OK....here's the grand tour of John's shop....long overdue.
Background: the shop is actually a converted 2 car garage. We never use the garage, and it's a death trap to get to in the winter time anyhow, thanks to a VERY steep hill heading down there...followed by a 50 foot drop! So buh-bye garage, hello shop. I tore down the doors, installed windows, tore down all the dry wall, insulated and re-drywalled, installed heat/AC/humidification/dehumidification etc etc....
For those who have asked, here's what my entrance looks like. It's a double outswing door with a handicap sill. Usually, I leave the second door locked and just use the other door like a conventional door. I'm VERY happy how this came out.
Here's what it's like wide open...albeit at night The door is 6' wide, I think.
Here's what I see when I come down from upstairs, looking out at the doors:
Turning to the right is where I store a lot of my "tonewood". What makes it tonewood? Beats me. You can see writing on a lot of the wood. I buy it rough, and at the time I buy it I have an idea what I'll use it for. I mark it so when I mill it, some times months later, I remember what I had in mind. There's also some work in progress, some bending forms, etc...
Stepping back is the Sjoberg bench. I'm very happy with this bench.
Here's a wall mounted bench I just added. A two car garage is NOT big for a shop, so as most of you well know, you really have to make efficient use of the space you have. The things in clamps are a couple of guitar bodies getting glued up.
Turning to the right is my little mini lathe, and a converted dresser. That dresser's been following me around since graduate school. I had some poplar sticks laying around, so I made a little frame. That's where I put all of my turning tools as I'm working. Simple, and things don't roll off.
Here's the table saw that allows me to check my brain at the door and not worry about the blade because it's perfectly safe. Last night I mounted a Rousseau router plate in the extension wing, holding up a new Triton 3 1/4hp router. That Triton is a VERY nice unit. It's almost a shame to hide it under the table. C'est La Vie.
You can also see a spattering of sanders, my Grizz bandsaw, and my miter saw mounted on my old table saw (the old Delta's now dedicated to slotting fretboards). More on the miter saw later...
to be continued.....