HarlemBuilt, NYC Ray Franks’s shop
This is the long view. Wood storage, jointer/planer, scroll saw, radial arm saw (with long bed) on left. Behind the louvre doors on the right is a sink, my sharpening stones, storage and washer/dryer. I use my 220 dryer outlet for my tablesaw and jointer/planer.
This is my shop. It is about 425 square feet in the basement of my Harlem brownstone. Huge compared to the original shop that was about 170 square feet. I have fairly good access down stairs from the living room, or through the backyard and up through the kitchen. Fortunately, I’m short, so I don’t bang my head on the pipes, or clamps I have hanging down. I’m fairly well equipped for what I do: ’80’s vintage Unisaw, radial arm saw, old lathe and scroll saw, 12″ jointer/planer, 14″ band saw, drill press, and a cabinet full of hand tools. Almost everything I have was purchased used, from the vintage planes on Ebay, to the power tools from craigslist. Even the workbench (which is a little small, but works ok) is trash-picked butcher block and the stand from a sawing machine. The door on the back right goes to the back yard (NYC yard, very small)
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This is the long view. Wood storage, jointer/planer, scroll saw, radial arm saw (with long bed) on left. Behind the louvre doors on the right is a sink, my sharpening stones, storage and washer/dryer. I use my 220 dryer outlet for my tablesaw and jointer/planer.
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Better view of the left side. I rarely use the scroll saw, but it was free, so what the hell.
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Here is my bench with some hand tools. My set-up table is leaning against the wall, it has galvanized pipes that connect to flanges for legs. And one of my clamp racks (used to be an Ikea shelving unit). That door goes to the boiler room (extra tool, fishing, golf, sleds, etc.)
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Here's my Unisaw. A buddy brought it up from TN for me. Added the guard/duct collection. Whenever I get sheet goods, I cut them up on the sidewalk with my Festool, them bring them downstairs.
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The cabinet on the left contains all my hand planes, extra chisels, etc. Pulled that out of a closet I was redoing for a friend. Grizzly 14" bandsaw with riser block (the price was right, but need an upgrade). Drill press, and dust collection.
Comments
Dig your shop. Seems well thought out and organized. I know and understand the "realities" of a wood shop in NYC. I lived in Queens for 47 yrs. and had a shop that occupied a basement, garage, and could spill out into the driveway. A woodshop in the city truly lives up to the epithet "Space, the final frontier. Dug your maple slap desk as well. Good Luck & Keep on Making Sawdust.
After veiwing your slides, I feel guilty for complaing about my basement garage shop. You have made your point with the quality of work you show; its not the tool, its the woodworker.
I'm constantly astounded by the imagination and inventiveness of New Yorkers. This has got to be the"A" train of wood shops. What could Ray do with some abandoned missile silo? Love it!
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