Evolution Of A Microshop
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- čas přidán 27. 07. 2024
- Having been shopless for 3 years, I purchased a garden shed to work wood in. That was 5 years ago and, after looking over a pile of photos from that time, I was amused by all of the changes. I thought you might like a look as well.
To see more woodworking in the microshop, my tiny shed workshop, visit In The Woodshop - www.inthewoodshop.org - Jak na to + styl
Great video! You are a very talented woodworker. My first shop (50+ years ago) was a 30"' square closet. Open the door, a light comes on, and presto, you're standing at the bench. I've come a long way since then, but it always amazes me that I seem to get most of my enjoyment in working on the shop itself; making tools; making tools to make other tools; finding better ways to store tools. I love tools!
No matter what size your shop is it all about utilizing the space you do have. You look well organized. Good video & thanks for sharing!
Inside My Shop I try to be well organized. The downside to that is, when you think of something you want to do to improve your organization, it can get in the way of your current project. SWMBO is not necessarily in favour of that. ;0) I'm very glad you enjoyed the video. Thank you for watching and commenting.
Great use of space. When I farmed we had the wood shop, machine shed, and half a dozen storage buildings. Now I'm in town in a 7X10 yard she'd. While I can't go back to the Glory days, I will take some tips from your video. Thanks for putting it out!
Hi Howard,
I have arelatively small shop and I dispensed with iodea of pretty cupboars and peg boards. I have installed shelf racks all round the wall and many things go into baskets and boxes on the shelves such as chisels, hand planes, screwdrivers. It means that I must clear away after each job. Good video and keep them coming.
regards
Colin in Northern Ireland
looks great - i recently started my microshop in 10x8 - i absolutely love it
I also have a garden shed shop. The space saver for my vacuum air filter system is permanently fixed in one corner with PVC pipe laid out to reach my dust creating tools. Above my Vac, I built a corner shelf for my pancake air compressor and 3 pin nail guns. Above the a/c is a corner shelf for wood scraps. 3 in 1 stacked in a 2.5 sq foot corner. thanks for your tips.
Good job making your tools fit the space. I do the same thing adjust my work shops, plural as I have one in my basement and one in my garage for the warmer weather! I agree it is a never ending job changing and improving ones workshop!
Love the way you've used all your available space. Great workshop.
Thank you, Sir! I have been looking for something like this for some time now. Starting my shed to shop transformation today!
Luke James Keep me posted. I love sheds! Thanks for watching.
Good job, when I got done with my microshop, there was enough room to walk in and that was it, walk in set at the scrollsaw or stand at the work bench. but it made everything handy.
Amazing job, you really have got everything crammed in there
I'm a novice woodworker and recently built an 8x8 shop it has to be one of the best things I've done.
Paul C I hope you post lots of videos! I'm addicted to looking at other people's shops. I probably shouldn't say that out loud. Anyway, thank you for watching!
It made me happy to see that I'm not alone in having a messy, rather cramped space. Thanks for sharing it with us.
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Thank you for sharing. I'm in the beginning stages of organizing my micro shop as well. Not easy.
excellent use of that space! I'm sitting here with 15' x 30' basement planning it out to utilize the space better and stumbled across your video.... I was thinking WOW if he can do so much with such a small space I have NO REASON to complain ever!
That's funny. I'm certainly glad you stumbled across my video and I hope it helped. Thanks for watching and good luck with your shop. I hope you plan to post videos...
I do miss a larger shop, especially when building a larger project in winter. It can stay between -30 and -40° for weeks on end. I have a plan for that now. Thanks for watching. If you post a shop tour, I'd like to see it.
I had a one car garage shop at my home and always hated the fact I was always tracking sawdust in the house. Years later I purchased a house that had a detached 2 1/2 car garage turned that into my shop and my garage was turned into my train room...then I missed my one car garage shop and built a 16ft x 6ft (just under 100 sf) shed which is my mini shop. It is surprising how creative you get when the area is small and your right it is fast to clean up....good job!
Omg thats just amazing and lots room for very large projects. Because you have huge door opening or small. Its built so perfect lol. Well done and that shop has more room than it looks. Perfectly designed
I have a small shop,14 by 16 and I am always looking around trying to figure out how I can get better use out of the space,but I love the feeling of a small workshop. thank you for the video.
