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I am more a hybrid woodworker than exclusively a neander. I decided to pick up the shop and share some pics. My shop is a two car garage 23’ deep by 20’ wide. I converted the standard garage door opening into a walk-in door and a roll up single car width door. This type of door allowed me to keep the 8’ ceiling and provide additional lighting where the typical door usually sits when open. Other highlights are the chop saw moveable cabinet with raiseable wings and dust control. I live near the ocean and rust is an issue, so I incorporated a Golden Rod device into the hand tool wall cabinet to control the rust which has been very successful. I keep the doors closed most of the time. I still need to build a base for my Parks 12 planer and want to replace the existing Kreg router table I am using with a more efficient cabinet. My dust collector is barely adequate at 1.5 horses but does the job. It happens to be made by JDS Tools. I used PVC and haven’t had any static electricity problems. I have a shed for wood supplies just outside the back door of the shop.
Very nice shop, well done.
Andy
Here are some more pics.
Mark, that's really nice. I especially like the wood stored separately.
MW--very neat and tidy. Nice photos.
Thanks guys!:)
Beautiful shop Mark!
Thanks Brian!:)
What a lovely shop Mark
Really spacious and bright
Looks to be productive and relaxing at the same time :)
Tomas
Thanks Tomas, It has been a long time coming for me and your right.... at least for me "productive and relaxing" :D. Perfect for my "working retirement". I had a shop all my working life but when I retired and moved to a new location it allowed me to get rid of what I never used and upgrade what I did use........start over and redesign. :)
Mark, what does your wood supplies shed look like?
Hi Matt, Inside or out? I will try to get some pics today for your if you like. The short answer is.. it was just one of those Tuff Sheds from home depot on a concrete slab. I added a little shelving on one side for lumber and slide-in and store sheet goods on the other. The inside is about 10 feet long. I try not to store much more than I use but you know how that goes. Here is an interim pic.
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As I get older I can't remember what I have stored in which stacks, piles or in the backs of cabinets and deep drawers, so I try to only keep tools and wood that I actually use or will use. That is why my shop may look a little sparse. It drives me crazy to have to step around and over stuff :( and if you are in the middle of a larger project, for me, things get pretty crowded. I am fortunate that I have as much space as I have. My wife has been a good sport, allowing me to convert the garage into a shop Before I retired I had a lot more tools and wood. I had collected tools my whole life, even had a whole set of early Bedrocks less #1-2. I found many of the old tools just sat.. Over the years companies like Lie Nielsen and Lee Valley started making some great tools so I sold a lot off and reinvested in a smaller number of LN and LV quality/type tools. I still love the old stuff and enjoy restoring though.:D