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Stand alone shop approx 25’ from the back of the house. 16’x20’ with 9.5’ ceilings. Heat and air conditioning provided by a 18000 btu cooling and a 11000 heating through the wall unit (230V) 100amp service, 4- 4’ lights T-8 bulbs, added a ceiling fan. Walls are insulated and covered with 3/8’ plywood. Painted walls and trim. Windows are 3’x6’, 2 on the north wall with the double entry doors, one on the west wall and one on the east wall. Nothing on the south wall. Now that the bench is moved in the shop, I need to refinish the top. I built this from the article in Fine Woodworking a couple of years ago, and made the under cabinet to fit.
-- Rick, Jackson, TN "Do What You Like. Like What You Do" Life Is Good

























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WayneC
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posted 785 days ago
Great shop. Love the bench and tool cabinets.
-- We must guard our enthusiasm as we would our life - James Krenov
oscorner
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posted 775 days ago
Nice place. Great projects.
-- Jesus is Lord!
RickL
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posted 774 days ago
Thanks guys, finally have mooved everything in so now I can do some actual woodworking and I’m looking forward to it. Thanks again for the comments
-- Rick, Jackson, TN "Do What You Like. Like What You Do" Life Is Good
Karson
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posted 774 days ago
I see you have found a way to keep your workbench cleaned off. Make it your out-feed table.
Nice shop and be careful that it doesn’t become a mother-in-law quarters.
-- What happens in the workshop stays in the workshop. No wait that doesn't sound right. Karson Southern Delaware karson_morrison@bigfoot.com †
Scott Bryan
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posted 607 days ago
Hi Rick,
Your shop pictures were posted before I came on board but I am glad that the post came up on my review list. It looks like you have a nice shop and I really like the table saw and workbench combination. This is a better set-up than the PM2000. :) I don’t see how you keep the bench so clean. The only time mine is this clean is when my wife starts yelling at me to clean up the clutter. It seems that every hand tool I own migrates to my assembly bench when I start a project.
You have a nice shop and a nice collection of tools. I would enjoy working in there.
-- With God's help all things are possible- even woodworking. Woodworking is not just a hobby, it is an (expletive deleted) expensive hobby.
RickL
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posted 603 days ago
Scott, thanks for the nice comments. When I first started working wood, I was in a garage that I had to clean and move tools after each use so I go in the habit of keeping this clean and I could find what I needed the next time I worked. I guess the habit remained over the years. Mind you, those pictures were taken before a piece of wood was cut, but overall I try to keep it straight. A lot safer too when you don’t worry about tripping over things. Thanks again
-- Rick, Jackson, TN "Do What You Like. Like What You Do" Life Is Good
bobdurnell
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posted 598 days ago
RickL, another outstanding shop. I spotted you on Roll of the Dice so I thought I’d check out your shop. Man it’s cool. Like your jointer, “got one just like it”, I take a quote from the flm Terminal Velocity where Charlie Sheen steals the yellow Corvette from the car wash. Sorry for the interjection, back to your shop. I think you’ll be making all kinds of dust there.
-- bobdurnell, Santa Ana California.
bobdurnell
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posted 597 days ago
RickL, please don’t get me wrong I used the term of dust as the highest level of accomplishment.
-- bobdurnell, Santa Ana California.
hjt
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posted 6 days ago
nice shop- bright, cheery, and CLEAN!!!
-- Harold