Exclusive Video: Shop Clean and Shop Tour
Added 2020-11-21 12:00:02 +0000 UTCFriends:
Many of you have asked for a shop tour for some time now. I haven't done it because my shop was so messy and disorganized that I was embarrassed to have it on camera. Well, might as well just clean the shop AND do a tour all at once!
So, I cleaned and reorganized the whole thing and did a full before-and-after. I also spent some time discussing the new philosophy of my shop and how it's changed from the early days.
I shot this video a few weeks ago, right after I finished my new book, so I talk about that a bit, as well.
I'm not doing a regular video this week because I'm busy with website stuff and book edits, but I'm going to try to do a livestream this Wednesday at the regular premiere time. I'm still working out the bugs, but I'll be sure to let you know if that happens.
Hope everyone is staying safe and healthy!
--Rex
Comments
I totally agree with the wood dust part. I also have really small mancave which is a storage/drying/working/studying/woodworking room. I hate wooddust collecting on everyting, thatswhy, since i am beginner woodworker for my own good, i want to become handtool woodworker. I have only basic mechnaical tools and now i am getting rid of the stress that i have to buy expensice tools to make stuff, but i only need some handtools that work in system and get everyting done.
Tanel Mõttus
2021-01-12 09:04:14 +0000 UTCLiving out in the country I have always been a bit spoiled with shop space. But I've always struggled with the mid-project tool piles that never seem to be picked up. Getting that done makes SO much difference in your mindset everytime you walk into a shop
Jeremy Carlsten
2020-12-29 15:17:31 +0000 UTCI need to do the same thing to my garage...re-organize it.
Richard Young
2020-12-05 00:16:15 +0000 UTCI was thinking that as well. Can’t say that I’m sold on watching another French cleat system put together, however. Has anybody ever actually moved things around after their initial placement on the wall?
Johnny Mercer
2020-12-03 03:55:54 +0000 UTCGreat video. We all need to de clutter. I have a single car garage that I am about to fit out as a workshop. I have many tools of all sorts and hate throwing them out ‘ just in case’. You’re video made me realise that I need to evaluate and get rid of things that I rarely use. Great work. I love the content of your videos. Thank you.
Andrew Waddington
2020-11-30 01:12:43 +0000 UTCThere's no need to feel guilty! We all buy what we can afford and lots of people don't know the Wood River story. No need to feel bad! Make stuff!
Rex Krueger
2020-11-28 23:42:51 +0000 UTCHey Rex, I've been watching your channel for a while and decided to pull the trigger on my first Patreon sub. Aside from the style and premise of your presentations, and as odd(in this day and age) as it might sound, the tipping point was your mentioning how Woodriver came about "designing" their hand plane line. I work in an industry that is driven by IP and I have had my work "borrowed" without my permission. Many people do not understand that this is the equivalent of someone making a withdrawal from your bank account without your permission. This kind of information is important to people like me. The backstory matters. I own two Woodriver planes; they fit the quality/price point/lack of restoration expertise&tools. I feel a little guilty now. Anyway, this kind of information, +priceless little notes like checking the corners of your plane casting with a machinist square(regarding shooting board accuracy) are important and critical details that I have never heard/seen on any other channels. Turns out the starboard corner on my #4 is close enough to 90º for shooting(pending a low-angle jack plane) but the portside is off by more than 5º. Interesting mfg'ing choices. Your educational approach is unique and for lack of a better word, "holistic" in contrast to many other channels. I find that my conceptual and fundamental understanding of your subjects becomes internalized, as opposed to "how to" videos that I end up referencing continually instead of being able to take the info and run with it. Anyway; Cheers!
Randy Paik
2020-11-27 16:47:18 +0000 UTCSo it appears that we have caught you in a moment of identity crisis. Are you a craftsman who makes content or are you a content maker who does crafts? Hmmm. I know which one I would like to be...I hope you do too. (Content makers are a dime a gross, craftsmen can be counted on your fingers.) Sorry if this offends you and your new found identity but I am not sorry for the truth as I perceive it.)
