Heirloom Woodshop photo's

WOW!!! That is huge. I see a lot of cool toys there too. If only my wife had agreed to buy the house with the big barn… I can’t even come close to standing a sheet of 4×8 plywood on end in my basement workshop so I’m a little bit jealous but at least my bandsaw fits below the joists so I guess it’s good enough. Nice shop and nice layout (and I don’t need a ladder to get to my jigs).

-- Dale Manning, Carthage, NY

Great looking shop!!!

Ooops!! do you really use all of these things!!?

Nice shop, looks really busy

I assume u do this for a living?

-- http://www.furnituremann.ca/

Very nice Jim. I guess when they say, the one that wins is the one with the most tools, you must be right near the top. Great shop.

-- Guy Kroll

Wow inspiring!
Do you remember everything you have in the shop?
Keep a stock card, so you know what’s missing when I sneak in…LOL

-- masrol, kuala lumpur, MY.

You have a great looking shop, but I think you could use a larger one. <(:O}#

I’m jealous!!!

-- -** You are never to old to set another goal or to dream a new dream ****************** Dick, & Barb Cain, Hibbing, MN. http://www.woodcarvingillustrated.com/gallery/member.php?uid=3627&protype=1

Green with envy here in my half of the garage!

-- Charlie M. "Woodworking - patience = firewood"

I am available for adoption! :^)

Nice looking shop! I also have a small shop, and its pack! 120 sq ft.

-- CJIII Future cabinetmaker

Looks to me like a great life for you. Great shop located in a great part of the country. Friends, projects, Right on Jim!

-- mtnwild (Jack), It's not what you see, it's how you see it.

I think you must use that ladder frequently!

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-- If a man says something in the forest and there's no woman to hear it, is he still wrong?

Great looking shop, thanks for the additional pictures.

-- ...it's rennovation time!!!

Oh my…...................I am envious. Man I wish I had that much room. Maybe I can just win the Lottery and build me a barn…............LOL

-- Jerry--A man can never have enough tools or clamps

Jeeze! How do you keep the dust off of everything?

I heard that a good leaf blower will do the trick.

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

Jealous, jealous, jealous. Nice!

-- You're a unique and special person, just like everyone else.

Thanks guys now to answer some specifics adventurer No, Romain I try, woodworm get real I’m a senior,
dick and barb,that’s what I tell my wife, Lew no problem just bring lots of elbow grease and a sleeping bag, mtnwld, it works for me, donbee I have a pole with a forked end that I can get patterns down ,but I still have to use the ladder, Gary thanks for the leaf blower trick ,can you use it to speed up drying time on finishes? Thanks to all for your interest and comments. It’s not always the size of the shop or how many tools it’s the nut behind the wheel or saw.

Jim

-- Jim from Heirloom Woodshop Southern Oregon

I use the leaf blower all the time. Turn on the vent fans and add a couple of portable fans at strategic locations, suit up with mask and goggles and go for it.

-- mtnwild (Jack), It's not what you see, it's how you see it.

woah, cool

Nice shop. I know what you mean about not enough space for photos. Is that an 8” jointer? I’d like to upgrade my 6” but that’s like having two footitis with boats, next I’ll want a 10”... lol

-- jack -- measure once, curse twice!

Hey Jack

You have nice shop also .Actually that’s a 12” spiral head jointer.

Jim

-- Jim from Heirloom Woodshop Southern Oregon

yep….big shop….but I bet you find it too small….already! I feel the same way with mine. Looked big until I started to add a few toys! Speaking of which, you’ve got a few that I’d like in my shop…....if I had room! :-)

-- George..." I love the smell of a workshop in the morning!"

Hi Prez
You have a good shop too, small can happen quick with projects more tools or both.

Jim

-- Jim from Heirloom Woodshop Southern Oregon

Very nice shop. I bet it took a few years to accumulate a lot of those toys. Thanks for sharing

I love all the jigs hanging from the ceiling! I’m so envious, not of the size, but of the height. When I stand up straight in my shop, I only have an inch or two before I hit the ceiling!

Thanks Lou yes it’s taking 20 plus years of trading up when I could .

Thanks Jon It’s not always how big or tall your shop is or how many tools you have but the motivation to make your project . Some of the folks that have very modest shops make the most impressive woodworking pieces.

Jim

-- Jim from Heirloom Woodshop Southern Oregon

woooooooooow that’s cool nice shop

-- i love to work ,the only time i sit sitll is with a beer in hand

WOWWW! A Woodworker’s Toy Store! If you adopt lew, maybe you’ll adopt me too. I can cook!

What type of blade do you have on the Grizzly jointer?

