ShannonRogers's Workshop

Nice looking shop. That red would hurt my eyes after a while though.

Too clean!

-- Gary - Never pass up the opportunity to make a mistake look like you planned it that way - Tyler, TX

Thanks Gary. The red was my wife’s idea and it is a definate improvement over the yellow green it was when we bought the house. She wanted to go all the way to curtains in the windows, but we compromised with a bright color instead.

-- The Hand Tool School is Open for Business! Check out my blog and podcast "The Renaissance Woodworker" at www.renaissancewoodworker.com

That is a nice, well organized shop you have there.

-- --Chuck

Nice looking shop and a good selection of tools. Are you doing the floor tile work yourself?

-- DaveH - Boise, Idaho - “How hard can it be? It's only wood!”

Hi Shannon,

I am catching up on posts I have missed. Sorry I didn’t get this one originally. You shop looks well organized. I could work in there. It’s a little too clean for me but I am sure you cleaned it up just for the pics.

I think that being a woodophile is inherent to being a woodworker. Good idea of standing your ground on the curtains after all this is your space (at least as long as she allows it).

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

Shannon,

That’s a great looking shop!

John

-- John -- Racine, WI -- Woodworking..."It's not just a Hobby, it's an Adventure"

Yes, I did clean it for the pix. I am trying to keep as much as I can in cabinets to keep the dust off, but the shop also acts as “daycare” for my German Shepherd and my Golden Retriever during the work day. They both can get a little bored sometimes and decide to play with the tools. They show no interest in the wood or projects in process, but like to chew on things like power cords and plastic drawer pulls or caps to the TS fence. Long story short, I have to puppy proof at the end of the weekend and I figure I might as well vacuum while I’m at it. Just to show I am human, I’ll post a shot midway through my next big project so you can really see what it looks like.

-- The Hand Tool School is Open for Business! Check out my blog and podcast "The Renaissance Woodworker" at www.renaissancewoodworker.com

Nice shop. You can’t have too much wood. You have to have wood before you build a project.

-- "Hold on to instruction, do not let it go; guard it well, for it is your life" Solomon

Yep! I sure would like to enter a shop like that and call it mine! Great job.

-- Allison, Northeastern Ca. Remember, Amateurs built the Ark. Professionals built the Titanic!

To all those who think the shop is too clean and the proof of my last post. This is what happens when I accidentally leave a roll of paper towels on the table saw during the day. Notice the missing plug on the shop vac as well. I forgot to coil it and hang it up. Anyone interested in a Golden Retriever puppy?

Now do you see why I clean up so often, it is not just because I am anal retentive!

-- The Hand Tool School is Open for Business! Check out my blog and podcast "The Renaissance Woodworker" at www.renaissancewoodworker.com

It’s good to see your shop get messy! I like the the pull out storage you have for cut-offs in the second picture. I may have to find a way to incorporate that idea into my shop.

-- Daniel, Southern Indiana -- "Have nothing in your home that you do not know to be useful or believe to be beautiful." -- http://blackdogwoodshop.etsy.com

Hi Sahannon,

Thanks for the update. I can well understand why you clean it up. By the way is the shop vac missing its plug? I assume that they just got bored because you weren’t paying them any attention. :)

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

I like it! Looks very workable AND comfortable.

-- Anchul - Warrensburg, MO: As a Pastor, I am just trying to get closer to Jesus. He was a woodworker too.

Nice looking shop.

-- CJIII Future cabinetmaker

Nice set up ole man. I used to have a few grand dogs causing a mess. LOL they moved to Reno!!!