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My wife and I recently worked together on a project for our 9 year old god daughter. Her mother informed us that she could use a vanity to start keeping her “girl” stuff in. We started with a simple idea on paper. Then moved onto initial construction. Stained the piece. Of course it nee...
My shop is a work in progress but its constantly developing so I guess that’s good. I share space with lawn & garden, bicycles, camping gear, a canoe, and of course, a LARGE BBQ smoker and a couple of smaller grills. My major equipment list won’t impress many, but it works well fo...
Located in the Pacific Northwest, the origins of my shop started last March when I decided I needed a separate building for my new woodworking hobby. I selected a 12′ x 18′ shop that matched my home due to neighborhood regulations. I then worked hard on getting the most functionality ou...
This week’s shop comes from Robert in Boise. Let’s check out what he has to say: “With all the “new” shops that we have seen, I thought some of you might be interested in a wood shop that was built by my father in the basement of our Long Island, New York home around ...
Do you call your work space a shop? I sure do! But at what point does the space go from being a garage or basement, to a “shop”?? When I first started woodworking, it was a relatively slow transition. As I fought the “good fight” with cars, workout equipment and yard too...
This Viewer Shop comes from Joe, who is the communications director for the Spar Shop at the Historical Seaport in Aberdeen, Washington. The Spar Shop at the Historical Seaport specializes in ship masts and spars, as well as custom columns and poles. We also provide custom milling of gaffs, booms, ...
This week’s we are featuring Ken’s Workshop. Let’s check it out as he gives us the grand tour. I thought I would send you some shots of my home shop. I have been a hobbyist woodworker for the past 10 or so years. Not only is my shop a wood shop but it is where I fix all the hou...
I recently had a question from a viewer concerning my shop setup. The gentleman was building a new shop and had questions about equipment arrangement. He stressed that he wanted to get the setup right the first time. This made me laugh a little. If I only had a dollar each time I thought my shop wa...
This week’s shop comes from John. Let’s see what he has to say: My shop is 46′ long and 17′ wide at the widest part of the shop. When I added the shop to our home I had a sub panel installed for the shop. I have four 220 outlets and a bunch of 110 outlets. The lighting i...
This Viewer Shop comes from Greg. Check it out! My shop shares a 30′ steel building with a guest suite, laundry area, tractor, 4-wheeler, welder and all the other stuff you would expect to find inside a barn. The shop itself is concentrated in one corner of the barn but, with the exception o...
I am currently in the process of moving my shop to a larger commercial location across town. This is where it all started for my business though…a 470 sq ft. shop in the detached 2 car garage of my house. When we moved to this house 4 years ago, it was nothing more than a run down garage with...
This week’s shop is submitted by Todd. Let’s check his place out and see what he has to say: “I have a somewhat unusual workshop. I work at a place called 3rd Ward, which is a resource for creative people of many kinds, in the Bushwick neighborhood of Brooklyn. There’s a wo...