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Figured I’d put up a couple pix of the “Lab”. I live in a two bedroom apartment, the second bedroom is my shop. There’s really not much to see. I own a scroll saw, drill press, a sorta antique jig saw and various hand tools, most of which were hand-me-downs from my Father and Grandfather. Last year I picked up a small table saw at the local pawn shop for cheap and I feel like I’m in luxury now! I’m a real scrounge when it comes to material. Almost daily, I see old furniture being tossed out for the trash man, and as they say, one man’s trash is another man’s treasure. I can’t bear seeing good wood thrown away like that, it just calls out to me! Drawers are particularly prized for the sides and bottoms, which are especially useful for the smaller scroll work. I even save the hardware! One never knows when one will need some sort of pull or hinge….Call it Yankee Frugality or Cheapness, but there’s never a lack….
It isn’t much, and there isn’t much room, but I always have the great outdoors to build something larger! Michael C.
-- Mike in Manchester, NH---Unpleasant tasks are simply worthy challenges to improve skills.
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lew
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posted 383 days ago
Nice Shop! Thanks for the tour!
Rustic
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posted 383 days ago
nice shop my shop is a spare bedroom in a 16X80 trailer. You’d be surprized as to what you can do in a small space
-- There is no such thing as a mistake. Its called a design modification Rick Kruse, Grand Rapids, MI
Scott Bryan
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posted 383 days ago
Michael, you have a nice shop in which to work. A co-worker that I used to work with had a shop that was 10×10. He put a jointer, planer and table saw in there and always managed to turn out some nice pieces. Your shop is cozy but, as Rustic said, with organization and planning it is amazing what can come out of these spaces.
Thanks for the tour. I enjoyed visiting your shop.
-- With God's help all things are possible- even woodworking. Woodworking is not just a hobby, it is an (expletive deleted) expensive hobby.
littlecope
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posted 383 days ago
Thanks, Guys!! You’re too kind! I figured everybody would LOL @ Me!! Rustic, it’s somehow comforting to know that not everyone has a Norm Abrams’ size Woodshop, with squeaky clean floors and unlimited tools and machinery. We do what we have to, with what we have, because we must….and the enjoyment return is just as great in dividends.
-- Mike in Manchester, NH---Unpleasant tasks are simply worthy challenges to improve skills.
Kristoffer
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posted 106 days ago
You’re lucky to have the second bedroom. Most of my shop tools are stored “neatly” in what used to be my dining room. I too live in an apartment, and I have to take one or two tools out to the patio as needed. But it’s worth it.
-- Cheers and God Bless