I love this. there is only one rule in my 8x12 shop. "Put it up. Do it now"
Mine is 8x12, too. Welding and wood work. Favorite part is the paulk style workbenches cleared to the wall that I can remove and use on my saw horses.
Looks like you have done well with the space you have. Good job and thanks for sharing!
+Kelly Klaas K7SU Thanks for watching.
Man I am humbled by you! With all the big, expensive brag-on-me shops on the Tube, I think I'm most impressed to see someone following their actual passion for the trade!
I'm working with 54 square feet. I make use of the ceiling, tools that perform multiple tasks, tools that slide out on their stands, etc. I enjoy it.
Love your shop. Mine is 10 by 14 and getting better every day! I too went from a huge shop to a little one, but was a good move I think.
Reminds me of the attic space I had when I was a grad student. No room for anything but hand tools, so that's what I got into back then. Now I've gotten into metal work. Hoo boy.
Nice! This is encouraging for me in my situation.
Thank You for the video!
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Great use of room. I enjoyed the tour. Thanks
Wow! Amazing! And I thought I would have a small shop (half my 2 car garage, 12 x 24), still in progress. You have done an amazing job in your shop.
+Larry O'Connor I appreciate it. Good luck with your shop. It will never end, however. I'm about to make a couple big changes in mine.
Nice shop! Thank you.
Great video! I am in the process of down sizing to a 10X12, leaving a 20X30. I have some very useful ideas thanks to your video, again great job!
I hope it goes well for you. Thanks for watching and good luck.
Organize, organize and organize it will work for you too!
Thanks for sharing! I have a 12x 16 shed that I am currently trying to make into a wood working shop, I had my doubts of this working out until I saw your video...Now I can’t wait to get there again and move on with the project! You gave me hope that it can work! Thanks again! Merry Christmas ✨🎄✨
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WOW very nice!!! I am more of a IT and mechanic kinda guy but its AMAZING how you organized your shop! Hats off!
Thank you very much! And thanks for watching.
I'm working in my balcony! Probably similar space as yours, but as it's a common space for family and entertaining it set up to convert to a balcony when needed and back to a space to have guests and just some coffee. Great job with your micro shop...now I know I'm not alone in the world hehe
Nice little shop. Well done.
amazing woodshop congratulations!
I really appreciate your work. I also have a micro shop that is just 9x10 ft. thanks for the video
Just like you I have been limited to small shops. I used to have every tool know to man. I had a radial arm saw, a table saw, a jointer, a planer, a compound miter, a shaper, a lathe, a band saw, a drill press and more tool boxes full of hand tools than you could shake a stick at. And after 30+ years I found it's all nice to have but you just don't need it all. I am able to acomplish almost everything I want to from my table saw with a bunch of jigs, a drill press, a planer and a shaper table. You just gotta evaluate what you need and how you can do it. Stop thinking about how to fit another tool in your shop and think about how you can perform another task on what you already have. After a while I was selling some big tools because I hadn't used them in years. I also am much happier having so much less clutter and it's also a real nice feeling knowing my equipment like I do. I know exactly what I can do and what I need to be creative with. Hope my 2 cents gives you a little food for thought. :-)
James Funicello I don't know about food for thought. I have done pretty much the same thing. I have a way I work and only those tools that fit that process. There will always be another tool that finds it's way in - for one reason or another. I think you'll find that, if you look closely, the shop looks full but that's because I like everything at hand. I've been at this for over 30 years myself and have paired down to this after topping out at 1100 square feet. Even at that you can't tell me you never buy another tool. Can you? :0) If you can say that, you'll have to let me in on the secret. It is certainly nice to know that there are others our there in the same position. Thanks for watching and commenting.
You can never have too many tools. Even the ones you only use every so often as soon as you decide to get rid of it you will need it the very next day. Funny how that always seams to be the case with those old tools you think you will never use again. Nice looking shop great use of space. I suppose those of us who have small shops have to come up with ingenious ways to keep the clutter at bay or as much as possible anyway. Thanks for sharing.
i like it good job. It reminds me of my grandads shop he had stuff in every nook and cranny
Happy woodworking to you! I have a 10x12 shop, and I am in my 3rd re-design myself. I built a lean-to shed and that is where I placed my air compressor and shop vac. Saved spaced and a little quieter. I enjoyed your video and subscribed to your channel!
