great video. sorry I didn't find this video earlier. I try to view every shop video possible and laugh/cry at creators who post about their "small shop" that is a 2 car garage and larger. you made great use of a 1 car garage with a well organized layout and remarkably dust free. would like to see projects you've made in your small shop. p.s. saw your video about wood sustainability. you made great points.
For a not really large space, you have a lot of useful space. Love the beautiful hardwood collection. Can't imagine how much you have invested in all of it.
You sir have expensive taste in wood! Just a suggestion take some if that expensive taste and put towards your tools. also if you're not goona use a tool i.e "mitter saw " then sell it!!! shop is nice but you carry on way too much about your love of "wood". nice video,nice shop good luck. Oh would you care to explain what a wood chemist is?
Thank you! I’m really glad you enjoyed it, and excited to bring much more content! I didn’t add the link to the description because unlike the larger channels, I’m not getting paid for it haha. But here is where I grabbed them: 2SAND Mirka Abralon 5 Inch Hook & Loop Polishing Discs - Grit Sizes 360, 500, 1000, and 2000 - Pack of 12 Assortment (3 of Each Grit) a.co/d/2fE1YgV
Honestly learned a few things from you, already subbed. I may get some of those higher grit Mirka pads too. And radial arm saws scare the shit out of me props to you for using one 😂
Nice shop and nice video. I too have a couple of my grandfather's tools - a Stanley #5 plane and a "Warranted Superior" 11 pt crosscut saw. I'm in my 70's, so you can estimate how old these tools are! LOL. I think a workshop evolves continuously, so don't apologize for the condition of your shop. Thank you for sharing.
Thank you so much! Haha given their age, I bet they’re some well-made tools though!! I do hope my shop continues to grow and evolve. I’m really glad you enjoyed it :)
Microjig has a kit that lets you add a removeable splitter to your zero clearance inserts. Pretty slick setup I'd recommend. Thanks for sharing your shop with us, nice setup in the space you've got.
Hay Mate that's a nice looking shop u got there congrats, and equally impressive collection of amazing wood don't worry i have a similar fascination with wood i love the smell of Cyprus and wood hear in Australia is not cheap even at our big box store . Hey you can take some of that wood i mean your very favorite and make a nice picture farm and put a nice photo of u and your beloved grandfather and place it on his shelf i think that wood be very special i look fwrd to the video all the best mate i will be following your journey.
Thank you! Both took a bit of time to get where they are now haha. Similarly, there are some Aussie timbers I would love to get my hands on over here if I could afford them. Thanks for following my journey! :)
Nice video. Mine was not this good, but I am working on it. I have quite a few of my grandfathers tools in my shop. I have his scroll saw that he made a ton of stuff on, one of these days I need to use it more. I had a radial arm saw from my late uncle, but that thing was the scariest tool in the shop so I ended up selling it.
I love hearing how many folks have tools passed down from relatives. I like seeing the tradition live on, and knowing people share that enjoyment the way I do in family tools. Haha my radial saw is definitely the scariest tool in my shop - that’s why I don’t use all its other features 😂
Thanks for the tour. Really good first video. love the wood wall... I'm jealous of the variety for sure. looking forward to more videos. I'll head over to IG to follow as well.
Great video and nice shop! Just found your channel and will be watching more. A quick note on the radial arm saw, not my favorite, I just think they're really dangerous. I cut my finger off on one 20 years ago. The saw rolled forward instead of recoiled. Most people give them away nowadays. I just don't like the idea of dragging the blade across the wood towards you, but that's just my opinion. That's wonderful that you remember your grandpa in your woodworking. I'm sure he is looking down smiling. like that old radio! I too enjoy various woods. That tablesaw is way better than mine. I love Delta and would be happy to find a nice older one. Again great shop and super video. Have a great day! Marty from Minnesota.🙂
Thank you so much! I really appreciate that! I know how I feel when I’m watching a video with poor audio, so that was a high priority for me; I’m glad it was good enough to warrant you commenting about it :)
You are very discerning. Thoughtful, deep! Japanese woodworkers have a sense for the wood and its thoughtful use. My inventory of South American and African rain forest woods is similar to yours. Long story short I have recently relocated from Oregon to Montana. Brought my exotic wood collection with me. Sapele, Wenge Bobbinga (12"x1-1/2"x 8.5' ) etc. Along the way windstorms and rain brought down a few nice Ash and Oaks which I harvested and used in my shop for many years. Brought an 8' Oak slab along too. I also acquired, like you, 3 ea 3"x3'x5' slabs of irregularly shaped black walnut from an old farmer down the road a ways which also is in my inventory. I built a nice shop in Oregon when I was 66 and I had fun just doing that and it is a great hobby. But after relocating and aging a bit I choose to embrace downsizing to less than a one car garage type space. Your shop tour provoked a lot of great options to plan my own new space. :-)) PS. I am not in to Instagram and other social sites but will chat on email? Thank you for your candid approach, I respect that.
Subscribed. Put a story with each project to come. I've noticed that holds ones attention span to a great extent. Overdub your work and don't talk it will distract you from your work but, maybe not. Camera movements more purposeful and less jerky I think would be an improvement but what do I know, it's just the way my neck felt my eyes wanted to push me around. I'm old you see and have worked in woodworking at various levels and degrees since my twenties in the 1970s so I know the romance of the wood. Advice only: Just be very fond of wood as it will break your heart if you value it too highly but you don't have to let any else know. It makes for great romance and passion for story of your work. I'm excited for you, go get em tiger!
I’m just about to turn 46 and my table saw is a craftsman that put dates me by 5-10 years. The table saw you have out grown is my dream saw, for now, I’ve been working towards!
I bet that thing is one hell of a workhorse! My craftsman radial arm saw is unbelievable and I love it. When I first got my current table saw, it was the saw of my dreams. And I do still enjoy it. It’s a big upgrade from where I started. But the wings not staying flat to the table is incredibly frustrating. And it’s on wheels, which is helpful if you need to maneuver it, but frustrating when you bump it and it always moves. It’s capabilities as a saw are solid - it’s the other aspects of it that I find frustrating
@@TheWoodWorkingChemist oh my father used it to make all kinds of great stuff! I have recently gotten back into wood working as a way to remember him and connect with him plus having back issues I have some time on my hands and a lot of projects if need be can sit for a few weeks at a time half finished if my back is gone wonky on me. I have a radial arm saw I still need to pick up and after your explanation I need to go check it out to see how much it is like yours. I know it’s a craftsman and about 25 years old and that’s it.
@@FuzzyLiger sorry to hear about the back! That’s the toughest type of injury in this profession, in my experience. You should definitely see about your radial saw! I had no idea this one could do what it does until I sat down and read the User Manual like an old man. I was blown away. It has different heads you can add, to use it as a planer, or a shaper.. it’s really incredible
Thank you!! I just posted another today discussing the sustainability of woodworking as an industry, if that interests you! I’m really looking forward to bringing my process to more people who appreciate it :)
