Thuan's Workshop

Great use of available space. make sure that you go to Betsy’s LumberJock Picnic in Feb, I believe. It’s in the Dallas – FT. Worth area.

-- What happens in the workshop stays in the workshop. No wait that doesn't sound right. Karson Southern Delaware karson_morrison@bigfoot.com †

This is the way I started! On my hands and knees on a cement floor. Nice little use of space!

-- You can discover more about a person in an hour of play than in a year of conversation. (Plato)

I am so glad you showed us pictures of your workshop area! You do such amazing work for such limited space!!! You will be an inspiration to budding woodworkers without the space for a traditional woodshop.

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That is efficient use of space, my friend. (And so clean!)

Thuan, I looke dat your blog a while back. Thanks for posting your workshop here, I great use of limited space. Got to say if those are your oops, the final must have looked really great.
Hope you are able to get that bigger living room .
CtL

-- Chris L. "Don't Dream it, Be it."

Good use of space. Do you have any problems with your neighbors, or should I say do your neighbors have problems with your power tools?

-- Jamie, Kentucky

One of my next door neighbor works the night shift. I told him if I was ever disruptive, to call me or bang on the walls. He banged once when I lost track of time installing the cork flooring at 10 pm. Out of respect for them and my hearing, I did invest in more expensive quieter tools. I attached my saw to the Electrolux Harmony vacuum. It’s not design for wood working, but it’s super quiet and has HEPA filter. I turn the speed of the Festool Circular saw down and push slowly to make it quieter. I gave up my pancake compressor for a CO2 regulator, no motor, means less noise. I opt for hand planes and chisels over routers, but when it’s worth the cloud of dust in the house, I have to plan on the right time when every one’s out. Have you ever set off the fire alarm with saw dust?

Rikkor: This is what the house looks like AFTER a couple weeks of working on a project. I have to clean up everything and put all the tools away. But during the production phase, I don’t know how many times I would step on a small triangular piece with my bare foot. It’s a good thing I have lots of saws, and chisels, I usually misplace a couple of them in all the clutter, then I’d slowly make my way into my dining room.

-- Thuan

Very nice use of your space! I’m moving into a 6’x6’ shop soon, and I’ll probably rip off some of your ideas if that’s OK ;)

-- "Give me your poor tools, your tired steel, your huddled masses of rust." Yep, I ripped off the Statue of Liberty. That's how I roll!

Now that’s a cool shop!!

-- Greg, in Ozark, MO

Your shop is just a neat little area…and so effective…good work, good use of space…excellent tools and a fine set of projects…super good.

-- /\/\/\ BarryW /\/\/\ Stay so busy you don't have time to die.