lew's Workshop

Looks like a nice tight little shop. Reminds me of my garage shop.

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

Lew,

This is a nice shop. You have maximized your use of space by going vertical. Good idea.

Thanks for the post.

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

That’s a very nice shop you have there. You have it laid out real nice.

John

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

Wow! Nice little shop with a lot of good stuff. Don’t build a boat.

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

Thats a nice little shop, Lew.

-- CJIII Future cabinetmaker

who needs a big fancy above ground shop when you can have a cozy tight basement? Us basement guys have to stick togather your shop looks great

Nice shop Lew. (I need more jigs!)

-- Brian

You have nice workshop, man.
I am only dreaming about the mashinery you have got.

-- The way I work - the way I live. goldenhands

nice setup, only sucks that there is no easier access to get in there … esp. for the lumber going in, and the projects coming out.

-- ㊍ When in doubt - There is no doubt - Go the safer route.

nice workshop

-- cut it saw it scrap it SKPE: ANDREW.CARTER69

It looks nice and is well thought out. Like you, I had to have things drop down in order to be used in my old shop. I’m hoping Her Royal Majesty will allow me more space this time! But it seems to get the job done for you, and thats good! :)

-- Adventure? Heh! Excitement? Heh! A Woodworker craves not these things!

Is dust a big problem-does it travel into the rest of the house?

-- Roscoe in Iowa

Wow! What a mess! I love it! Now I know where all the good projects come from. Thanks for letting me have a peek.

-- It must be jelly baby, cause jam don't shake like that...

That’s quite a shop you have there. I like it.

-- If a man does not keep pace with his companions, perhaps it is because he hears a different drummer. Let him step to the music which he hears, however measured or far away. Henry David Thoreau

Gee, this is some nice workshop, even if it only occupies half the basement. Here’s a tip: Show your wife some nice photos or drawings of projects you really want to do and ask her opinion of them. Flip through some magazines to see what she thinks are nice pieces. Get her involved in decision making of a project you’d like to tackle. When she picks something out tell her you like her choice(s), but then tell her it won’t happen because you “Just don’t have enough space.” (Now, pause, flip through drawings, sigh, – sigh ~, don’t say a thing!) “But maybe if I could use a few more feet of the basement I could make some arrangements, oh, but no, I don’t want to impose on your project/the laundry room, the storage space . . . .” Now walk away and drink a cup of coffee and go to the shop. Make a few more drawings, dog ear magazines, etc. to show you’re thinking of really neat pieces to make for her and the home.

Let’s see how long it takes for her to “come over” to your side of this thought.

I shouldn’t do this to my fellow females but I have seen how giving up major basement space for the woodworkshop has benefited the house and my own interests. I still have to purge stuff from other projects to make room for wood related items.

Good luck!

Meilie

-- "They who dream by day are cognizant of many things which escape those who dream only by night." ~ Edgar Allan Poe