Shop Tour: Tim Rousseau
Tim Rousseau’s shop is filled with machinery that some hobbyist woodworkers might not see all that often, such as a shaper and a jointer/planer combo machine that also pulls duty as a slot mortiser.
Tim Rousseau is the lead instructor for the nine-month comprehensive course at the Center for Furniture Craftsmanship in Rockport, Maine. His work has been shown in galleries throughout the Northeast and is included in private collections nationwide. In this video, Tim gives Ben Strano a tour of his shop, and they discuss Tim’s tool selection, shop efficiencies, and layout.
At first glance, Tim’s shop might seem sparse for a pro. In reality, the open flow speaks more to efficient tool layout and selection, than it does Tim’s willingness to “make due”. The heart of his shop is a MiniMax combination machine, which not only covers his need for a jointer and planer, but also handles the majority of his mortising thanks to the slot mortiser attachment. Thanks to the MiniMax’s efficient footprint, Tim has been able to add two machines, that due to their size, aren’t seen very often in most hobbyist shops–is his massive shaper and his Powermatic tablesaw with a sliding table attachment.
Another must-have that Tim was able to fit into his shop… a Leslie speaker cabinet!
*Note: Tim has since moved shops since we recorded this video. No worries, that just gives us an excuse to head up to Maine and get another tour!
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Try it again. It just played all the way through for me. Our video host has been having some server issues this week.
Tim mentions a keyless chuck he likes - I have had a couple that haven't worked well. Can you let us know what brand he uses?
The German chuck would be an Albrecht and the Spanish one is most likely a Llambrich.
That is just a crazy fun amd easy shop to work in! Great vid and love the amp.
What's the brand of the sliding table attachment?
Maine my most favorite part of the world spend every getaway there, always intrigued how one makes a living at woodworking these days, have tried my entire adult life and came to the conclusion it's just a hobby for 95% of us, hat is off to you Tim.
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