I appreciate your shop tour because it looks like a shop that is used regularly. It isn’t pristine with all the dust swept up and every tool in its place. I took some ideas from your shop to use in mine. Thanks for being generous showing your space.
Thanks for sharing with us John. That's a great shop and having it inside the house can be an advantage as well as a disadvantage. Keep enjoying yourself in there . Stay safe and keep up the great videos. Fred.
You don't have too much toys, you just need a bigger shop. I started collecting wood working tools 60 years ago. In the late 1960s and through the 1970s it was automotive tools. In the 1980s I added blacksmithing and metal working. My shop is 30 x 30 and its not big enough for everything. Have fun. Good Luck, Rick
I thoroughly enjoyed your video, and the practice of making the video translates to life in general ...if you miss a line, just hit restart and just keep going.
That's the very same drill press my grandfather gave me in '91 when I started my first wood shop! Though yours has all three quill handles. He'd only had it long enough to know he wanted a taller one, and to lose a handle ;-) It's sitting in my smithy and does pretty much all the work I can throw at it.
I worked in a 20x20 basement shop for thirty years until we moved. Gues what, I am back in a basement shop. Am using a combination of power and hand tools to make anything from small shelves to wall units. Been collecting tools for 50 years, some of which I am still using.
I liked seeing the Harvey bandsaw, that is the brand I am planning on purchasing. I have about 2, 000 board feet of rough cut lumber that I need to resaw.
The only issue I had with it was a misaligned door safety switch, so the saw wouldn't start. Harvey walked me through the diagnostic procedure to figure out where the problem was and then gave instructions on re aligning the switch. The saw works great and is a real work horse.
@JohnSwitzer thanks for the feedback. Loved the shop tour. I'm in the process of getting my shop ready for when I retire in the next year or so. Love black bear forge as well.
Love your videos always down to earth i of course watch your blacksmithing videos but im not into that I'm glad to see your woodworking shop. I have my shop in a detached two car garage one side for twenty six years. About six years ago thought I'd try smithing but then thought i don't do as much woodworking that I'd like to do glad I didn't go any further than the 77lb peddinghaus and sold it. I do have the vevor anvil that you did a video on i recently freed up a lot of space in my shop one thing I did was build a flip top cart for my planer and miter saw plus used folding shelf brackets for wings/infeed outfeed that i can adjust vertically turned out really good. As far as clamps go i hang them on the wall plus use french cleats.
I have the same exact drill press. 12 speed model. I never use the tensioner. Like you said, shove it back by hand and tighten. My shop is a my wood carving shop. So, the drill press doesn’t see near as much action as my bandsaw(s). Bandsaw is the king of equipment in my shop.
Great shop! Hope some day I will have one half as nice ;) re-releasing all woodworking videos here in chronological order is a good idea. Generally, they will do better if this channel focuses on this exact topic, plus it will draw in new viewers for sure 👌
Power tools in the wood shop is just like a power hammer in the blacksmith shop …they perform a job and do not take away from a person’s skill at woodworking/blacksmithing. Also,I like the idea of the scrap wood challenge, especially if you combine woodworking pieces and blacksmithing pieces.
Very much looking forward to some wood working content. I’ve always been interested in booth wood and metal working as well, and owe my current work to picking up woodworking as a hobby. Thanks for the tour!
I have the same same miter saw and I wish I would have kept my 12” Dewalt. The handle on the Festool is not at all comfortable for me to use. Much prefer the style handle on the Dewalt
If u made - how to - videos in the same style of your smithing instructional videos i,d watch that. as long as i can learn something. i suppose it would be tough to do both.
I will likely adopt a similar style. I just don't want viewers to think I'm an authority on woodworking. My experience is more limited in that area than it is in blacksmithing.
Love it. Everyone's woodshop is always in Flux. I've been working in my shop for about 19 years now and I still have big plan.😊
I appreciate your shop tour because it looks like a shop that is used regularly. It isn’t pristine with all the dust swept up and every tool in its place. I took some ideas from your shop to use in mine. Thanks for being generous showing your space.
Such a fabulous shop! Fabulous that budget & desire came together to create such a delightful, powerful & organized shop. Thank you for sharing!
Thanks for sharing with us John. That's a great shop and having it inside the house can be an advantage as well as a disadvantage. Keep enjoying yourself in there . Stay safe and keep up the great videos. Fred.
You don't have too much toys, you just need a bigger shop. I started collecting wood working tools 60 years ago. In the late 1960s and through the 1970s it was automotive tools. In the 1980s I added blacksmithing and metal working. My shop is 30 x 30 and its not big enough for everything. Have fun. Good Luck, Rick
I thoroughly enjoyed your video, and the practice of making the video translates to life in general ...if you miss a line, just hit restart and just keep going.
