try here
http://www.sawmillcreek.org/showthread.php?t=26574
i think that you`re asking about the ol` rt saw that i use for ripping? tod

[Ed Kowaski]

Tod, I didn't find tour2, thanks.

Great dogs and a great shop, the grass is very green on your side of the fence. Huge amount of work and thought getting to where you are, well done! I have a way with dogs so I may still move in.

Yes it was the rip saw I asked about.

How many people work here?

Ed

[tod evans]

Tod, I didn't find tour2, thanks.

Great dogs and a great shop, the grass is very green on your side of the fence. Huge amount of work and thought getting to where you are, well done! I have a way with dogs so I may still move in.

Yes it was the rip saw I asked about.

How many people work here?

Ed

me, three dogs and on occasion my 16mo son.....tod

[Ed Kowaski]

hehe, that's what I suspected and it's flat out awesome!

Ed

[tod evans]

hehe, that's what I suspected and it's flat out awesome!

Ed

thanks man! lotta blood sweat n tears sitting there!.....02 tod

[Vaughn McMillan]

Great-looking set-up, Tod. I could stay busy playing in there for a long time. I took the time to also look at your website (again), and you sure do nice work with those tools.

- Vaughn

[tod evans]

Great-looking set-up, Tod. I could stay busy playing in there for a long time. I took the time to also look at your website (again), and you sure do nice work with those tools.

- Vaughn

thanks vaughn!

[Chris Gregory]

Tod,

Very impressive, it has to be a pleasure even just hanging out in your shop :)

[Chris Dodge]

Oh how I wish I had that much space!! My two car garage just isn't big enough to hold all of my tools and the many, many projects I am working on! Very nice shop!!

[john mclane]

Tod
I am very impressed with that work shop and how much space you have. I went on your web page and with the beautiful work you do. The work is absolutely breathtaking and way beyond what I could ever aspire to. The carved work on the desks and other pieces show a lot of care. Great to see a true artist's room

[tod evans]

thanks ya`ll!
the shop like many is only a means to an end and will probably be in a state of evolution untill i kick the bucket..the web site is only a sales tool that hasn`t been updated in about 7 yrs but it gives folks an idea of whats possible and the internet presence helps some cope with my hillbilly persona.....02 tod

[Brent Smith]

Tod....that's a great looking shop. I think I hadone just like it in a dream the other night.

Brent

[Corey Hallagan]

Tod, very nice shop and equipment. Looks like a great place to be stuck at work! Very interesting & variety of work that you do. You should post some of those furniture pieces and th are top windows etc. I would love to see them!

corey

[tod evans]

thanks brent and cory! the reason i signed up at smc wasn`t to toot my own horn, i thought i could provide a real world perspective to some of the discussions here. that`s why i very seldom post pictures of my work:) when i do something that i`m especially proud of i`ll be sure to post pictures of the entire process....cool? .....02 tod