chrisstef's Workshop

This is a nice looking shop that you have. It looks like you have done well with the space that you have available. Bummer about having to share your shop space with the “non-essentials” such as the furnace, water heater and oil tank but I guess they have to go somewhere.

You have added some nice work surfaces and storage cabinets to your shop. I have come to like the design that you have for your miter saw station. I built one similar to the project that was featured on the New Yankee Workshop. And, while it works fine, I have come to realize that using extensions for support limits the usefulness of the bench when the saw is not being used. Yours is a superior design, in my opinion since you get full use of the bench when the saw is idle.

Thanks for the pictures. I enjoyed taking a tour of your shop.

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

I think you have a nice place to work at!

-- CJIII Future cabinetmaker

Nice functional shop with lots of cool tools…well done.

Nice setup. I had to actually look up that model # with Grizzly. That thing sure looks like a Central Machinery #67595 fitted with a different tension knob / rod. I have the #32208 and it’s a pretty good saw, I bet you are going to be happy with that thing for a lot of years to come.

-- Manufacturer of fine quality sawdust since 1984. Comments and advice on my shop welcome. Check it out at http://lumberjocks.com/dbhost/workshop. Gladly accepting shop build donations!

Thanks for all the comments .. the WLW is still a work in progress, as is everyone elses shop. Im startin to realize what i actually need and want around the shop so it will constantly be changing, but for right now its a great place to work. I appreciate all the comments.

-- "there aren’t many hand tools as awe-inspiring as the #8 jointer. I mean, it just reeks of cast iron heft and hubris" - Smitty

nice work shop yes i have seen it in person . keep up the nice work .

-- kayakdude

thanks kayak!

-- "there aren’t many hand tools as awe-inspiring as the #8 jointer. I mean, it just reeks of cast iron heft and hubris" - Smitty

Very nice shop

-- Ralphie Maine

Clean and organized. Nice set up. Mini frig hiding in one of the lower cabinets?

-- Dan I.G.N.

haha you know it Dan … gotta keep the personal stash of brewskis somewhere. And i caught the shop at its biannual cleaning.

-- "there aren’t many hand tools as awe-inspiring as the #8 jointer. I mean, it just reeks of cast iron heft and hubris" - Smitty

Thanks for sharing the shop pics; great space and love that band saw!

-- The Best Intentions Bring Undoubtabliy Something Less But Nontheless Something..."

Thanks JR. Wow – its funny how things change in almost 2 years. The shop looks quite a bit different and the cordless phone in my till in pic #2 has been replaced by a more fitting tool. Lol. I never noticed that.

-- "there aren’t many hand tools as awe-inspiring as the #8 jointer. I mean, it just reeks of cast iron heft and hubris" - Smitty