Thanks for the tour John
You bet
I like your shop, have fun in it.
That's the very same drill press my grandfather gave me in '91 when I started my first wood shop! Though yours has all three quill handles. He'd only had it long enough to know he wanted a taller one, and to lose a handle ;-)
It's sitting in my smithy and does pretty much all the work I can throw at it.
I worked in a 20x20 basement shop for thirty years until we moved. Gues what, I am back in a basement shop. Am using a combination of power and hand tools to make anything from small shelves to wall units. Been collecting tools for 50 years, some of which I am still using.
Thanks for the tour, I enjoy your videos
John, thank you for sharing!
Your 'To-do' list inspires.
Happy Thanksgiving John, my favourite blacksmith by a mile.
Thank
Nice set up !
very nice tour, thank you. I also enjoy hand tools,the power tools just help to get to the fun part. IMO
Thanks for sharing good sir I can listen to you all day weather it be wood working or blacksmith you have an well of acknowledge
Glad you enjoyed the tour.
Nice tour. Thank you John!
Thanks for the update. Happy Thanksgiving.
Thanks, Happy Thanksgiving
I liked seeing the Harvey bandsaw, that is the brand I am planning on purchasing. I have about 2, 000 board feet of rough cut lumber that I need to resaw.
The only issue I had with it was a misaligned door safety switch, so the saw wouldn't start. Harvey walked me through the diagnostic procedure to figure out where the problem was and then gave instructions on re aligning the switch. The saw works great and is a real work horse.
@JohnSwitzer thanks for the feedback. Loved the shop tour. I'm in the process of getting my shop ready for when I retire in the next year or so. Love black bear forge as well.
Wonderful functional shop John. Great to watch! Mine looks much the same! Merry Christmas Bud!
Love your videos always down to earth i of course watch your blacksmithing videos but im not into that I'm glad to see your woodworking shop. I have my shop in a detached two car garage one side for twenty six years. About six years ago thought I'd try smithing but then thought i don't do as much woodworking that I'd like to do glad I didn't go any further than the 77lb peddinghaus and sold it. I do have the vevor anvil that you did a video on i recently freed up a lot of space in my shop one thing I did was build a flip top cart for my planer and miter saw plus used folding shelf brackets for wings/infeed outfeed that i can adjust vertically turned out really good. As far as clamps go i hang them on the wall plus use french cleats.
I have the same exact drill press. 12 speed model. I never use the tensioner. Like you said, shove it back by hand and tighten. My shop is a my wood carving shop. So, the drill press doesn’t see near as much action as my bandsaw(s). Bandsaw is the king of equipment in my shop.
Nice, shop! Happy Thanksgiving! 🙂
Happy Thanksgiving.
Thanks for showing us around, I am pretty sure my to do list is longer than yours 😂
nice woodshop John.
That’s a beautiful shop! Norm would approve! 😂 A scrape wood challenge would be great! I have boxes of cutoffs that get used frequently!
Very interesting to see the tools and shop setup--nice clamp rack! Personally I don't mind going between channels for video content.
Great shop! Hope some day I will have one half as nice ;) re-releasing all woodworking videos here in chronological order is a good idea. Generally, they will do better if this channel focuses on this exact topic, plus it will draw in new viewers for sure 👌
Power tools in the wood shop is just like a power hammer in the blacksmith shop …they perform a job and do not take away from a person’s skill at woodworking/blacksmithing. Also,I like the idea of the scrap wood challenge, especially if you combine woodworking pieces and blacksmithing pieces.
I love the look of wood and iron
Carpentry shops are always evolving based on the projects
Very much looking forward to some wood working content.
I’ve always been interested in booth wood and metal working as well, and owe my current work to picking up woodworking as a hobby.
Thanks for the tour!
you can never have e nough gear.believe me at 74im still picking up tools.i may never use them mind but ive got them if that makes any sense.
Thanks for all your time and effort. 1in7
Awesome shop Mr John.
Happy Thanksgiving my friend 🙏🏼🔥⚒️🧙🏼
Happy Thanksgiving to you too!
I want the wood shop. It makes mine look like a caveman hole.
We all start somewhere.
I have the same same miter saw and I wish I would have kept my 12” Dewalt. The handle on the Festool is not at all comfortable for me to use. Much prefer the style handle on the Dewalt
The handle is a bit different, but I'm getting use to it. The main reason I went with the Festool was that it need less space.
If u made - how to - videos in the same style of your smithing instructional videos i,d watch that. as long as i can learn something. i suppose it would be tough to do both.
I will likely adopt a similar style. I just don't want viewers to think I'm an authority on woodworking. My experience is more limited in that area than it is in blacksmithing.
It’s the USA 😮 it’s big and over sized and not much use.