Comments on: This Old Shop ~ Circa 1962 – Shop Tour

By: HSpencer

HSpencer — Mon, 09 May 2011 05:20:26 +0000

Would it be possible that you could do a seperate photo shoot on the tool chest? It looks great. I would love seeing all the detail and how it is made.

Thanks

By: HSpencer

HSpencer — Mon, 09 May 2011 05:16:58 +0000

Here is what woodworking and a woodworking shop should be like and look like. Forget, totally forget the cheap plastic tools and junk we buy in this day and time. Everything in these photos reeks of high quality!
I also have all of my dad’s tools, tool boxes, and best of all, the honor of working side by side with him in his shop. I learned so much from him.
I am 66 years old now, and I have the same honor of teaching my grandson the art of woodworking. I am teaching him hand tool woodworking, and later will teach machines. Anyone who masters hand tool woodworking, and aquires the love of tools, will be a person of great confidence and calm attitude. Your shop is outstanding!! Thank you for showing it. This was by far my best visit to the site.

By: RENE SEPULVEDA

RENE SEPULVEDA — Mon, 07 Jun 2010 23:54:56 +0000

WOW, GREAT SHOP, BUT, TO MAINTAIN A SHOP THAT CLEAN ITS IMPOSIBLE.. EVEN IF I FOLLOW THE TEN-THINGS-PICK-UP BY MARK I STILL HAVE CHAOS!

By: Jimmy

Jimmy — Thu, 07 Jan 2010 15:10:54 +0000

I love this shop! I’m just starting to get heavily into handtools after years of machine work, and boy would I love to have those tools. The shop’s probably not around anymore, but I hope the tools are.

Thanks for the pictures.

By: montrealwoodworker

montrealwoodworker — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 00:11:05 +0000

Love the vintage tools, very nice collection.

By: Ryan

Ryan — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 02:10:13 +0000

Nice shop. We would have gotten along nicely! I tend to be a bit of a neat freak too – not inherited from my dad. Actually, I think it was just the opposite…I remember helping him on projects and spending half the time looking for tools! I notice in picture 8 that the hacksaw on the right should probably be rotated 180 degrees to match the other one. LOL!

By: thenorwayteenagewoodworker

thenorwayteenagewoodworker — Mon, 01 Jun 2009 08:44:58 +0000

greit shop. my grandfather have a shop like that.

By: JayJaySmaker

JayJaySmaker — Tue, 21 Oct 2008 17:57:32 +0000

This shop is impressive by any standard. It is well organized, as many have said. It was complete in it’s breadth of tool sizes for each tool. It was state of the art of the 60′ and 70′s. It shows careful thought went into the design and layout. It shows great use of space – notice the shelving unit between the windows. It shows a respect for the old tools – notice the 1930′s multipurpose tool. And, most of all, it reflects the continuing respect the family has had to keep and maintain it.

To some, his legacy may be this work shop. To others it may be in the woodworking he did in the shop. To me, I think it is probably most strongly reflected in his impact on his family.

By: John's Woodshop

John's Woodshop — Sat, 18 Oct 2008 16:59:14 +0000

WOW!!!

That is a great shop. What an excellent use of the space! Thanks for sharing that with us!

John

By: Doug Arnold

Doug Arnold — Fri, 17 Oct 2008 14:57:45 +0000

I enjoyed the shop but my 12-inch table saw may be older than either one of us! And how does it handle dust collection? The sawdust falls to the floor or into the saw!