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Thumbs up eh! Ha! Nice to see another Albertan working it out. I've just started to discover the "joy of woodworking" in the past few months. We moved into a new house that has an attached (and heated) garage and it was a blank slate, so I am able to start from scratch. I have all sorts of tools from building houses and doing renovations in the past and am slowly getting some tools for smaller projects such as cabinet making. Since the garage has to be multi-purpose (my wife insists on parking her car in there of all things), I enjoy seeing how people maximize the spaces that they have. Thanks for the tour and the insights.
PS, my grandfather was a Ruttan from out Winnipeg way.
Thanks for watching and commenting. I'm glad you enjoyed the video. It's always great to hear from a fellow Albertan, especially one who works the wood. If your wife insists on parking the car in there (and even if she doesn't) casters will be your best friend. I wish you the best of luck with your shop and I hope you post some videos. I'll be watching. Oh, if your related to Ruttan's from Winnipeg, I have some bad news for you. I'm 99% sure we're related. Think on that!
don't feel bad about not ever having enough room for all your tools, My shop is 17 x 35 ft. and I still don't have room for some of my tools, my answer was to put all the big tools on wheels so I could roll them out of the way. but still you have a pretty neat little shop and that sign you made for your shop is awesome. thanks for sharing..
You're welcome. Thanks for watching!
nice video man. i get a new workshop and as you said 10x10 is not much, but you handle it well. thanky
Great video always interesting to see how people get a magnificent looking shop in a small space very inspiring...I've got a lot more space than you have my shop is a nightmare. You've given me some great ideas ...thanks.
Great looking little shop.
I'm amazed that you get by without a table saw though.
Thank you! And thanks for watching.
That's not overly difficult with a track saw. I don't like using the table saw for joinery anyway. I prefer to do that by hand. If you check some of the more recent videos, you'll see I acquiesced and bought one that fits in my annex tent. I do have a Unisaw but it has been in storage for several years now.
well looks like I've got to clear everything out am selling my jointer an router cabinet so that's a start. After seeing yours I have hope. I'm going lean in the shop ( something has to) lol. Great idea thank you think I'll subscribe
Looks great for such a small area. I think you did good.
+TeleWacker Thank you very much for watching and commenting!
My compliments on your ship-in-a-bottle workshop. (Stuffing a massive collection of tools into a small space.) I've been thinking about converting a small basement room into a workshop.
wow, thats inspirational . I have a single car garage that was split in half to make a small motorcycle garage and my shop. dont know exact measurements but gotta be only a few feet larger each way then yours so its cool to see what can be done. yes a huge problems is tables and benches and tools that require their own.
Thanks for watching. I hope you come up with some solutions in your shop, and share them! I'm always looking for new ideas.
I don't feel so bad about the size of my shop now. My only problem is an uneven floor and too much junk lol. Plenty of ideas for me to make mine better . Thanks for the inspiration.
Thank you
I can't work out if I should laugh, cry or give you a hug.... Anyway great effort and always remember that necessity is the mother of invention.
good job man , well done ...Go forward
Great video sir!
That's the size of my shop, i keep re-organizing it. I do alot of stuff outside or in the back yard next to the wood shed I made out of pallets.
Really efficient use of a small space.. You gave me several good ideas for my electronics lab that seem too small at times as well.
Best of luck!
Thanks for watching. It's a challenge at times but my shop costs very little and I like it.
So true a workshop will never ever have every tool in it .my motto only use the tools that you need nothing more .enjoy woodworking for those who share this gentleman's workshop .
Cheers!
Whew, and I thought I had a serious contender for the smallest workshop on youtube. ;-) Mine is 3 m^2, that's a third of yours!
Great video mate. Just to make you feel better, my shed was a triangular shape, 9x10x12 feet, I made Norm's router table and had a bench, drill press, and an old grinder which sat on the end of the bench. I had to make a 6x6 foot extension after getting a second hand lathe....I still wonder how I ever built anything in it!! You just adapt.
