Is your workshop dedicated to WW?

[BigguyZ]

I was organizing the incredible mass of stuff that was all about my workshop last night. And during that time, I was wondering if most people here have a workshop ONLY for woodworking? My workshop, which I'm really just now truly putting together, has to be good for ALL my projects and store stuff for plumbing, electrical, general home stuff, as well as woodworking...

For those of you who have workshops that are for more than one thing- do you have any tips as far as organizing goes? Do you have all of your hand tools together, or do you seperate your WW hand tools from your mechanics tools from your electrical tools from your plumbing hand tools?

Right now everything's kinda jumbled together....

[Knottscott]

Yep, definitely dedicated to wwing! ....and bike storage, and outdoor toys, and gardening stuff, and lawn chairs, and tents, and roller blades, tennis rackets, and ....uh, oh well....guess not.

[LarryG]

My shop is essentially set up just for woodworking. I tend to treat what electrical, plumbing, etc. work I do as "on site" work and carry the tools there, and generally buy only what supplies I need at the time rather that maintaining an inventory.

I do store most of my tools in the shop, though. My mechanic's tools are divided between three different tool boxes, all small enough to carry easily. One lives in the bottom of a closet in the dining room, so I'll have what I need to do a small repair without running out to the shop; this one also contains all of my special bicycle tools. All the others are out in the shop, though.

I've been semi-shopping for a rollaway, to replace all these separate small toolboxes and get things organized better, but I don't really have a good place to park it in either the shop or the house.

None of this is addressing your real question, is it?

[rickd]

Yes, my shop is just for woodworking - I don't have enough room for anything else!!

[BigguyZ]

None of this is addressing your real question, is it?

Well the question is two-fold, and you addressed my curiosity as to how many people here have a workshop for WW only.

Personally, I do stock parts for electrical and plumbing. I'm ALWAYS doing projects, and I'd rather have the stuff around and save the hour trip. I bought a ten pack of switches and outlets, as well as plate for them last time Menards had their 17% off anything in the bag sale....

Also- I'm a pack rat and have too much crap anyways!!

[Warren]

Primarily for woodworking. I do have a bench along one wall on which I work on chain saws, soldering, sharpening spades and hoes, and other tool maintainance. It has oil, grease, and fuel stains on it, but if needed, I cobbled together a plywood cover for when I need extra assembly or finishing space. It is higher than all the benches and other tools in the shop and has a £cubby" so I can sit at it and use it for designing. Generally it is set aside for the misc, stuff a homeowner needs to do.


Actually, now that I think of it, my "wood shop" is really my den. It's fairly warm in winter and I can light a cigar, turn on the stereo, read a book, work on projects or just unwind and contemplate the state of the world. There's only one stool and one coffee cup so visitors don't feel particularly welcome and never overstay their welcome.

[Roger on the Rock]

The shop...when it's finished....will just be for WW. Everything else will be done out in the shed.

[JimD]

Mine two is primarily woodworking. It has some stuff scattered around the workbench right now from working on the wiring of my boat trailer but that will soon be put away elsewhere and it will be back to a woodworking shop. In other words, it might occasionally see another project but when that project is done, the materials and tools go elsewhere and it is back to wookworking.

Jim

[just4funsies]

My shop is set up for whatever needs done, although it just happens that mostly WW ends up happening there. Can't really bring my car, or my sprinkler system, or my house wiring, or my roof, etc. into the shop.

[Bruce Cohen]

It is now. Now that I threw my wife's car out into the driveway.

Bruce
(soon to be homeless)

[LinuxRandal]

Well the question is two-fold, and you addressed my curiosity as to how many people here have a workshop for WW only.

Also- I'm a pack rat and have too much crap anyways!!

To the first part, it's NOT a workshop, if it's for WW only! Then it's a Woodshop!
My garage (single one car, no electricity, built for a model A or T) is mostly a lawn shop. My basement houses most everything else, otherwise it would get stolen. Fortunately I am single, so I am considering making a room upstairs, into a different shop, to give me more Woodshop room downstairs (where I have 6' ceilings).

Now, as to the second part, is it being a pack rat, or hording (I can never tell the difference)?

[maxparot]

Since I'm a bit of a "Jack of all trade" my shop tends to reflect that. I started as an electronics hobbiest as a teen and in one form or another it has been my primary trade ever since.
In Junior H.S. I took a woodworking class and started doing a lot of DIY projects.
In my late teens I became involved in auto restoration and my tool collection started to grow towards those goals.
My woodworking tools remained minimal until after I became a home owner and the funds allowed me to set up my shop for more advanced woodworking projects.

[Ken Weaver]

I share a corner of mine with the LOML's gardening stuff - but WW'ing is the main function. I try to ignore everything else.

[Thalermade]

Since I'm a bit of a "Jack of all trade" my shop tends to reflect that.

I kind of stumble into the 'Jack of all trades category.
My basement workshop is for "Clean" home repair. I do store electrical, plumbing and this and that in the shop. My son uses the shop for guitar string replacing.
To get to the main storage area of our house, that is the holiday decorations, toys from our kids youth, and a bunch of junk, you must go through the shop.

In the garage I have a small workbench with a vise for "Dirty" home repair.
Mostly outside stuff, gardening, automotive, bicycles, lawnmowers, etc.
I also segregated my tools to the appropriate areas as best as possible.

Russ

[BigguyZ]

I fall under the jack of all trades catagory.... Other stuff I want to get back into are: 1) DIY A/V electronics (amps, DSP, etc) 2) Computer modding 3) Misc home inprovement (want to build DIY concrete countertops to go with my DIY kitchen cabinets) 4)auto maintenance

Once I get everything separated, maybe I'll try to keep all of one type of tool in a separate toolbox, as suggested.

Also, once I get the garage cleaned out I can have a second shop there for the other projects. I just don't want too muich out there, I've already had to replace $1000+ worth of tools from that mistake...