Hi folks,
I got the woodworking bug around 10 years ago. I snuck in a lot of time at my local woodcraft store (which has a 'membership' shop) but always wanted a place of my own. Over the last couple of years I've been making that dream come true. The exterior of my new shop is done, and the bones and major tools are all in place inside. I'm still working on a lot of shop fixtures, and I'm sure that will continue for a long time. I have to give a big thank you to my architect - Eric Gronning - who is a furniture maker too. BTW, this shop is downtown in Washington D.C., just two blocks from a subway station.
One of the pictures below shows the 'before' - a couple of 100-year-old stone garages that were incredibly dilapidated. It took me two years to convince the owners to sell them. Another year to get permission from the city to build. Another year to get around to building it. And then...the magic day when the table saw arrived and I could get to the real work. (To be clear, on that day I had no insulation, little light, and plywood for doors, but I knew my priorities.)
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