Thought I’d post a picture of the outside of my shop for all you folks living down South. Kind of making you jealous type of post 
I’m also new to to this forum and feeling my way around wanting to post pictures etc.
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Looks like you're snowed under with work . . . prevention crystals. ;-)
Snowed In
Welcome Benard,
When you finally get the door open let me see if you have Black & Decker or Bosch in there -
SA
I'll show my shop and hope to see others
Always like showing my man cave. It's 24 X 24 with 2 posts in the middle. I dug out this area 12 years ago from a half basement and removed lots of very large boulders (one was so big I had to split it to move it - made a small crack, poured a bit of water into it on a cold winter night - split got larger every freeze and a week later, I had 2 pieces).
The 1st picture is just inside the door facing North
The next picture is from just beyond the entry, looking east at my bench
Then I turn right and look at the assembly bench looking at the deepest part of the cave, the west wall and swing out lumber rack. The plywood caddy is on a big swivel wheel and swings out.
My ts is a Jet small cabinet saw I really like and under the big hammer is my sharpening center featuring my Tormek, an expensive sharpening system but worth it.
My shop is a lot more then some folks have and small compared to other shops, but it's my space and I'm comfortable in it. I wish I had taller ceilings, but the New Hampshire granite wouldn't allow me and I wanted a wooden floor. I've learned to live in the 7ft high workspace. It's easier to heat.
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Nice "man cave" there, Bernie. Thanks for posting photos.
Welcome, my daughter in law is from New Hampshire, she now lives in Florida and doesn't miss it at all. What's the inside look like?
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Wow - that estwing is for the really big jobs. Nice shop - too tidy but organized. Delta 6 inch jointer ? It looks like you have it layed out real well. Nice place to be when the snow keeps you indoors -
Thanks for posting,
SA
Details
SA - you really pay attention to details... You're right about the jointer and the lay out is at least #10 in 12 years. I think I got it right now or at least it seems to fit. Too tidy? I don't think so although many think a clean shop is an unused one. I always clean up between operations because wood chips and even sawdust caught between a router and fence can throw off the cut. Assembly can also be thrown off by woodchips etc. Clean ups are quick and simple when done often.
But here is 1 detail that was omited... my dad's old Delta lathe. Lots of younger folks are not familiar with type writers, let alone old office desks that mounted the type writers under the desk top that would bring the type writer to the surface when the desk was opened. The drawers hold calipers, chuck and tail stock etc. devises and manuals etc.
My shop isn't so neat but has fun stuff in it.
My lathe looks kind of different than yours but you are right about the wood chips messing things up. I got to be real careful to keep them out of the ways.
The other three photos are of the handle on my work bench. Ebony handle, goes well with the purple, threaded to fit the solid bronze ball ends. The thin rings are O-rings for bumpers. Counterbored the balls with a socket to fit the handle.
PS: sorry about the out of focus. Some day I will remember I can focus this new iPod touch camera.
Obviously photography is the furthest thing from my mind. Even while I am doing it.
: )
Lathe
If you ever want to go retro with that desk - I'll lend you my Underwood 5 - I'm just finishing typing a letter to the IT dept @ FWW -
mine is a Rockwell -
SA
Where's your shop?
I like the set up you've got on that lathe, makes a good sander and I see it's an easy retro. How about the rest of your shop? Start another thread with pics of your shop and we'll get others to post. I find it difficult to post pictures on this forum, but I would love to see more trafic.
I do need to start a thread on my unique workbench.
People's work benches fascinate me.
Your > unique workbench<
Looks like its Daddy was the bench by Mr. White THE NEW FANGGLED WORK BENCH.
I have never seen curved vise jaw pads. That's a new approach.
I like the saber saw bench top raiser accessories.
retro but more so
I can see it was a good thing i didnah leave when you wanted to throw me out of here. I find , when attempting to communicate with the FWW "IT" ha, ha,
excuse me . . .
Ha, Ha, Ha,
Depar . . . deparrrrr . . .
aaahhhh
Ha, Ha, Ha, ah ha ah ha aaahhhh
where was I ? Oh yes . . . Smoke signals. Typing is only marginally successful at best. I am still waiting for them to respond to my last typed question. (which was " How about putting these people who have requested to be put on the Fine Woodworking Knots chat room trusted list . . .
ON TO THAT LIST.
Will you do that please ?)
Sign language gets their attention but for the most part they just mimic the same sign back. Perhaps a little more vigorously. Then i do the same thing back. Communicates a thing or two very clearly but not the best for questions. Well one or two questions but ANYWAY . . .
Smoke signals . . . that's my recommendation.
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The Prospectus
Chuckle.
I wonder if the prospectus will reach the right desk, though. ;-)
Is this forum alive?
When I joined this forum a couple of weeks ago, I thought I was joining the country club of woodworking forums... Wow, was I wrong. It's not very active, slow, cumbersome to post pictures. Is there an adminstration or did I fall into a black hole with a few other woodworkers?
I feel the same way. Slowest forum I visit.
country club of woodworking forums
It used to be.
Read the threads from two ,three ,five years ago and you will be impressed with the caliber of discussion.
Just don't expect a response if you post to them now.
Just us ghosts now.
Old Threads
Unfortunately, many of the really informative old threads, those prior to the software change, were lost in the conversion.
The lights are on, but . . .
Knots was once quite vibrant, but has fallen on slow times for a number of reasons, including poorly-implemented software. Many of the folks who participated here are now on a Delphi forum called The Burl. Photo posting on Delphi forums, however, is also cumbersome. There, photos are best uploaded to an external server (Photobucket, etc.) and then linked from there. Knots originally ran on the same software as Delphi forums, but was switched to this software about four years ago.
http://forums.delphiforums.com/burl
Using an external server for images also works here.
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The right desk
I thought it was enlightening that people were asking to be put on the trusted list and were being ignored.
Then
i post that Gena was the last Human administrator (meaning friendly, helpful, responsive,) and the two put in token appearances to prove me wrong.
what i want to know is :
DID ANYONE GET ADDED TO THE TRUSTED LIST AFTER THE GRAND VISITATION?
anybody . . . ?
Always like showing my man cave. It's 24 X 24 with 2 posts in the middle. I dug out this area 12 years ago from a half basement and removed lots of very large boulders (one was so big I had to split it to move it - made a small crack, poured a bit of water into it on a cold winter night - split got larger every freeze and a week later, I had 2 pieces).
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