Shop Videos #1: Caliper's Shop Tour

Great job Jeff. Nice of the inlaws to let you use their space. Extra motivation to keep it clean?
Thanks for the shout out.

-- -John "Do I have to keep typing a smiley? Just assume it's a joke." www.flickr.com/photos/gizmodyne

Fun video Jeff. Looking forward to seeing your Adarondak Chair and Bench. I’m about to start on a couple of the chairs myself.

-- We must guard our enthusiasm as we would our life - James Krenov

You’re welcome and thanks for the compliment. Yeah, I try to sweep it and keep the dust down as much as possible. I am truly lucky to have the space.

-- Jeff, St. Paul, MN

Thanks Wayne. Too bad you can’t make an Adirondack chair out of a single 2×4. Or, can you…? ;-)

-- Jeff, St. Paul, MN

Yes. I think it takes a little over 20 Bf per chair for the plans that I have. I got a bunch of Redwood at a yard sale a couple of weekends ago. I’m going to use that.

Was going to start on the chairs today, but spent the time cleaning the shop up and playing with the drill press I found yesterday.

-- We must guard our enthusiasm as we would our life - James Krenov

That press is really cool. Someday, I hope to get my grandfather’s old Chicago Tools floor-standing press up here from Texas.

20 BF sounds about right. I think my plans are for around 20 – 26 or something. Hey, maybe you and I should have an LJ Adirondack chair challenge. Ha!

-- Jeff, St. Paul, MN

Lol. With a Greene and Greene look?

I’m using the woodcraft plans. The come with a set of hardboard router templates. Going to temeplate route the parts.

-- We must guard our enthusiasm as we would our life - James Krenov

Jeff, nice shop…full of really nice tools and jigs. Thanks for the video.

-- Jesus is Lord!

Thanks, Os.

Wayne, I wish mine had those cool templates… I debated on getting that set of plans. As it is, I’ve had to scan mine (out of an old issue of American Woodworking) and take it to Kinko’s to get full size prints to create my templates. That’s okay. It’s a good excuse/reason to use my bandsaw. woohoo!!

-- Jeff, St. Paul, MN

That’s a great tour. It’s nice to see so many folks creating their shop tours!

-- You can discover more about a person in an hour of play than in a year of conversation. (Plato)

Great job Jeff! Very nice tour of a wonderful shop (and you don’t even have to do a “time out”... whew ;-) Thanks for sharing.

-- Better to say nothing and be thought the fool... then to speak and erase all doubt.

Nice tour… good space, and a little “extra” after the sign off! – bonus DVD edition?!

-- I am always doing what I cannot do yet, in order to learn how to do it. - Pablo Picasso -- http://blanchardcreative.etsy.com -- http://snbcreative.wordpress.com/

Love it. I’ve enjoyed many of your posts and some of your responses to my many “newbie” questions. I think seeing someone’s shop says something about their woodworking “methodology” if you will. I would love a review of not only the Kreg fence, but the Jet 16” as well. I’m looking at purchasing a better bandsaw early next year as a graduation present to myself! I have looked at your saw and also a Grizzly knock off of it. Was the factory fence any good?

-- Jeff, South Carolina

well done. Aren’t parents wonderful??? Lucky to be able to share the garage.

-- ~ Debbie, Canada (http://www.execulink.com/~yohan)

Jeff, I haven.t been able to see your video. I keep getting an errror file not found.
Maybe you’re in the process of editing.

I finally got to see it, the servers may have been down, or something.

It was nice seeing, & hearing you. You’re off to a great start in woodworking. You should be able to make anything you want. Thanks for sharing.

-- -** You are never to old to set another goal or to dream a new dream ****************** Dick, & Barb Cain, Hibbing, MN. http://www.woodcarvingillustrated.com/gallery/member.php?uid=3627&protype=1

Jeff, really a nice job. Nice lumber stash. I like the idea for the table saw jig and the drill press table.

An old ABA basketball on display?

-- Carpe Lignum - Seize The Wood,

Thanks everyone. I appreciate you taking the time to look. It was indeed a ‘challenge’. The video is pretty far from my original vision but like I said, a great deal was learned.

USCJeff – I’ll see what I can do on those reviews. It may be a while yet but I have definitely been thinking about it. I really need to use it more to give an accurate account. RE: the factory fence – I don’t know. On the 16” model, it’s an option (standard on the 18 and 20 inch models). Gizmodyne has the same saw and he DOES have the Jet fence. He might be able to offer some comments. I think in his shop tour he mentioned being happy with it so far. The deal I got was supposed to include the fence but they were out of stock so I negotiated for a 1” resaw blade and the HTC base it’s on.

PJ – you know, that’s a good question. I haven’t even looked to see. It was on the floor blocking something I was moving and I just picked up and set it on top of the flower pot. I’ll have to check. I don’t think it is but you never know…

-- Jeff, St. Paul, MN

Great shop. I like all of your jigs. you are very clean and organized, I wish I had some of those skills. Good work and good luck.

-- Brandon Parrow, Wilmington, N.C