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Waymart, PA 18472
United States
We moved to PA in 2006 and love it here. Up in the hills far from the traffic and noise. Well it is still pretty noisy but that is the birds mostly <smile>. I talked my wife into letting me turn our 2 car garage into my shop. Now I have to build a new garage. Here are a few pics. I just started building it last month (June 2007) so I have a long way to go.
The space is 22X21 with 2 5×10 rooms in the back (closets). I am far from done but am enjoying the process and am not in a rush since i have no were to go :) My only complaint is that I have a collum in the middle of my shop. I am thinking about removing it but the cost might stop me. Does anyone have a 21 foot I beam laying around that can hold up a house <laugh>
-- "so much to learn and so little time"..

























19 comments so far
Karson
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posted 860 days ago
Great beginning. What is the shop dimensions?
-- What happens in the workshop stays in the workshop. No wait that doesn't sound right. Karson Southern Delaware karson_morrison@bigfoot.com †
oscorner
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posted 860 days ago
Snowdog, it looks like you’re off to a pretty good start. Great looking shop! Great tools!
-- Jesus is Lord!
mot
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posted 860 days ago
Nice shop. You can’t go wrong with that Jet setup!
-- You can discover more about a person in an hour of play than in a year of conversation. (Plato)
Bob #2
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posted 860 days ago
Glad to have you with us.
bob
-- A mind, like a home, is furnished by its owner
Bill
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posted 860 days ago
Nice shop, lots of space, lots of nice tools too.
-- Bill, Turlock California, http://www.brookswoodworks.com
TomFran
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posted 846 days ago
Wow! Nice shop – you are very fortunate to have so much room and such nice equipment. The only trouble with that is that you also have no excuse for doing “ordinary” work ;^D
-- Tom, Surfside Beach, SC - Romans 8:28
snowdog
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posted 783 days ago
Fortunate, yes.. very. Life was not always so good to snowdog. When he was younger he was a bad boy and had to live on the street for several months, life was hard. He lost his way but a preacher found him and took him into his family and taught him how to be a better human being. He, after some time and a lot of learning, found that begin responsible and not making bad decissions was a much better way to live. Over time he took many responsible chances with his life (and career), wound up getting a few good jobs. With some luck (“luck favors a prepared mind” Mark Twain) and hard work he now has time to play with wood an a few good tools.
-- "so much to learn and so little time"..
MsDebbieP
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posted 782 days ago
aren’t personal journeys fascinating as they twist and turn .. and always bringing us opportunities and gifts if we are willing to accept them.
-- ~ Debbie, Canada (http://www.execulink.com/~yohan)
hobbyist
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posted 781 days ago
nice shop and i really like those tools – i can tell you take great care of your equipment
Buckskin
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posted 781 days ago
Great place to work wood!
Dadoo
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posted 730 days ago
Love it Dog! Nice shop. I see you built Norm’s Shop Hutch too. Nice! Hey, if you want a beam go find a burnt mobilehome trailer. There’s two beams there and they’ll work just fine for what you want.
-- Bob Vila would be so proud of you!
Scott Bryan
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posted 591 days ago
Hi Snowdog,
This is a shop in which I would love to work. It looks like you have plenty of space and a nice set of tools.
Thanks for the post.
-- With God's help all things are possible- even woodworking. Woodworking is not just a hobby, it is an (expletive deleted) expensive hobby.
tenontim
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posted 590 days ago
Nice, bright shop, Snowdog. I have the same beam problem in my shop. It’s all about tool arrangement.
-- Tim -- http://tmuli.com
HallTree
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posted 590 days ago
Welcome. Keep the collum in the middle of the shop. Each time it gets in the way just look at it as a reminder of the ‘old bad boy’ and thank the Lord that is in the past. Looking forward to see your projects and comments. Have fun and work safe.
-- Ron in Osseo, Minnesota
Beginningwoodworker
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posted 401 days ago
Thats a nice workshop, snowdog.
-- CJIII Future cabinetmaker
amos
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posted 378 days ago
hey snowdog…you have a heck of a nice set up ..I really like the dust collecter..thats the next thing on my list..later…amos
-- amos
badgerman
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posted 153 days ago
Alright Snowdog, I have Jet tool envy, especially that dust collector! Very nice shop, keep on building!
-- Badgerman, Tennessee
Dustmite97
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posted 14 days ago
Nice shop. Looks clean, well organized, and has some nice looking tools.
-- Remember, measure twice, cut once
a1Jim
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posted 14 days ago
Great shop well organised and great tools
-- Jim from Heirloom Woodshop Southern Oregon