Tim Rupp
2020-11-27 13:49:17 +0000 UTCMe too. I keep trying to watch this video for the past week, multiple times, and keep getting the same error.
Larry
2020-11-27 03:43:57 +0000 UTCI keep getting it too. I can’t watch this video.
Emanuel Cano
2020-11-27 00:26:53 +0000 UTCI get an error when trying to watch this video. Is there an issue with it?
Jonathan Tobias
2020-11-26 17:54:45 +0000 UTCCoincidentally I am also on a journey to reorganize my shop. It suffers from there not being a place for everything, therefore everything can't be in its place. Looking at it last week it dawned on me that I really don't work on bicycles like I used to. 10 years ago I was flipping bikes and using the proceeds to buy and improve my personal fleet of bicycles. The local marked really dried up on that and I've got too many "cool old bikes" that are just in my way. They're not the right size for me, but I want to save them from the scrap heap, however it just doesn't make monetary sense for me to put 60 dollars of materials into a bike that would sell for 40 dollars with no shortage of jerks trying to get it for even less. Furthermore, there's a very strategic interior wall that's full of bicycle parts, that really should be a place for my clamps and other useful items to what I'm currently doing. Over the past year I've given away several bikes to people I knew would fix them, but there's still more work to be done. Oh, and the other unfinished projects taking up space as well. So yeah, good job figuring out what your current needs are and building your shop around that. p.s. If you haven't junked those sawhorses yet, maybe cut them up and make folding sawhorses out of them. I love my folding sawhorses, there when i need them, out of the way when i don't.
James Kison
2020-11-25 02:04:59 +0000 UTCOn one hand I admire your will to not keep stuff just in case. On the other I myself had a few situations where having something at hand spared me time and fuss even if money wasn't a problem. Indeed there is some reverb in the sound, but IMHO it is quite natural and I am not sure getting 100% clear sound wouldn't take away some the character of your shop. Please, be careful.
stlmch
2020-11-24 20:05:08 +0000 UTCBravo, Rex. Now this would be a super-exciting topic: the art (or science?) of decluttering your shop. I would buy anytime a book on this topic. How would it be, a colaboration between Marie Kondo and a woodworker...
Mihai Luţescu
2020-11-24 15:15:39 +0000 UTCDang Rex you are busy. Kind of wish I knew where your dumpster is. I for one can't wait for the tool organization videos, personally I'm going to have to save those and revisit them once I get my own shop. I'm not sure about everyone else but I'm happy your not pulling teenager money anymore. Not going to lie I've enjoyed the ride, and for the record I still visit older videos I find them handy for certain things im doing or planning to do. Looking forward to the next evolution of the shop, so are you thinking French cleat like James or are you going to do something from the past that everyone has forgotten about, that will blow our minds? Oh happy Thanksgiving and take a break man you have earned it
The Poor Man
2020-11-23 14:38:35 +0000 UTCKeeping a shop clean and a place that promotes productive work flow is like restoring a old plane. It's a work in process that just goes on and on forever. I shut my shop down at 3pm on Friday, but between noon and 3 is clean up time. By taking that 3 hours a week pays for itself in productive time the following week. If I didn't do this weekly I would have a foot of sawdust on the floor and would be tripping over everything. I have been doing this for a long time now so it's second nature now. Also, being in the shop is healthier, safer, and a real joy to work in now. That's my 2 cents worth. Be safe everyone and have fun.
Glenn Anderson
2020-11-22 20:42:31 +0000 UTCWhat! You got rid of your postmodern industrial furniture designed changing table? It must have a lot of sedimentary value. I would have had a hard time giving that up. Some wheels and that could have made a rolling base for a toolbox. And it looks better than I got at the dump for my snap-on chest. But you are setting a good example for a lot of us "collectors" of junk that we may need for a project...... someday. Thank you for your content and examples of good behavior.
