PickeringMike’s Workshop

Shop Tour - Submitted by PickeringMike
Added on March 28, 2011

Here’s my shop for posting should it be worthy having just done a clean-up and rearranging the layout. (we’re not worthy! we’re not worthy!) … ahem, sorry about the Wayne’s World moment.

My shop is a single car garage 12′ x 26′. A bit longer than a standard 1 car garage, but a little on the narrow side, but we all work with what we’re given eh? I have to share the garage with some other domestic stuff (garden/lawn equipment, bikes etc.) and in the winter, my wife is currently still wanting to ‘share’ the garage. Seeing as I don’t have a proper dust collection system in place yet, we’ll see how that works for her ;-P

I’m just getting started this year into woodworking (The shaker table was my first completed project) and have a mastercraft 10″ TS and the rest of my tools are benchtop models (Ryobi planer & mitre saw, Craftsman drillpress, delta bandsaw). I have invested in a couple of decent hand planes (Veritas) though.

This year I want to make a proper workbench as the I’m currently using 3/4″ plywood on 2 sawhorsed. I have 2 separate sheets so that I can remove one and step into use one that I made into a makeshift router table. The project on the bench is a Slat style clock that I’m working on as a wedding present for my cousin.

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will March 28, 2011 8:33 am

That is a sick clock, nice design! Did you drill out those mortises with the drillpress and then square up with a chisel? Clearly you don’t need a ton of space to do awesome stuff.

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- PickeringMike March 28, 2011 11:37 am
  
  Thanks Will,
  
  I drilled them out on my drill press and then squared them up. :)
  
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Tom Pritchard March 29, 2011 8:46 am

Mike,

Having a small space is also typical for me. To help combine some things together I made this roll around bench,router table, cabinet for planner and storage. Go to this address to see what I mean: http://lumberjocks.com/projects/42601
Being that you share car, this could be rolled out of the way for making room. If interested I would glad to share detail information about this project.

Best Regards
Tom Pritchard
Madison, In

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Les Schlanger March 29, 2011 10:20 am

Way to go Mike. All great things came from humble beginnings Keep up the fine work.
Les

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John Verreault (aka Johnny_Vee) March 29, 2011 1:21 pm

Great tour Mike. A work in progress that I can truly appreciate. Nice slipping in the Canadianism in eh?
What part of the country are you in (I am presuming Pickering, Ontario, but who knows)?

Cheers

John

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Bobby Hagstrom April 2, 2011 5:57 pm

Nice; I had a 1-car garage woodshop for several years. I made it work by not storing too many things that I wasn’t using at the time.

Do you have the ability to put a small shed for the garden tools? I recently put mine on hooks to get them off the floor but I really want them out.

Nice use of your overhead space; you have lots of it to keep your floor clear for project staging.

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Larry Clinton April 5, 2011 7:36 pm

Nice shop, Mike. I was curious, which Ryobi planer do you have? I picked up an AP12 some years ago used and it’s been great, though it’s sometimes hard to find knives, and they’re not cheap, either.
You’ve still got some wall space for shelving, something I’d like to have more of. I like the look of that clock, what is that piece on top that I assume is going to be the clock face?

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