Show us your messy shop!

creasman

Jim
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A messy shop is a sure sign of fun and progress, so I thought it might be fun to see some others. Here's mine after making a few pieces of custom trim -- not as messy as it sometimes gets.

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Mike Davis

Mike
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I tend to keep it cleaner now than I used to, I'll stop and scoop my shavings into a big garbage bag or run the dust collector over the floor while I work. I don't let it pile up like this anymore.


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Most of the time the floor is clean, only when I turn a big bowl the shavings pile up on the floor. Then I stop every couple hours to sweep up. But, I do have a lot of extra wood stacked around the shop that i need to find a better place to store.


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Mike Davis

Mike
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The tree trunk is actually three sections of cherry that stood dead until the sap wood rotted away. Yes, when i get enough strength back in my hand to run a chain saw i will cut blanks and turn bowls.
 
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NOTW

Notw
Senior User
Just cleaned mine as it is in the garage and the oil needed to be changed
 

Graywolf

Board of Directors, President
Richard
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This picture shows the exact operation (shaping saw handles) the the proportions of the high vise design were optimized for.
Yep, and I’m enjoying it a lot. I was glad I could make the workshop. And the white oak is proving to be a great choice for this task. The quarter sawn cherry is perfect for the saw handles.
 

junquecol

Bruce
Senior User
A messy shop is a sure sign of fun and progress, so I thought it might be fun to see some others. Here's mine after making a few pieces of custom trim -- not as messy as it sometimes gets.

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The last time my shop looked that clean was the day BEFORE I moved into it. Always have way too many projects going at one time. Most have nothing to do with woodworking. Sometimes being blessed with many talents is a curse.
 

Berta

Berta
Corporate Member
I usually have more than one project going at a time. But when painting one happens, it takes more time. I will clean it after the whirlygig is done.
This was the spare room at one time. The big tools are outside.
 

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creasman

Jim
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They look better than a curtain in front of the window.
A wooden curtain! Perfect choice for a woodworker. You might be on to something there. You could use them as the blades for a Venetian blind.
 

jlwest

Jeff
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I was taught that a clean shop is a safe shop so cleaning at the end of the day was required.
 
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