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I live in a small town in eastern New Mexico I have a small shop in my back yard that seems to grow smaller every time I get a new tool. I needed a hobby so I started out withe a $99. tablesaw and a router and did my woodworking out in the open with no shop. Everytime I quit for the day or left to run an errand I would have to take everything inside so it didn’t walk off. So I’m happy with what I have for the mean time.



















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docholladay
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#1 posted 1144 days ago
Nice little shop. Mine too is also small. I wish mine were detached from the house like yours is.
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#2 posted 1143 days ago
I bet I would gain LOTS of work space if I could move out of my garage and into a dedicated building about that size… Too much other junk in my shop… That looks really nice…
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#3 posted 1143 days ago
Nice Shop love the barrel idea under the router
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Beginningwoodworker
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#4 posted 1143 days ago
Thats a nice little shop.
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Scott Bryan
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#5 posted 1143 days ago
Walt, this is a nice shop that you have to work in. I have always wished that I had a stand alone shop the way you do since you can run your power tools and apply finishes without bothering other members of the family. I generally get myself in trouble when I run my planer before my wife is out of bed. It looks like you have made pretty effective use of the space available and you have organized it well.
Thanks for the pictures. I enjoyed touring your shop.
-- Challenges are what make life interesting; overcoming them is what makes life meaningful- Joshua Marine
bigike
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#6 posted 1143 days ago
hey you stole my little stool. LOL ;) i have the same stool i use mine for working on my bench it’s the perfect hight for it. Nice shop set up!
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#7 posted 1143 days ago
Nice shop, thanks for the tour.
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#8 posted 1143 days ago
Hey Walt,
Good looking shop with lots of nice toys…well done.
a1Jim
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#9 posted 1143 days ago
Looks like a good shop with some good tools.
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#10 posted 1125 days ago
Hey Walt,
A. Cool shop, looks pretty big
B. good choice in machinery, I love Delta tools
C. Excellent use of the trash can next under the router
thank you for posting pics I enjoyed them much
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Walt M.
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#11 posted 1125 days ago
That was the only place i had for the trash can. :)
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#12 posted 1103 days ago
Walt, thats a good looking use of space there ! My basement shop started out small as well ( has grown some since) and I know what You mean by loosing space as the tool inventory expands . Still ,looks like Your enjoying the process and thats what it is all about ! thanx for the tour and stay safe.
-- Rob,Gaithersburg,MD,One mans trash is another mans woodshop treasure !!
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#13 posted 1102 days ago
Looks like you get to have lots of fun in the shop…
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Delta356
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#14 posted 945 days ago
Great looking shop, How do like your table Saw? I have the same one and love it. The cast iron wings are a great bounce.
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sillac
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#15 posted 897 days ago
good looking shop, doesn’t look all that small, Steve in Oregon
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