Jeffrey A Krug
2020-11-22 16:09:42 +0000 UTCToo bloody right, mate!
Bruce Rose
2020-11-22 13:06:39 +0000 UTCI just wish my work space was as neat as your's was BEFORE you started cleaning it up. :)
Bill Smithem
2020-11-22 04:51:39 +0000 UTCThank you Rex the tour of your shop/studio. A lot of good ideas in these comments. Your shop before cleanup looked like my old shop before my wife moved us to a new home 350 miles away. After four trips to bring all of the 'stuff' from my shop to the new home, I finally closed and locked the door to the shop, handed the key to the new owner of the home and walked away. It was both sad and exhilarating. Now I have to set up my new shop, but I can be really serious with what I keep and what I don't. The only constant in this world is change and if we don't change we don't grow. Looking forward to the next video no matter what it is. Take care, stay well and enjoy the new found space.
Matt Evans-Koch
2020-11-22 04:08:13 +0000 UTCAlso, glad to see you need a plane till! Plane/saw till is my next job, right after I finish my bloody workbench! 😉
Duncan Haigh
2020-11-22 03:20:34 +0000 UTCNice. Love cleaning up, re organizing. An old Executive Chef I used to work for came over one day as I was getting hammered,made me step back and look at the mess I was working in, and said “See this? This is your brain right now!”. I was too busy to take it on board at the time, but it's something I learned to live by. When you look around and see 20 half done jobs, your brain is mush. Nothing better than a fresh cleaned workspace.
Duncan Haigh
2020-11-22 03:18:52 +0000 UTCI feel ur pain
Brads Workbench
2020-11-22 00:23:13 +0000 UTCOh my my my ☺
Brads Workbench
2020-11-22 00:22:30 +0000 UTCIf you want to get rid of the router table, I would be interested. I am about an hour and a half wet of you.
John Shumake
2020-11-21 22:41:42 +0000 UTCThank you Rex. I am off work this week. I see how much you accomplished in 10 hours. I am going to challenge my self and do the same in my work area. I have been wanting to build the low roman work bench but do no have room to do so. My garage is way too eclectic and disorganized. I will post some before and after pics soon. Thanks Rex.
Shannon Broussard
2020-11-21 22:36:11 +0000 UTCCongratulations on finishing your book! I would love to have the room you have for your work areas, but I will make do with my 10x12 area. I know clutter well. Looking forward to what you decide to do for videos.
Paul Lindhag
2020-11-21 22:06:12 +0000 UTCMy first comment. Well Rex you don't have to wonder what you are going to do post book. (; Have fun.
Susan Hugli
2020-11-21 20:05:44 +0000 UTCNice video. I'm sure we've all been longing to see the rest of your shop, and to see that you're just as messy as most of your patreons. Also nice to hear someone use ironically in the correct sense. Keep on being awesome. Thanks!
Brian Barrows
2020-11-21 19:55:35 +0000 UTCIn terms of the type of project you do, I find those sites that produce totally useless things that are fun to make are of little interest to me. If I make something I want it to have a future going forward - ie be of use or at least a needed ornament, and I want to watch creators who have a similar philosophy, even if they are auctioning off some of the stuff they make for charity.
David Coxon
2020-11-21 19:42:51 +0000 UTCA very well-timed video for me. I have just finished a 7 month project building a set of drawers for my 4WD (a project on Discourse) and have now looked at how poorly my work and storage environment in the 2-car garage fits what I need. So now I am thinking about how I can make much better use of that space. The original setup was quite good, but over time I have expanded from household DIY, landscaping and some electrical work to include hand woodwork and lighter metal fabrication, and I have collected more gear and have held onto too much stuff that is now obsolete and I will never need. I feel a complete redesign of lot my storage and creation of a woodworking bench to supplement the general light repair work bench I have. But how am I going to fit all this into a garage without stopping in functioning as a garage. A few motivational videos would be great Rex.