Oh, nice to hear someone using Pummel vision, sadly they're gone now...
Great use of space
I had a friend who had a small 10x10 shop like yours....did small stuff in the poor weather, saving his big work for nicer weather so he could work outside....he had everything on wheels so he could roll them out to use in front of the shop itself....
Fortunately I have an annex tent that helps me out. Many people don't realize that leaving an open floor plan will allow you to build fairly large projects in a small space. The extra annex comes in handy and I am considering a small upsize. Not too big however. For a while I had 1100 sq. ft. and that was worse - always cleaning. Thanks for watching!
inthewoodshop I've been looking at building a shop at some point in the future...(my little one car garage just isn't big enough, and has some dampness issues...) If I can find enough room, 16 x24 would be very workable, though I think i could manage with maybe 16x16 or 12x16... I do more lathe work than anything else, but I do want to have room for a cabinet saw...
Tim Hyatt I think 16 X 16 would be ideal. Honestly, I have had shops that are 20 x 20 (2 different ones) and there is a lot of space to hide crap you don't need in them. Maybe I'm too OCD but I like to be organized and store things efficiently. 10 X 10 is not too bad but my ceilings are way too low and that restricts what I can put on the walls and the overall volume of storage space I have. If you are dead set on a cabinet saw (I have one in storage) then 16 x 24 would be better as you have quadruple the width of a sheet of plywood for a width (allowing stuff along the walls plus room to manoeuvre) and plenty of room before and after the saw to push a full sheet of plywood through. I would still put everything on casters though - I believe in keeping my options open for the centre portion of the shop. Open floor space is always a good idea. I have done without the cabinet saw by using ideas similar to Ron Paulk's. Check out his channel if you haven't already (although you probably have). I wish you the very best for your shop and it would be very cool if you posted videos. I love getting ideas from other people.
i'm always interested in seeing the different solutions people come up with. I agree on the casters, they're most definitely needed and easily added. I've seen shops in the 12x16 and 16x16 range where the doors set up so when open, it allows for feeding full sizes sheet goods. I'll have to check out the channel you mentioned...i've got dozens of subscribed channels, but I don't recall that one....
enjoyed your video, I have a tiny shop myself 10x14 with two windows a huge double end door and a side door. your right about it constantly changing. I set my table saw up on one end so I can open the doors for longer cuts. I have my lathe set up on an old Christiansen work bench on the window side of the shed with another work bench on the other side. I have a huge antique bandsaw that I should get rid of and a huge walker turner pedestal drill press and a nice rolling router table with a rockler top. if I downsized to a smaller router table, bandsaw and tabletop drill press I could really open up my shop instead of having it all crammed in there. imdo mostly turning these days but still like having all the tools at my disposal when I need them.
Have you posted a shop tour? Your shop sounds very interesting.
incredible!
Beautiful shop.
Thank you. And thanks for watching.
Nice Video. Really showcasing how you don't need a huge shop to have a shop. I just recently turned one of our future bedrooms into a temp shop for now in our unfinished basement. I hope to buy a 16x32 shop this summer???
I used to be in a 10 x 12 shop and played the same game with exactly the same jointer. I was shopless for a while but now I'm rebuilding a 1 car garage as my play space.
Good luck with your rebuild!
I'll soon be starting a shop in my garage that is 16.5' x 7.5' (Aprox 124 squ ft). Thanks for sharing your shop.
+Richard Hawkins You're welcome!
I enjoyed the video. You've got a cool little shop.
+Wood 'n' Stuff w/ Steve French
Thanks very much. I love watching your videos. Keep up the great work!
inthewoodshop - Thank you very much!
Well done!
+88rollins Thank you very much.
A real craftsman works with what he as. Nice Work. 🍁
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Gave me some great ideas thanks!
You're very welcome.
My old shop teacher used to always say..."The job is not finished until you clean up the mess you made" ....in a small shop, its a necessity. But every shop of any size is Awesome.
Hi there I was excited to see your video because our shops are identical sizes although yours is much better organized than mine. I have been thinking a lot about expanding mine but might instead just better organize it. Nice job - I subscribed because I would like to come back and look more carefully. I have a table saw that I just can't give up. Thanks for your video.
