Bill Anderson's Jaw Dropping Workshop Tour 

Yea, you're right! If you visit WoodAndShop.com you'll find some tutorials that I filmed with Bill.

Al Gonis Yup, but Bill had to work for the government for decades before he was able to retire in such a peaceful setting. But something to work towards!

Yeah, Bill's got an incredible collection!

The router is the worst!

You're right Tony. Thanks for watching!

Yea Gary, it's pretty unbelievable. Bill has AT LEAST one of everything imaginable!

Frank Cruz You are welcome Frank!

Yup, Bill is a nice guy with amazing tools.

We have raise a generation of social mutants, who walk around the mall thumbing their phones; and won't even look at another human. They are beyond help.

You're right Daniel, Bill's shop sure is fantastic...fortunately now my wife doesn't think I have too many tools :)

Wood and Shop hahahahaha! just as long as your making something, women are usually ok with tools, Wood and Shop!

jim bettridge Yea, making something that she likes! But my wife loves that I spend time in my shop rather than in front of video games like a lot of other guys.

Ian Ryan Glad you liked it, and I hope you've seen my recent Williamsburg shop tours.

Nice to hear from a British brother! Where in the UK do you live? I used to live in Scotland. Yes, there is a big hand tool movement in the U.S. and I'm trying to help spread it. I'll have to tell Bill that he can still drink his beer :) Yes, your girlfriend can now see that you really don't have as many planes as she thinks you do!

well I live in Durham in the north east of england but I was born in Glasgow. I used to work as a joiner a long time ago and for no good reason I have just gotten into restoring and preserving old tools... not very good at it yet but it all helps. The egyptians used copper tools not unlike the tools you have, we built worlds for thousands of years with them. It would be terrible to see the old tools thrown away. I get my old tools from e-bay and local car boot sales, just hate to see them rusting in the bottom of a cardboard box, my girlfriend is quite understanding. So glad to hear the old tools are being looked after over there mate. Keep up the good work. Cheers :)

Ian Ryan Cool. I used to live in Glasgow. There's a lot of great tools that originated in Scotland. Yes, I'll be sure to make sure the old tools are being looked after!

Farnsworth Hi Joshua. I was buying a few old saws off of E-bay last week from a guy near me. When I got there he also had for sale, but not on E-bay a Stanley 45 rebate type plane which looked like it was almost unused, he also had a Record 50 or 55 type rebate plane which had been damaged and repaired. These 2 planes were too specialised for me. The stanley I believe was still boxed and came with 4 full and intact boxes of blades in what looked like unused condition. I advised him to hold onto it for a while before putting it on E-bay as it may be a bit of a "specialist" piece. Any advice from you concerning these items would be much appreciated, with special regard to value. I have no idea of its value but suspect he would not get a great price listing it on E-bay in a general "Hand tools" sale. I believe he is given these bits and pieces and sells them for charity. Hope to hear from you soon mate. Take care. Ian.

Ian Ryan Hi Ian, that Stanley 45 sounds like a great find! You should buy the Stanley 45 "combination plane". eBay would fetch a fair price for his plane in the U.S., but I'm not sure about the U.K. You can look at "sold listings" on eBay to get an idea. Man, I need to make a trip to the U.K. to find tool owners like him! You can read more about choosing handplanes on this page: woodandshop.com/woodworking-hand-tool-buying-guide-handplanes/ and my video with Bill Anderson shows how to use the Stanley 45: woodandshop.com/how-to-use-a-stanley-45-combination-plane-to-cut-grooves/ We have a DVD coming out soon (with Popular Woodworking Magazine) that talks all about joinery planes, including the Stanley 45: how to buy, refurbish, tune, and use.

Abdu ElRhoul Yup, you're right Abdu! Bill's shop is amazing. I hope you follow my blog!

I will be honored to. Thank you for sharing.

Sie sind herzlich willkommen!

Wood and Shop Danke Schön!!! Entschuldigen sie bitte dass ich auf deutsch schreibe, aber mein Englisch ist sehr schlecht. Tolle Videos, sehr informativ! Habe sie Abonniert !!!

+moozeemoose That's exactly what I was thinking. Hey BILL, stop buying up all the goods! You can get them on ebay or craigslist.

