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15621 Clear Creek Rd
Poulsbo, Wa 98370
United States
My shop is located in a 24×48 building. Primary machinery includes: a CU 300 Smart MiniMax Combination Machine, a Model 725 Woodmaster, a Model 520 Shopsmith, a Grizzley 6” Edge Sander, a Hegnar 18” scroll saw,
a Laguna 18” Bandsaw, a Bosch Chop Saw, a Jessem Router Table, a Powermatic Model 3420B wood lathe, a Jet Mini Lathe, and a Legacy Model 900 Ornamental Mill.
Most of my portable tools are in the Festool Family and I have accumulated 45 years hand tools and jigs.
I’m a believer that in order to make a living at woodworking, you have to be involved with repair and restoration. My shop is set up to enable me to handle most any woodworking task requested, from antique restoration to custom woodwork. When I mention woodworking as a profession, I am not including the cabinet making profession. I am not a production shop. That type of woodworking is not what I enjoy doing. I’m very careful when I describe my business to potential customers. I tell them that they would be able to get a kitchen remodeled much cheaper by a production cabinet shop set up for large volume case work. My shop is set up as a woodworking shop. While I have a pretty decent inventory of machinery, much of my work is done with hand tools.
-- Jupiter
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a1Jim
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#1 posted 457 days ago
Very impressive shop.
Welcome to Ljs
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usnret
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#2 posted 457 days ago
I have seen your advertisement in the paper here and looked at your site. Quite a few nice things you have made and repaired. Glad you found your way to LJ’s. I am in Belfair by the way.
-- Chief Petty Officer USN(RET) 1991-2011
Ron Messersmith
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#3 posted 457 days ago
Thanks for the nice comments. I am also retired Navy. Spent 22 years in the Submarine service. Retired on New Year’s Day, 1987. Moved to Poulsbo from Ohio in 1999. Love it here. Stop by my shop anytime.
-- Jupiter
redryder
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#4 posted 457 days ago
Nice shop and tools. I am just south of you. Down the freeway…...............
-- mike...............
Nighthawk
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#5 posted 456 days ago
mumble mumble jelous… mumble mumble
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thedude50
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#6 posted 456 days ago
this is a nice professional shop well equipped and nice and orderly like i like my shop to be
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PapaMike
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#7 posted 455 days ago
Great looking shop! I’m envious. I had to give up my dedicated shop when we sold our farm and moved into town a few years ago. Now I share the garage with DW’s SUV. Makes for tight quarters but still able to turn out a few things. Keep up the good work!
-- Mike P.
KMT
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#8 posted 453 days ago
Woe, thats a great looking shop. Welcome to LJ’s
-- - Martin
helluvawreck
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#9 posted 452 days ago
Jupiter, that is a serious workshop. Congratulations and welcome to Lumberjocks.
helluvawreck aka Charles
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#10 posted 452 days ago
That is a nice shop you have there.
-- Tim - I usally measure twice after I cut......then I know for sure that I cut it short.....
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