New Woodshop Construction #1: Setting Up Shop II, or How I Spent My Winter Vacation

Cool. I watched the video first, and just thought you were very speedy.

Thanks for posting.

-- -John "Do I have to keep typing a smiley? Just assume it's a joke." www.flickr.com/photos/gizmodyne

Wow that was cool, are all your fingers still there after running around that fast. Oh you edited the video to make it look fast. Just kidding, the shop looks great. I will doing the same thing here in a couple of months. I hope mine looks half as nice as yours.

-- Kaleo , http://www.kalafinefurniture.com

Great video, and shop! I like the whiteboard idea. I’m going to have to get one.

-- Gary, East TX -- The longest journey begins with a single step.

Nice video. I have one of those whiteboards and now wall to put it on. That was quite a project.

-- You can discover more about a person in an hour of play than in a year of conversation. (Plato)

Wow – and you did all that holding a baby! At least I thought I saw a baby in your arms…

Fun post – thanks …

-- Dorje (pronounced "door-jay"), Seattle, WA

Nice job! You’re faaaaaaaaaast ;)

Seriously, looks like a nice set-up you’ve got there! I’m downright jealous :D

-- "Give me your poor tools, your tired steel, your huddled masses of rust." Yep, I ripped off the Statue of Liberty. That's how I roll!

Thanks, all!

Gary: at $10, there’s no reason not to! I’m seriously glad I decided to google that.

Dorje: that was my son…my 2-year-old daughter was apparently having a “disagreement” with Mom so she dropped him off to help me for a bit while they “worked things out.” So I thought I’d put him to work installing drawer pulls. ;)

All things considered the absolute best thing about my new shop is the heat. With temps around here lately in the single digits and below, it’s nice to have a warm shop to come home to! Highly recommended!

-- Patrick, Chicago, IL http://www.TenonAndSpline.com/blog

wow.. a fast worker indeed (even if it the video was real time, I think)
Great idea re: shower wall

-- ~ Debbie, Canada (http://www.execulink.com/~yohan)

I like the use of the space you have made. Lots of drawer whew!
You should be very comformatable win there now.

Bob

-- A mind, like a home, is furnished by its owner

Very cool video. Now i am tired and need to take a break. Very nice shop.

-- Hope Never fails

That was awesome. I watched your other time-laps videos too. Really nice shop. How big is it?

-- Check out my new website! http://www.blakeweberwoodworking.com

That was by far the coolest video I have ever seen. It wasn’t so fast that I couldn’t figure out what you were doing and definetly beats watching a how to do it video. I’m going to tell my buddy lumber jock brother to watch if he can. The shop is also outrageous too! I mean that in good way.

-- bobdurnell, Santa Ana California.

Thanks all.

Blake – The shop’s just over 300sq. ft. (14’ x 22’) with a 12’ cathedral ceiling. As no doubt is the case with most of us I wish it were bigger, but it’s basically what the “build line” would permit and I’m growing fonder and fonder of the space all the time!

bobdurnell – Thanks! I started doing the time-lapse thing with the shop construction and “got hooked” I currently have 3 cameras but one’s out of commission…hopefully I’ll be adding that one soon. The other TL vids are on my main blog and YouTube account.

-- Patrick, Chicago, IL http://www.TenonAndSpline.com/blog

What a great video! You have an amazing shop…

I thought you had router tables at both ends of your saw, but now see that was the two camera angles. What brand is the router extension and are you happy with it?

The white board is a must-do – thanks!

-- JC - Central PA - www.affyx.com

JC – Thanks. Yes, two cameras. It’s the Benchdog ProMax – I bought the last one, floor sample, at my local Woodcraft for $250. I haven’t really been using it very long (bought it in November), but so far I’m extremely happy with it. I wanted cast iron not only for the heft & flatness, but also because I have the grip-tite system magnetic feather boards and wanted to be able to use them with the router…which I’ve yet to try. Of course, the plate is plastic so I can only get so close with the magnets. The unexpected side benefit is that I have just enough room on the right of the saw to mount the laminate extension table it displaced. I’m considering putting a second router table in that wing. I’m also very happy with the fence…it’s much nicer than the one that comes with some of the others I’ve seen and I’m using it more than I expected.

-- Patrick, Chicago, IL http://www.TenonAndSpline.com/blog

Great blog Patrick. you sure are a fast worker.

-- Grumpy - "Always look on the bright side of life"- Monty Python

Hey,Pat you sure are fast but did you see how fast I evaporated when their work to be done. Great job on the entire shop redo it turn out fantastic…Blkcherry

Very cool video!

Pat,

What the others have said….Great video and a great shop!

John

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

Patrick you are my hero – not only do you have a nice cozy wood-floored shop attached to your house, but you also talked your wife into letting you take a vacation to play in the shop!

If I take a week off work, and we don’t fly to somewhere warm and sunny, someone is not a happy camper (and it ain’t me!).

-- -- Kevin in Mentor, Ohio

Thanks, all.

Kevin: Yes, I’m lucky…though with my youngest being just over 1, we don’t really vacation for too long too far away anyway!

-- Patrick, Chicago, IL http://www.TenonAndSpline.com/blog