David, this is Joshua Farnsworth. But I just forwarded your comment to Bill, and he said I need to see your mill too. If you send me an email through WoodAndShop.com we can talk more about your mill!

newstart49 Yeah, it sure is refreshing...I guess that means I don't need to sweep my shavings up? :)

Sooner or later you'd have to. LOL.

I agree with you. I clean mine more often because it is small (one garage bay), and I get cloister phobic if there is too much wood leaned up all around.

This exactly!!!!! Dude I was about to write the same thing. A proper working man's shop.

It sure is a beautiful shop AND certainly a dream shop. Beautiful location, as well. :) But it sure wouldn't be Safe OR Efficient to work in! There's barely enough elbow room to turn around with your arms at your side! I was sure that Josh was going to take a major stumble while trying to video it. And I didn't see a single fire extinguisher anywhere. Crikey, that would be tragic. :/ To get ANYTHING done, you'd have to spend at least a half hour to clear a single area to actually work in. Then you'd have to do that All Over Again to move on to the next part of your process. Sorry, but no thanks! LESS IS MORE! I understand the joy and desire of collecting these amazing planes and other classic hand tools, but that's more than a bit excessive. And yes, I also realize that Bill needs to have multiples of everything for his classes. But CULL IT DOWN to only keep the tools that are actually usable and in great condition, and let the others go to people who will restore and USE them. You will NEVER get around to restoring ALL of them! And even if you could, you would only be doing that and never actually working on creating any beautiful furniture or other fine wood products. Perhaps gift one of the tools to each student who completes a certain number of your classes? IDK? Figure out SOMETHING! Bill is obviously fine with it, but I would go absolutely mad with so much "stuff" EVERYWHERE. I would have absolutely no desire or incentive to go out into my workshop and start a project! I'd never get anything done because it'd be such a chore to work around everything and always have to move everything, even to do a simple task. :/ Joshua, look at your own shop and classroom. It's spick and span. It's organized, safe, and you still have room for ALL of the tools that you AND the students need. Again, it's a dream shop, but I could never WORK or PLAY in it. Did Bill ever get the storage sheds built behind the main shop? At least he could then move all of the raw timber and wood blanks to the sheds, and only bring in what is needed for a project. That would clear up A LOT of the horizontal work surfaces. I had an uncle who unfortunately passed away a few years back who had THREE separate shops just like Bill's, and each one on different properties. His name was Bill as well. It was incredibly stressfull and time consuming for my parents and family to sort through, clean up, and sell off all of the tools, lumber, and properties. It took 2 & a half years, even with heaps of help from family and lots of friends. I could literally watch my parents age significantly and become depressed due to the stress and time involved. :( So I made a vow to myself to stop any future hoarding, AND to get rid of absolutely every thing that I hadn't touched or used in the last 6 months, except for the bulk of my good raw timber stock. I need to beautify it a bit, but I bought a new or "one-trip" 20ft shipping container to store all of my wood stock and flammable/finishing supplies in. I built an overhead awning or "carport" along the length of one side of the shipping container for covered outdoor storage and wood drying racks. I also enjoy doing some of the work outside in the fresh air under the awning as well when weather permits. Too much rambling now, so anyhow... THANK YOU for all of the incredible shop tours and instructional videos. 👍

Yes, me too David :)

Yeah, except he doesn't have kids or grandkids!

I think there are plenty of us east coast woodworkers who will be in the front of the line Hugo!

Yup, exactly!

Schöne Werkstatt! ! Sie aus wie meine, nur größer! !! Danke!!!

No dusting goes on in Bill's shop! Thanks for your comment.

It's pretty hard to walk around a crowded workshop with a camera up to your face. :)

Brian Mowers I can't not notice it now that you said it lol

Come take a class from him, and you will be!

Guess what's even more obnoxious than someone saying "whatnot"? Actually counting it and posting it. Bill's an amazing person.

Wood and Shop I think there's a slight comedic effect that was a miss and now it's lost a bit of it's risible abilities. Sensitive little fella.

***** No, it's not comedic. And I'm not a "sensitive little fella." I'm a huge fella who doesn't like people being rude about my friends. Pointing out someone's shortcomings isn't funny. Bill Anderson is a gem in the world of traditional woodworking, and I'll stand up for him. Maybe you should rethink what you put online...just because you're tucked behind a keyboard doesn't mean that you shouldn't be mannerly.

Wood and Shop P.S. I can shrug off and ignore people that are rude about my idiosyncrasies (or even use them to improve) but I'm very defensive of my family and friends.