Shopless woodworking

[Ned Bulken]

http://www.woodworking.org/photo/albums/userpics/12900/porch_view.jpg

I mounted my $30 scrollsaw (thanks John!) to some plywood and clamped it to the railing:

http://www.woodworking.org/photo/albums/userpics/12900/_30_scrollsaw.jpg

[Ned Bulken]

http://www.woodworking.org/photo/albums/userpics/12900/chopsaw_station.jpg

my 'chopsaw station' until I get the tool stand finished

http://www.woodworking.org/photo/albums/userpics/12900/proof002.jpg

shop dawg.

close up of my jorgies in action:
http://www.woodworking.org/photo/albums/userpics/12900/clamp_detail.jpg

[John Huber]

My "shop" is a little bit bigger, but not a real shop like most of the Creekers.

You can get a bit more stability by building a rolling workbench. Mine uses the steel tool stand kits from www.Rockler.com (http://www.Rockler.com) and their large locking casters. It is also handy for getting a lot of stuff from wherever you have to store it in inside to the outside.

For us "space challenged" beings, you might want to checkout model maker's tools, such as sold by www.MicroMark.com (http://www.MicroMark.com). They're not really less expensive, just not as bulky as standard size equipment. I own their scroll saw, table saw, sander, and much, much more.

[Ned Bulken]

John,
I'm in the midst of building a modified 'ultimate tool stand', but rain kept me from finishing it this weekend. see my 'off road' thread, I'll check those links out though, thanks!

[Ken Fitzgerald]

Ned.........that's thinking outside the box! Neat idea. For 20+ years I had to roll everything outside on the carport. When the temps got below freezing, the woodworking stopped! I had everything so that it would mount to my tablesaw. In the next couple of months I hope to have my new shop finished so I can move everything in there.

[Ned Bulken]

Someday I'll get the money together for my shop project, actually 'someday' will likely be after July 8th... which is taking precedence.

[Jim Becker]

There was a gal who used to post at WOOD Online with a "very similar" shop, nicely "carpeted" with grass. It was somewhat limited during the winter months, obviously, but it was a functional shop! It occurs to me that one of those portable tents could be useful on some less-than-sunny days...and too sunny days, too!

[Ned Bulken]

yeah, didn't get around to it today, but there is a 'dining fly' I can use. Luckily today the rains stayed away other than a very few sprinkles.

[John Timberlake]

Ned,

Reminds me of when I made my first table, a chess table. My "shop" was the patio of married student housing at the University of Florida. My only power tools were a hand circular saw and a 1/4" drill. Had one Sears hand plane. Used a framing square and utility knife to cut veneer squares, used to circular saw to cut slots for splines that were made 1/8" thick by gluing veneer together. Legs were old bannister posts. Cut dovetails in the drawer. Not great work compared to what I do today, but it was fun. We all have to start with what we have and build up to what we can afford. Keep up the work.

[Ned Bulken]

oh I've Got more tools, I just don't have a structure to keep them in here, I will by the end of the summer (if all goes well) though. Thanks though!

[Frank Pellow]

Been there, done that!

[Deirdre Saoirse Moen]

How nice of you to start on my birthday (the 9th). :)

[Dave Richards]

Good going, Ned.

I visited a fellow near Hayward, WI a few years ago who had a boat like the one I built. We were walking around looking at some other boats he had and I noticed what looked like a grill hanging on the rail of his deck. It even had a grill cover over it. I mentioned his neat idea for hanging his grill on the rail. He smiled and pulled the cover off. Under it was a tablesaw.