David Coxon
2020-11-21 19:35:21 +0000 UTCRex-You must be a mind reader! I was down in my basement shop last night and I had the exact, same feeling of a need to get cleaned up and organized. You also have organized your goals for your channel and what you want to accomplish. We could all use that kind of shop and mind organization at this point, me included. Thanks again!!
Sean O'Neill
2020-11-21 19:29:35 +0000 UTCThank you. I am a retired English teacher, and I had a face-to-face pinewood derby workshop for kids to come in and build cars. Covid killed that shop, and I've been in a several-month funk about what to do. This specific video got me off the dime, and I really appreciate it. Again, thank you.
Pat Hardage
2020-11-21 19:20:15 +0000 UTCOver the past year, I’ve been struggling to bring organization to a 1 car plus garage to create storage for necessary stuff and have a functioning workshop. I made a lot of progress and was feeling pretty good, but recently was forced to take in a bunch of stuff so I’m kind of overwhelmed at the moment. Your video gave me hope, so thanks for a well-timed offering.
Bill Gatz
2020-11-21 18:25:36 +0000 UTCThere is nothing on Earth like a freshly cleaned and organized shop to create in. Just a thought, but I bet you have an army of woodworkers that would be willing to help alleviate you of some of your "junk".
Bryan Maynard
2020-11-21 17:45:56 +0000 UTCThe best part of the video is your self realization - "This isn't a shop anymore... I'm not a fabricator anymore... I'm a content producer". Some things you just need to tell others before they become true to you. I don't think this was scripted because I could feel the relieve in your voice and eyes - you were probably in denial about it the whole time and you finally let it all out and ready to (officially) start anew.
LiraNuna
2020-11-21 17:44:35 +0000 UTCmaybe auction your surplus tools? give the proceeds to your fav charity in the same way you auctioned your hand crafted turning saw.
Daniel L. Quigg
2020-11-21 17:28:43 +0000 UTCHaving a space that is restful and encourages creativity is so important. I make it a point to clean after ever session so when I come back I’m ready to go. I found I need much less than I think in building. I resist buying tools as much as I can and see how far I can get with what I have. It makes me happy. Your shop will thank you for the attention. I know it’s a never ending job to keep things in order. Thank you for sharing your process.
Amy Holderness
2020-11-21 17:26:43 +0000 UTCGreat inspiring video again Rex. Thank you. Although I may not feel the same when I am out in my shed tidying up later.....I can't even get into my workspace at the moment to see if there is enough room to swing a cat.....even the cat can't get in. :)
chris wood
2020-11-21 17:20:24 +0000 UTCWow! Thanks Rex now I'm inspired to re-think my work shop and organize it. Now that you have finished the manuscript and when the book is on the market how can I get a copy?
Christian Bookter
2020-11-21 17:19:24 +0000 UTC"Do what you do the best. Do what you enjoy the most. Hope that they are the same thing" anon. Kudos to you for seeing the problem and fixing it. My shop didn't get cleaned and organized until after a major plumbing disaster. Also, just wondering if your storeroom used to be a coal bin. Thanks for the great content.
John Bolesta
2020-11-21 17:13:21 +0000 UTCOn the education front, why not create a curriculum? Various playlists for various skill levels. 101 Beginning Wood working - Types of woodworking - Tools - Glue - Fasteners - Joints 102 Getting Started - Bench hook - Shooting board You get the drift. You could fill out curriculum with existing videos and create new content for uncovered material. Then folks could look up a playlist for their skill level or to round out their knowledge.
Michael McNairy
2020-11-21 17:09:14 +0000 UTCNice job Rex. I need to make some space in my shop too, but where to start. It's a very small space, 1.5 x 4.5 meters (5 x 15 ft) and it's shared with my bike and a lot of my wife's stuff (vases, pots, compost and such) So I need to be creative in this. Oh well, I guess it'll work itself out once I start. If it wasn't so friggin' cold at the moment. Oh, I know, it's still around 10 degrees Celsius (50 Fahrenheit), which is warm for this time of year, but it feels so much colder... Oh, and don't worry about how many videos you put out. Don't overdo it. And don't forget to take care of yourself (and your family). Just do what you're comfortable with. You won't be the first YouTuber who's floored by a burnout they didn't see coming...
