grougier's Workshop

You have a wonderful shop space and a stunning collection of hand tools. With this many I can well understand why you tend to favor using these versus power tools. I really like your shop walls too by the way.

You have a nice shop space in which to work and you have some wonderful toys to play with. I would enjoy working in a shop like this.

Thanks for the tour and it was nice to visit with you. If you do have some updated pictures it would be nice to see them.

By the way you live about an hour from me. I live in Frankfort. It is nice to see not only another Kentuckian on board here but also to see a neighbor.

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

Very nice shop! I wish I had a fraction of hand planes that you have. In Photo #1, what is the black loop that you used to hang your planes?

That one wall of tools reminds me of the final scene in the movie Twister. Luckily, you are in the basement.

Really great space grougier.

-- Better to say nothing and be thought the fool... then to speak and erase all doubt.

The black loops are a 1/4 OD plastic hose from Lowes, a 1/4 short piece of dowel is fitted inside the cut ends to make a loop and a 1/4 plastic wire tie down is fitted over the dowel to keep the ends from coming loose; the plastic tie down is screwed to the panel and serves to hold all but the heaviest planes (I have screwed a short piece of wood to help support the large ones). This works well and the planes are always handy.

That’s an impresive collection of moulding planes!! Did you get them all together or collect them for years? Old hand tools of all types interest me, but moulding planes are special. Each one was made for just one profile and a master furniture maker had to have so many, like you! I look at fine antique furniture and then at the tools they used to make them & it blows me away.
Thanks for shareing

-- http://www.grandprairiewoodworks.com

Well you should have a plane for ever ocasion. Looks like your set up to make what ever you want.

Thanks for sharing.

-- Kip Northern Illinois ( If you don't know where your goin any road will take you there) George Harrison

Wow! What a great collection of planes.

-- Bruce from Central New York