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   DaveMtl | Mar 27, 2010 10:56am | #1

   I've lived in Montreal all my life and I never knew it was in Connecticut...

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   GEide | Mar 29, 2010 12:59pm | #2

   I know... :( bug in the system. You must select a state to publish the entry. Gotta get that fixed... Gina, FineWoodworking.com

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   dnorthrup | Mar 31, 2010 02:18pm | #3

   With it being underground, is there any moisture/water seepage? Also, Is there room for materials access, like 4'x8' sheets? - Dave

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   Ken_Guthrie_Atlanta | Mar 31, 2010 03:03pm | #4

   One of the best ideas I've seen. About the same size as my workshop but looks substantially more organized. This must have cost a fortune to build.

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   kitchenguy | Mar 31, 2010 03:34pm | #5

   Wow! Love the ingenuity of this design. Reinforces the notion that woodworkers must be so much more than just creators of sawdust...we must also be designers, mechanics, and engineers.

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   dtobey | Mar 31, 2010 08:13pm | #6

   What a cool idea. Maybe I will dig out next to my garage and put the shop below ground also. Central Texas does get hot in the summer, so underground would be welcome a change.

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   daveball | Mar 31, 2010 11:10pm | #7

   Wow. Great design. Great space. Must have cost a ton though....

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   lorafa | Apr 01, 2010 12:56pm | #8

   This is a great idea, but it must have costs a fortune to build. You must have built quite a few chairs to be able to cover the costs. How did you get your wife to go along with (approve)this idea? I would love to have this shop at my house. I use my garage which is about 250 sq ft, and there never seems to be enough room. Is there such a thing as a wood shop being too big? I don't think so. Are there any plans available for the swing drawer you made under your work bench? It looks like it comes in quite handy. If plans are available, please let me know how I would go about getting them. Any, great job and GREAT shop.

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   woodlance | Apr 05, 2010 05:40pm | #9

   Bravo! A wonderful use of limited property space. Very unique design indeed. Love the 10" under floor space you designed to run your dust collection tubes through. It's got me thinking, if I use precast concrete sections like you did. I could remove my current two car garage dig an underground room out say 22'x35' where the old garage was then rebuild the garage above it. The concrete slabs should take the weight with maybe one or two support columns. Perhaps a costly idea but dreaming is free. Ya think? Hey Montreal is in Canada right?

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    Jim_C_Bradley | Apr 05, 2010 05:58pm | #10

    Wow---I am really impressed at the use you get out of such a small space.
    Enjoy,
    Jim