Frans van Ballegooijen
2020-11-21 16:58:18 +0000 UTCRex, I dropped into your youtube videos last winter to learn about restoring an old Stanley joiner plane...wanted to make some wood parts for my drift boat and fell into this rabbit hole of hand tool woodworking. My one car garage was a nightmare of twenty years collected general contractor junk, power tools, and stuff too gross to detail. It's been a slog to get it cleaned out and organized but I'm getting there. Have built a "carpenter hybrid" Moravian bench that I love, using my low roman bench from your video that was my first big project. I now LOVE spending time there, will love it more when I get it all the way clean, and I just have to thank you for kicking my butt and getting me started. Watch your new videos Sat morning before Zoom yoga class, never miss one;)
John Griswold
2020-11-21 16:55:28 +0000 UTCOh great... way to make me feel guilty. My has been subtle and not so subtle about maybe I should do some cleanup and then this video comes out... Hmm, I guess it is time for some serious runs to the dump! I do have a question about Rex's shop. Is the stairs the only way to get in/out of the basement? If it is I ask how did you get stuff in/out back when you were making stuff (like that big wall unit you showed in an early video)? I also have a comment about fire safety. I would suggest putting a fire extinguisher in your metal area and others strategically placed so you can always have one close at hand. If there is only one way out you want to make sure you don't get trapped there.
Stuart
2020-11-21 16:53:31 +0000 UTCHaving to walk thru paths of stuff and stepping on and over things is my greatest aggravation in the shop.. Having space to walk and breath makes it a pleasure to work. Like you have found, working can be a joy or a chore - depending on the environment. Guess I know what my next project will be....
Rick Prosser
2020-11-21 16:50:26 +0000 UTCI have that too sometimes. Usually it's resolved after rebooting the PC...
Frans van Ballegooijen
2020-11-21 16:40:47 +0000 UTCThanks foe sharing, a frank and honest account. Refreshing these days!!
Gareth McMahon
2020-11-21 16:31:50 +0000 UTCNeed to move the items that will freeze inside. A thought is a tiny rocket stove which will burn up the scraps of wood, plane shaving, and saw dust. If your using your shop heat with such a stove will not be a problem because you will have lots of fuel. The rocket stove doesn't take much fuel since the draft results in efficient and complete combustion. And you can make coffee and a hot lunch or snack to boot.
Thomas Sutrina
2020-11-21 16:17:36 +0000 UTCWe are lucky that are wives do not often tell us to clear out the clutter. PS: the advantage of putting thing in mental boxes. The clutter is in a box that is never opened.
Thomas Sutrina
2020-11-21 16:13:11 +0000 UTCLived in a home with a basement for 30 yrs. Then from 2008 to 2014 moved three time with the last two, no basement. That clears out a lot of junk. Always have a two car garage with the cars inside. Very limited space, but it isn't my business. Atlas F metal lathe, Rung Fu 40 bench mill the two big tools. Last stages of building portable but heavy Maravian wood hand tool work bench. Wood projects seem to be often bigger then my metal work. The big bench on the wall when I move into this home is a pain to get to that skill saw or tray of wrenches with a car along side. Deep storage doesn't work. Never found individual location for me usable. Prefer category like those tubs, takes up less space and being inside a cabinet or draw stay cleaner. Less saw dust absorbing oil and thus causing rusting. Didn't show improvement of dust collection. Hand tools need far less need. Is that the solution you have chosen? On your big system dust collector I suggest putting it in a box that is exhausted outside because a bag doesn't really catch the fine particles. If it did you wouldn't like the electric bill or noise.
