KnotCurser's Workshop

Bob, this is a nice looking shop that you have. i enjoy seeing this much ceiling height in a shop. I have less than 8’ to the bottom of the joists and this makes it a challenge to move sheet goods and long boards around in my shop. Another benefit of the ceiling height is that you could store lumber and sheet goods vertically. This makes it easier to get to an individual board in the back of the stack. I also like all the glass that you have in your shop. I would much rather work under natural light and with this much glass it looks like you would get quite a bit in your shop. Pegboard also makes a pretty economical wall covering as well as doubling as storage for hand tools. I did the entire front wall of my shop in pegboard. Your shop looks like it has a quite a bit of wall storage. Nice job on the pegboard.

You also have a nice set of tools to play with.

Thanks for the pictures. I enjoyed touring your shop.

-- Challenges are what make life interesting; overcoming them is what makes life meaningful- Joshua Marine

Hey Bob
a good looking shop with some good tools nice job.

-- W James Brokenbourgh Custom furniture maker http://artisticwoodstudio.com/

Hey Bob,
Nice set-up you have there and some great toys to play with…good job.

great shop ,
good tools ,
we could use a drop table on the table saw ,
there are some nice ones here ,
just do a search in the little window top right .

welcome to LJ’s .

-- david - only thru kindness can this world be whole . If we don't succeed we run the risk of failure. Dan Quayle

Wow very nice shop.

-- masrol, kuala lumpur, MY.

Great shop. Thanks for the tour.

-- Jerry--A man can never have enough tools or clamps

Nice workshop.

-- CJIII Future cabinetmaker

bob, nice work shop.
two questions
where is the heat, didn’t see any in you pics.

whats up with the walk in door. looks like your sticking small pices of wood on. is that a work in progress?

russv

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The heat, or lack of it, is currently supplied by a small space heater until I get the energy and $$$ to put up drywall on the 10ft high ceilings – even with a lift, my back hurts every time I think about it! :-)

You have good eyes russv – yes, I am slowly applying my tiny scraps to the inside of the door to the shop – sort of a Frank Lloyd Wright inspired crazy idea. All different shapes, different woods and different thicknesses. Once it’s all covered I’m gonna sand all the sharp corners and put a coat or two of oil on it. So far I’m up to around a thousand pieces. I will most certainly post the finished work when completed (if ever). :-)

-- Man is a tool-using Animal. Nowhere do you find him without tools; without tools he is nothing, with tools he is all. - Thomas Carlyle http://www.ffrf.org

thank you, i always look for artistic work around other shops. that is an awsome idea (like building a story book) and you definitely should have bragging rights. how are you glueing them to the metal door (assuming metal)?

i used osb plywood (1/4”) on my last shop walls. lighter, cheaper, & easier to install. lots of caulking to seal though. i did most of the work by myself then. painting it white helps. looks like most would be covers with benches and pegboard anyway.

btw, looks like lots of coffee cans on the back wall. drinking all that should help hang the drywall, lol
russv

-- yknotwood.com: where to go because you don't want no stinking plastic!

I am using a combination of hot glue for an instant bond along with a dab of tightbond III for longer lasting strength – so far no pieces have fallen off so I continue to use this mix and yes, it’s a metal door.

-bob

-- Man is a tool-using Animal. Nowhere do you find him without tools; without tools he is nothing, with tools he is all. - Thomas Carlyle http://www.ffrf.org

nice shop. the peg board works

-- Roger from KY. Work/Play/Travel Safe. Kentuk55@bellsouth.net