Finished a work bench for the process of sharpening. For most tools the three granite lapping blocks with sandpaper attached to the face provides the primary means of sharpening. The drawers across the front hold small power tools and one drawer is dedicated to the storage of sandpaper.
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Now that is organization! Looks great.
Moksha,
Excellent setup! I envy the space you have.
Moksha,
I am jealous. Your sharpening station is larger than my workshop:-)
What are your sharpening needs? chisels, plane blades, carving tools, adzes, spokeshaves?????? What type of woodwork do you do?
Mel
Measure your output in smiles per board foot.
9619Usually the output of my workshop is furniture and cabinets; it is a bit over 1,400 square feet with separate room for the cyclone dust collector and a finish room with outside venting. In early 2005 I retired and built a new home that was designed around the workshop; thus, it has some nice features. Piped in compressed air with large compressor in the Garage, shaft from Garage floor to basement floor with hoist over it, separate power panel with 11 220 outlets and 34 20 amp 110 volt outlets, 49 fluorescent lights, 5 five foot wide windows, sound proofing, and some good cabinets for storage of supplies and tools. The granite lapping blocks are for sharpening chisels, plane blades, and a few small carving knives. Woodworking is a hobby, I do no commercial work of any kind; however, my large family continues to pour in orders; which gives the shop a constant back log of projects.
Moksha
Moksha,
Many hobbyists will be very jealous of your dream workshop and the fact that you are making it a reality. You are our hero. Please post more photos of your shop when you are ready.
MelMeasure your output in smiles per board foot.
9619
Attached are some pictures of the shop. It is still a work in progress; however, that is what keeps it an adventure.
Moksha
Moksha,That is not a workshop. That is a WORKSHOP!
You will be able to turn out great furniture with a minimum of fuss.
Thank you for the photos. Your cabinets really allow for tools to be stored logically and found easily. Your shaper fence is really nice. You are fully organized, and got a lot of woodworking practice in making the shop. What could be better? So now in the future, put up some photos of the furniture you make. A few weeks ago I put up photos of "fraternal twin cabinets" and two long knives that I made, into the Gallery. It is fun to see what others are making. It gives me new ideas.Have fun. and Thank you
MelMeasure your output in smiles per board foot.
That's just plain unfair. You obviously have both time and space.
-Steve
Moksha,
Is that a #45 lurking in the Tool Cabinet? Have you used it a lot?
I finally got all my blades fettled for mine; what a job! I made a jig for flattening them which made it easier. Them little blades are impossible to hone by hand!
Very nice shop and sharpening station. Your cabinets look like fine furniture. Nice to see pride in shop facilities.
Regards,Bob @ Kidderville Acres
A Woodworkers mind should be the sharpest tool in the shop!
KiddervilleAcres,The plane is (I believe) a Stanley 55 with a box of cutters. I do use it; however, it is not used very often. Attached are some close up pictures of it, which shows the number 55 on the side. One of the projects that I want to get to in the not so distant future is a glass display cabinet for some of the antique tools that I have picked up over the years, some quite old. Moksha
Moksha,
Oh yes of course. Couldn't see it well enough to identify. I've a #45 that is nearly ready to try out. When I got mine the blades were rusted quite a bit so it took a lot of work to get 'em working.
If I try anything other than straight grain wood it gives me fits what little I've tried it. Am determined to make it work though.
Regards,Bob @ Kidderville Acres
A Woodworkers mind should be the sharpest tool in the shop!
WOW, great shop. Hey, let me know if the house next door goes up for sale; I'll be glad to come over to your house to play. . . . . every day!
Congrats on a job well done!
re the wood storage, great little detail on the ratcheted/stairstepping bar at the top to keep the sheetgoods plumb. I assume it pivots depending on the number of sheets there.
Your invention? It is one of those things that as soon as you see it you (I) think :"Why didn't I think of that!"
Stpatrick, It did not seem like an invention, more like a necessity of the moment... the bar with the stair step notches is not attached. There are three or four of them laying nearby of various lengths depending on what I have for sheet goods at the time... they are just used to wedge the load into the space-- to make it a bit easier to get things in and out. Moksha
DAMN! My work bench is not that big! OR NICE!
If only I had that much room. I could make something nice for a change!
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