Dean’s Standalone Woodshop

Shop Tour - Submitted by Dean Peters from Whidbey Island, WA
Added on October 13, 2016

My shop is a 1,200 sq. ft. building nestled on our property on Whidbey Island, WA.

It’s modestly well-equipped with the usual tools to produce high quality products.

The centerpiece of the shop is the 1953 King Seely (a.k.a. Craftsman) 10″ table saw that’s been rebuilt and updated for art of the craft use. It includes 2 12′ wall benches with a 1971 DeWalt RAS built into one of them.

The shop includes a wood stove, fan exhaust, ceiling fans for circulation, 55″ TV (turned up loud for ball games:)

It sports a new wooden floor that I designed, cut and laid down. I put the floor down over a 3 year span- 1/3 per year. The floor gets lots of looks and is easy on the back and legs- and easier on dropped tools! Most tools are Jet and Grizzly, lots of Dewalt and Porter Cable as well.

This is my 5th shop, so I’ve built in a little of all the best from over the years. The shop stays busy most of the time and is open to visitors. Some people call it a “man cave”- I, and any serious shop owner would scoff at that term—it’s a woodshop man!

Please no muddy shoes, fingerprints on the cast iron, or outdoor tools!

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Max October 13, 2016 7:27 pm

So, with all the build up, tell us more about the floor?

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- Dean October 14, 2016 6:46 am
  
  The floor is a floating floor directly on concrete with 30 lb. felt paper in between. The “tiles” were cut into 2×2 squares from sanded 3/4″ ply with 4 #20 biscuits per side, glued along all 4 edges with gorilla glue. It is finished with 2 coats of heavy use polyurethane.
  
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John Jenkins October 15, 2016 11:14 am

Is that Nolan Ryan teaching Robin Ventura a lesson?

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- Dean Peters October 17, 2016 11:00 am
  
  Nice pick up John, sure is!! Been a huge Ryan fan since the beginning! I’m gonna get the other famous print after the line drive to his face and he stayed in the game.
  
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Keith Johnson October 17, 2016 5:05 am

Dean – Amazing looking shop. Is that the Jet DC-1200VX-CK3 Dust Collector 2HP? If so, how do you like it?

Keith

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- Dean Peters October 17, 2016 11:10 am
  
  Hi Keith,
  
  What I have is the Jet 1100 1.5 hp cannister. I’ve had it about 15 months and I wished I’d have gotten the 2 hp version. Just this past week I radically modified it with an “in-between” Dust Deputy cyclone. It is so new I haven’t even tried it out. I will try to post pictures of the new DC set-up. The 1.5 hp just doesn’t have the suction I had hope it would.
  
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  - Keith Johnson October 17, 2016 5:23 pm
    
    Thanks Dean! I was worried about the suction as well and was steering towards the 2HP for just that reason. Good luck with Dust Deputy modification.
    
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    - Dean October 27, 2016 11:43 am
      
      Keith, if you send your email address I will send you some pics of my new/modified DC set-up.
  - Ken Porter November 10, 2016 7:28 am
    
    Hi Dean,
    I also have the jet 1100 dust collector and have been thinking of converting over to the super dust devil but was concerned if it had enough suction to do the job. I would be very interested in how your dust collector,worked after the conversion. Also pictures of the converted,system would be helpful.
    Thanks
    Ken
    
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Dan Deschenes October 24, 2016 2:36 am

Hey Dean,

Incredible shop! I’m just right down the street down in Des Moines, moving to Burien for a larger shop space in the coming 6 months. Relatively new to woodworking (18 months), but always trying to meet up with other local artisans.

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Dean October 27, 2016 11:41 am

Hey Dan,
I love my shop, thanks for stopping by and sharing a word. Burien eh? You’re right close to some great woodworking and tool stores down there! Hope to see your new shop on here when you get’r set up. Please stop by if you’re ever over on the island!
All the best,
Dean

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Jeff Nelson February 24, 2017 10:06 pm

Dean: Nice large space, I haven’t been back to Whidbey Island for some 30 years built a house out there. Do you have plans to close in the ceiling? I would think your reflective lighting would greatly increase.

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