Thomas Sutrina
2020-11-21 16:08:58 +0000 UTCHi Howard. Look into a "mini split" hvac unit. I think it might be just what you need for your shop building.
Charles Hampton
2020-11-21 16:02:55 +0000 UTCHmm I keep getting a video playback error
Ethan Chitty
2020-11-21 15:39:15 +0000 UTCYou have shown me it is possible to get rid of the previous owners collection of rusty paint cans that have been hogging 8'x4' of potentially useful space since I moved in 10 years ago !
Jonathan Picker
2020-11-21 15:38:34 +0000 UTC"Nothing gets stored on the floor anymore"... sounds like a dream come true! I should really implement that rule in my shop.
Jeff Stauffer
2020-11-21 15:32:05 +0000 UTCYES! This may not be the most glamorous part, but it is a necessity. Thanks for giving me the permission and the strength to thin my collection. Just because “we” have room does not mean we need to keep the world. It is better to have some of what you need than a lot of what you don’t.
Michael Coolidge
2020-11-21 15:19:04 +0000 UTCI would come pick up the sawhorses, but not close by...dammit. Good job. Today is shop cleaning day for me - I have to really MAKE myself go do it, and it gets bad again so quickly. I am not a "clean" woodworker - I leave a little trail of tools and sawdust behind me on every project. Hording scraps and bits is a problem too, so I need to work on that. Going to burn a lot of it this fall in the firepit!
Jim Mail
2020-11-21 14:54:40 +0000 UTCHah! A year and a half ago wife bought me a new 10x16 Amish-built shed to use as a shop. Already I've got it so cluttered with "gotta haves" that I have to pick a path to whatever I want to work on next! My first bench in there is a solid-core door on sawhorses. I set it up as a temporary thing until I finished Rex's Joiners Bench. That's done now, and I love it, but I can't get to it to work on it! But my main problem right now is heat. It's too cold out there to work, but I don't know what kind of heat to use for it. Can't let it freeze, because of the finishes, glues, etc, ,so I need something that will keep it from freezing, but will warm things up to liveable in a hurry so I can get i there to work. I hate kerosene fumes, so I'd rather not go with one of those heaters, and there's really not enough floor space for one, anyway. Any suggestions? BTW, I just turned 79, so I'm not out there as much as I used todo, and when I am, I want to be comfortable! :-)
Howard Tuckey
2020-11-21 14:46:29 +0000 UTCYour emphasis, unspoken but so evident, convinced me to become a patron on the first day I discovered you. You have a gift for your new direction. I had major surgery this month so binge watched and took notes on what you taught. It helped me decide on what I want to accomplish in my shop. Helped me see what gets me into the shop and what keeps me away. I am more excited and focused and though I can't lift yet, I called people who could use my excess material and a few machines, and got them to come take the stuff away. Great job Rex, keep the focus, keep the energy up.
Bruce Bair
2020-11-21 14:45:20 +0000 UTCyou know, like, cleaning and stuff. 😉
Daniel Bohrer
2020-11-21 14:42:53 +0000 UTCHow about a collaboration with Marie Kondo? "Does this spokeshave spark joy? " Love your outlook on getting organized.. Thanks for sharing. Good reminder to keep organized. Speaking of sound, I thought I heard a toilet flush at least twice it confused me for a moment, sounded just like mine and thought for a split second I had a leak :-)
Mathew Lynch
2020-11-21 14:14:57 +0000 UTCI feel like its time for a 4 part series on shop clean up / planning / organization / storage
David Hamilton
2020-11-21 14:03:19 +0000 UTCSuch an auction could also be a lead-in to a patronage drive.
Mike Kelley
2020-11-21 14:00:16 +0000 UTCif i would guess i think they are doing something that do not make so much of a mess :D like thinking and watching you tube XD or it might just be me :P
Kristoffer Föhrman
2020-11-21 13:59:42 +0000 UTCWould you consider a Patron-only tool auction? I'm guessing you'll sell out fairly quickly.
