We all have been out GLOATED

[Otter]

Seen your WOOD mag this issue.

There workshop and the fact the have a distribution system of puttting us to shame. Man do I have alot of catchup to now.

He who dies with the most tools wins.

[Stormbringer]

Seen your WOOD mag this issue.

There workshop and the fact the have a distribution system of puttting us to shame. Man do I have alot of catchup to now.

He who dies with the most tools wins.

Yeah. It came yesterday. Don't feel bad, they only have three table saws.

[crokett]

I don't get Wood mag. What'd they do publish an article about the Wood mag shop?

[Otter]

I don't get Wood mag. What'd they do publish an article about the Wood mag shop?

Yep they did. It is a total in your face gloat........It is sweet.

[Pappy]

My dream shop is 28x40 with the front 8' partitioned off into three rooms (finishing, supplies storage, and 3/4 bath). This would leave a 28x32 work area (896 sq ft)...just over half their's!

[Wood_workur]

I'm with Pappy on the dream shop- maybe a little bigger, but I would change the rooms to: Finishing, Sanding (I hate sanding dust on everything, and less space for an air cleaner to clean.), and whole bath. (you never knw with all the chemicals today, when you might need to jump into a shower really, really fast.)

[kwgeorge]

Those with little to no shop always dream of a big shop. Those of us with small shops also dream of a bigger shop and that’s pretty much every time we are working in our small shop! Those with big shops dream about, , well hum, I cant imagine what they dream about!

Personally I would like a shop about the size of a 3 car garage. I would build a finishing room for sure that would be sealed really well from the rest of the shop. I would also very much like an assembly area where I could make a large table for that purpose. I would create work zones with all the proper tools in those areas. I don’t do much sanding anymore since I got into scraping but I still do some so I think I would make like a big kitchen hood above the assembly area to draw all the dust up and away. Since I have no interest in production work I really don’t need big monster industrial tools and I can imagine why I would need 3 table saws as I can still only use 1 at a time!

Oh well, since we were dreaming….

[gjbivin]

Since I have no interest in production work I really don’t need big monster industrial tools and I can imagine why I would need 3 table saws as I can still only use 1 at a time!

Rip blade, crosscut blade, dado.

[gmack5]

Seen your WOOD mag this issue.
There workshop and the fact the have a distribution system of puttting us to shame. Man do I have alot of catchup to now.
He who dies with the most tools wins.

Yes, I saw the Wood Mag Shop!
Made me a little GREEN with envy, but I'll get over it (I hope)

In our new home (closes on May 31st) my major Shop area will be 21' X 25', with a "Dog house" off the back to contain the DC and Air Compressor, probably a 12' X 21' Add-on room, maybe larger if I feel the need to add Storage and a Finishing Room.
My Design Studio will be in the house, along with my Computers and other stuff of that nature.

[Jim Boyd]

Those with little to no shop always dream of a big shop. Those of us with small shops also dream of a bigger shop and that’s pretty much every time we are working in our small shop! Those with big shops dream about, , well hum, I cant imagine what they dream about!

.

I'm dreaming of another 900 sqft for metal working. A good 12" swing engine lathe and a nice Bridgeport mill come to mind

[crokett]

Bah. I'm not jealous. Its a woodworking magazine so whadja expect? Besides, if there is one thing I've learned it is the craftsman and not the tool and the corollary more tools do not replace lack of skill.

[Warren]

Those shops are usually stuffed with people working on different projects.

I have a friend who has a shop tha'ts close to 40 by 60, he's the only one who works in it. It has a loft for wood storage, finishing room, bathroom, all the bells and whistles. Heated floors and a nice DC system, still uncompleted. The ceiling is about 30 feet high in front of the loft, heated floor and a garage door big enough to a 40' van. More tools than you can shake a stick at. A couple of RAS's, 3 tricked out contractor saws, lathes and God knows what else. I've seen two DP's.

He's 73, never finished the shop and probably never will. It's packed with the effluvia of a lifetime with narrow trails to the tools he does use regularly. He knows exactly what is in the shop and it's approximate location. It's unbelievable.

His rat packing is the one reason I've tried to keep my shop a reasonable size. I find that the as the space grows so does the collection of stuff. I can barely keep my 25 by 14 neat and orderly enough to work safely in.

[kramer katt]

OK
I think I can think of more good reasons for keeping my shop small.
(like: no other choice?)
Some of you make us others green but I guess the definintion of a hobby is a varied as the personalities that practice it.
kk

[jziegler]

It is quite a shop.

Certainly too much for the average home woodworker. I wouldn't know what to do with that many tools. Of course, it is designed for multiple people working in it at the same time.

But, you know, that shop is about the same size as the finished living space in my house. Kinda sick when I think about it that way.

Jim