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

Hi again Meilie
Both you and Lew do some very nice projects so if I could adopt you both I’m sure I could learn some cool woodworking tricks. My wonderful wife and best friend of 42 plus years might not want another cook aboard plus I’m already a little to thick around the middle. The head on my 12” joiner is a spiral head. It works well. I see were they are coming out with a 13” spiral head planner in the $600 range . My 20” planner has it already has a spiral head that helps a lot with the tear out problem on highly figured wood. Have a great day and my the grain be with you.

Jim

-- Jim from Heirloom Woodshop Southern Oregon

can you adopt me?

-- Sean Buffalo, New York

Hey sean it might be a long drive back and forth from Ny.

-- Jim from Heirloom Woodshop Southern Oregon

What a great looking shop and I have been looking at your projects truly you are a master craftsman

-- Rautenbach,South Africa

Jim, The only thing missing is the bubinga and maple mortising jig. Come to Texas and we’ll make one.

-- Kent Shepherd * The goal is-----More Tools!

Jim,

After you mentioned something about my shop I thought I would look over your profile a bit and I came across your shop pictures. This is impressive, I don’t know what I would do with that much room. I have come to really enjoy the ‘tightness’ of my shop though, I do dream of a shop with natural light like yours. There is something clean and inspiring about sunshine mixed with creativity and the din of power tools. The Powermatic saw is a dream of mine as well, someday. I do appreciate your comments Jim and I look forward to seeing more work from you!

Chris Lindgren

p.s. Is the northwest as beautiful as everyone says it is? Is there any employment there?

-- "That Government is Best that Governs The Least."-Jefferson

I imagine heaven to look similar to this…

-- Chip, Massachusetts

Hey Echo
It comes close for me

-- Jim from Heirloom Woodshop Southern Oregon

I wish I had a ceiling that high . I have used so much between joist space it all should collapse .LOL

-- POPSHOP ,

All I can say about that shop is HOLY CRAP I’m jealous. Guess it’ll come with time (& space).

WOW Jim Looks Like You Need More Room Great photos

-- Jim, Kentucky

wow nice shop
sure looks better then my porch

-- riosartworks

Thanks Drios
In time you’ll get a shop it takes a while sometimes

-- Jim from Heirloom Woodshop Southern Oregon

Great shop!

Dang jim. What a great shop. Looks like a cool place to work.

-- What happens in the workshop stays in the workshop. No wait that doesn't sound right. Karson Southern Delaware karson_morrison@bigfoot.com †

thanks Mytoya and Karson

-- Jim from Heirloom Woodshop Southern Oregon

Wow Jim! Looks like a really nice place to get lost in your work! You sure get around this site! Thanks for all the comments!

-- Craig, Springfield Ohio

Hey Craig
Thanks I thought youwere going to say I’m really getting round.

-- Jim from Heirloom Woodshop Southern Oregon

so much potential

and then what?

nice shop but a tad boring in the “output” department

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-- http://www.furnituremann.ca/

Hey There Roman
Good to here from you thanks for your kind words look forward to another one of your projects , the last one I saw of yours was posted 345 days ago. I was looking for phots of your shop but could not find them.

-- Jim from Heirloom Woodshop Southern Oregon

maybe my words sounded wrong…..............sweet shop!...awesome as matter of fact

-- http://www.furnituremann.ca/

There will never be the”perfict” shop, but yours is close.

-- A childs smile is payment enough.

What a woodworking shop and looks like there is alot of room too.

-- Mark, Ohio, www.swig@nktelco.net

i think the next step is to get the tunnel boring machine and start adding more space below what you have;)

Jim.

I didn’t see this when it was originally posted….so better late then never though…...WOW…nice operation….I can only hope my new shop will be get to be that well organized….you have a great place to work and I love that outfeed table on you powermatic…I wish I had the room…would sure make cutting sheet goods a lot easier…

-- Woodworking.....My small slice of heaven!

Thanks everyone

Hey Tim can you drive one of those boring machines?
Hey reggie It all happens a little at a time (organized) and then you start over. We all work with what space we have.

-- Jim from Heirloom Woodshop Southern Oregon

Hey Jim, that is really a great shop. I have had to work in very tight garages so far but am looking to build a shop soon.

-- Tom Hacker

Nice shop Jim. I have a friend named Vance who I derive much inspiration from. When I first hung out with him, he had an immense shop in the basement. He would have duplicates of many tools and I would rib him whenever he loaned one to me that was in an unopened package. He would use everything eventually, but it was a running joke. He was single and had a four bedroom house and a full basement for his stuff. Now he is married and he has much less space than I do now. Obviously he gets teased about that as well.

-- There is little that is simple when it comes to making a simple box.