Mike Kelley
2020-11-21 13:47:23 +0000 UTC"No storage on the floor and on table tops" is my golden rule for every workspace. I hate it when you just want to sit down and get into the zone, but you have to clean the table first 😕 Also that rule makes it much easier to keep the workspace clean. I was surprised how big your shop is! You never see the whole shop in the videos, so this tour gives a much better feeling for the space. Seems to be the whole basement? Thank you for showing us 🙂
Daniel Bohrer
2020-11-21 13:38:05 +0000 UTCOld stockpot...or is that your old brew pot? What do you think if the Moravian Workbench design?
Bradley Barth
2020-11-21 13:34:11 +0000 UTCRex what a great space with potential to be more! thanks for sharing your chaos, because it is nice to see it is not just my shop! I agree a shop organization and tool wall series would be awesome. Keep up the good fight with the mess.
The Super-wrench Garage
2020-11-21 13:28:44 +0000 UTCTool wall series maybe???
Ramin Chalili
2020-11-21 13:25:13 +0000 UTCMy small 1 Car UK garage has a footpath but it over grown and some parts it requires mining and pit props to get to things I need. I dare not weld just in case a stray sparks causes a problem. That is the problem when you do everything plumbing, mains electrical, welding, woodturning and everything else including sewing machines and electronics. Recently I did make the path a bit wider but I still have to put my rock climbing harness and my wife stands by when I enter the side door, holding the phone with speed dial on Cave Rescue.
John Harrison
2020-11-21 13:22:52 +0000 UTCI must admit this was a bit of a surprise, but I completely understand. After I retired over a year ago I knew I was going to be spending a lot more time in my shop and I realized it needed to be reorganized and cleaned up a bit. Now that I have done that is is so much better to work there. I also realized that cleaning and organizing a shop is actually an ongoing process - as new tools are acquired, new projects undertaken, and new interests evolve, the shop has to change a bit with it - and that's OK.
Robert A Carbo
2020-11-21 13:20:49 +0000 UTCWhy do I have the feeling that you threw out enough stuff that someone could start their own shop with it? Joking aside, I am glad that you were able to take a space that no longer felt welcoming and revamp it so that you were comfortable in it again.
Andrew Parsons
2020-11-21 13:02:28 +0000 UTCI never trust a guy with a really clean shop, what do they do in there that it stays so clean.
Mike Wilkinson
2020-11-21 12:52:31 +0000 UTCThanks for sharing, Rex. Have you thought about selling or auctioning off any of your old hand planes, saws, chisels, etc..? I haven't had much luck in Austin, TX finding antique hand tools.
John Fisher
2020-11-21 12:52:30 +0000 UTCI really enjoyed the tour both before and after. Many thanks. I like the direction your planning on focussing and am looking forward to it.
Robert Bullock
2020-11-21 12:24:56 +0000 UTCTelecaster body, baby!
Sean McGown
2020-11-21 12:18:01 +0000 UTCWhen I had a workshop space indoors, my dad came over and looked around. He pointed out one of the machines, which looked like the one near the back of your outfeed table, and said, "What's that?" I said, "That's the dust collector." He said, "no, no... I mean... What does it do???" Joking aside, this is great. My mom says, "Cleaning is always a step toward sanity," and you've (correctly) recognized that your shop's main purposes have changed. The result is that you need to organize your space differently and create space for the lights, video and audio recording gear to move around and show different parts of your workspace and how to frame your work. In time, you're going to build the tool storage systems — and the tools that you use and find useful are going to crowd out the tools that you don't use and don't like. This is sometimes called "the flight to quality" — you gradually get rid of the tools and materials you don't use reliably, and establish homes for the tools and materials that you do need and want — and you create a workspace you love and enjoy. I'm looking forward to seeing what happens next. Count me in!
Andrew Watt
2020-11-21 12:10:36 +0000 UTC
