Don K.'s Workshop

Dude! I mean Don, your shop is NOT small, it is big enough to park an aircraft carrier in it. I am having space envy ;o) Thanks for sharing.

-- "You get what you inspect, not what you expect"

Really nice Don. Great tools and a nice layout. Now you can really create some dust….............LOL

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

Don, you have a really nice shop in which to play. Those are some serious tools that you have in there. You have organized your shop well and the pegboard storage is a good idea. It provides a lot of storage capability, is relative inexpensive, and easy to install. I like your outfeed/ assembly table. That is a must have when cutting sheet goods or long pieces on your table saw. And using it for additional tool storage is a great idea. I would enjoy working in there.

Thanks for the pictures. I enjoyed touring your shop.

-- With God's help all things are possible- even woodworking. Woodworking is not just a hobby, it is an (expletive deleted) expensive hobby.

Hey don, that looks pretty good from here. No cars in there? :-)) or is that why all the sheels, to make the lil woman happy? Looks like you have plenty of room to make a serious pile of sawdust!

-- Debt is nothing more than the 21st Century's form of slavery.

3fingerpat lol…it’s ok size wise until I have a really big project…then the size sucks. I am planning on a new shop next year.

cabinetmaster Thanks..I had better start making TONS of dust to pay for all the new toys I mean tools…or the little lady might get a little mad !!

Scott Thanks for the kind words !!

TopamaxSurvivor...lol…NO CARS !!!! (They have insurance…No way my tools are making room for a car because of a little bad weather) As I said, some of my projects get pretty big…so I have to be “Creative” as how I cut/assemble/finish etc etc etc…so things get moved around ALLOT !!

-- Don S.E. OK

Wow! that is a great looking shop. I hope you didn’t have to clean up just for us.

-- I usually try the hard way 2 or 3 times before finding the easy way.

Wow there’s more iron in you shop than in Pittsburgh. Very nice machinery. Tool envy alert!

-- Gary, South Central Wisconsin. So much to learn, so little time!

Mars72 Thanks…Believe me, it gets WRECKED at times. But every night before I quit, I try to clean it back up and put everything back in its place. This does not always happen..but when I don’t…it just makes it twice as hard the next day.

Bureaucrat Thanks…The basic lay out is the same…but I needed to do some serious upgrades for some of the jobs I was and am doing….so I just pulled the trigger and did it. Some of my old tools I stick in storage for my son for when he gets out of the military…and I sold some of them also.

-- Don S.E. OK

I mentioned I am saving many of my old tools for my son…I was in the storage looking around yesterday…He is going to have ALLOT more and better tools than I did when I started off.

-- Don S.E. OK

This looks amazing mate, wheres the deer heads that you used to have?
Also you have too much money

ha ha

-- Believe in the power of one - Evan Tanner

Hey Paul !!!!

They are still there…just on the wal above the door (The one wall I did not take pictures of)...To much money ???? Man I am as broke as they come….these things are a “Tax write off” lol.

-- Don S.E. OK

Don’s eloquent ever-lasting statement “saving my old tools for my son” grabs me like no other.

Don’s eloquent ever-lasting statement “saving my old tools for my son” grabs me like no other.

How’s that ?

-- Don S.E. OK

Don, you got to stop saying you have no money pal, your wife isnt on here so your savings are safe ;-) ha
Hey i never said i have managed to get myself some land to grow on this week, i have been breaking my back all week getting it ready!

-- Believe in the power of one - Evan Tanner

Hey Don,
Congrats on the new additions…....man….that is some serious steel you have in your shop…well done.!!

-- I will just keep doing it till I get it right.

Thanks Splinterman

-- Don S.E. OK

Hi Don

Very impressive looking shop. You did a very nice job setting it up. You are my kind of guy, everything has a place and everything is in its place. It is taking me awhile to get everything I want and I am hoping I have as nice of an equipped shop as yours someday! Slow but sure. Thanks for the inspiration.

God Bless
tom

-- Mc Bridge Cabinets, Iowa

Thanks Tom…..Man I love your shop…it is so neat….it looks like a room in the house. Mine is just a bunch of 2×4’s and plywood thrown together so I can work. When I build my new shop next spring…I plan on taking my time and making it nice.

-- Don S.E. OK

Really nice shop and well organized. I like that you have everything mobile. I have some space in my shop, but don’t have quite the tools you do.

hey don ,
nice setup ,and great new tools !
rock on , my man .
wood rack , middle shelf …... help !!!!!

-- david ,new mexico ,allheart

Cato, thanks…I have a three car garage…so “Most” of the tools are in two bays, while my finishing and assembly room are the third bay. It works ago so far, but room is slowly disapearing. As I stated, I plan on building myself a new shop this spring if things keep working out.

David, thanks buddy…speaking of shops, yours is great. What did you mean by ”wood rack , middle shelf …… help !!!!!” lol

-- Don S.E. OK

Hey Don, I repeat what all others have said “great workshop”! Great collection of tools! I know you nust be having loads of fun out there.
I built my new shop last year and now feel like it is either shrinking or maybe I should have built it even larger.
I see you have some nice Grizzlt tools. How do you like them? I have the Grizzlt table saw and planer with the carbide cutters and I could not be happier with their quality and performance.

-- Each and Every step of any project should be considered your masterpiece if you want the finished product to reflect the quality of your work. Greg Little

image 1 of shop picks .
the middle shelf far end is sagging from the wood weight .
maybe some fix it

-- david ,new mexico ,allheart

image 1 of shop picks .
the middle shelf far end is sagging from the wood weight .
maybe some fix it

LOL…..I knew what you were talking about…was hoping no one would notice. I know it is bad…but it has been like that for about two years. I took alot of the weight off and put the extra wood in my storage building. I have plans for a new rack and storage area….but plan on building a new shop come spring time…so it will just have to do untill then. :<(

As you can tell by the pics…I am out of room and need a new shop BAD….just waiting to make sure the new business is going good and hopefully it can make enough on its own to pay for the shop. The two comissioned pieces I am doing now will pay me back for the tools so I can make the wife happy and put the money back in savings….then the rest will go towards the new shop.

-- Don S.E. OK