The shop is what you make of it and you made a good shop there
lol i hear your struggles. my shop is an 8x8 i built and it has 2 bikes, two bags of straw and a huge bag of shavings in it too. im doing a complete reorganization once my body heels up just so i can make room to fit a band saw in there. i also dont have permanent power. i have an extension cord dropping out of the soffits from inside the shed that i have to plug into my house when i work in there. the only large tool i have is a drill press on the bench and my miter saw on the bench shelf. really dont know how im going to squeeze a planer and a jointer in there. The planer i want is way too heavy to be lifting into a usable position. i have so much more than some other guys have and the challenge to make a micro shop functional is a lot of fun anyway although i wouldnt pass up the chance to move into the18x18 back room in our house some day:) im working on her....
Great, I also have a garden shed for shop. Very cosy, it makes you inventif .
Peter Vancompernolle Yes. It certainly does. When I get comments like, "why don't you build a bigger one," it's hard to explain why I don't build a bigger one. Cozy is a good word.
I'll never complain again. I thought I had it bad. I have a nice 10'-10" x 16'-3" a room in my basement. I have a table saw, band saw, drill press, scroll saw, mini lathe, planer and router.
Nice little shop! I am starting mine too.
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Great looking shop you have, sadly all I have is a shed thst is only 6ft x 6ft, and that holds all my tools, so I have to work outside inthe open air, weather permitting, keep working.
Im making mine 10 x 8 I will star. next weekend like some of yours ideas. Please advise for important stuff to do and safety. Thanks.
very impressive
I know it's an old video, bit you're completely right. No shed is ever complete. I reckon I move stuff around every few years trying to improve storage and work flow. Some things work, some don't. I think I've come to realise that the best storage solution is a temporary one, or something that can be added to or changed easily. And trying to MAKE free cupboards fit the space generally doesn't work. Thanks for the tour.
wow I love it I have got some great ideas from your shop ,I love it mines a very similar size .
+a man in glastonbury here Thank you for watching. Let me know if you ever post a shop tour. Some people hate them but they're my favourite.
my shop is a 10 x 12 shed and it seems like you have WAY more room than I guess I need to reorganize
Nice micro shop tour. Great video. I just subbed your channel
Great videos
Great video! I am converting my shed to a workshop...this gives me some great ideas...thank you! Liked and new sub!
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Well done, i really liked :), you private paradise :D
Gives me great ideas. My shop is an old box trailer 9 feet by 25 feet. Thanks
+Celticlion1963 You're welcome. Thanks for watching.
nice for 10 x 10 -mines 10 x 8 in s fl its warm/ hot .
but works for small projects, i just wheel the saws outside
u have to go outside to change your mind anyway.
I love this.....I must have massive room then with my 10x16 shop lol.
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Like your vids BTW. My biggest issue with my micro-shop has been cleaning the floor , SO, my latest approach has been to cantilever my solid benches/machine stands off the rim joists on the outside walls of my cabin ... Voila, cleaning made much easier. No machine stand legs to interfere. ...… My bench grinder is mounted on a board to be clamped where needed and can be stored away on the underside of my bench ...… I also bolted plywood to my drill press table for casters/stability and have 4 carriage bolts attached to the plywood, [ head down ] that can be retracted with a drill driver to move my drill press around on my bench.... Rock solid...... The micro shop constantly evolves.
Howard, the size is not important the time and effort you have invested in this little workshop is a wonder, well done. If you love what you do then that is great. I have a smaller workshop for my planes in Austria, could not assemble the RC planes in the workshop at all. Great one.
Working small is a challenge but creates so many delightful memories. I've been thinking about upsizing but I'm not sure I can part with this shop. Thank you for watching and commenting.
My workshop is a 6 foot by 10 foot balcony with no walls except for the wall on the back of the building. I have to put my tool storage cabinet on top of my workbench with wood storage rack on top of that, and boxes underneath the workbench, and storage is an absolute nightmare. I have to plug the outlets on my workbench into the bedroom when the door is open. Can't work in bad weather.
I've heard of micro shops in places like small hall closet but this is still pretty tight. If I did a tour of my workshop, it would probably take about 30 seconds.
Actually, I would love to see some videos and pictures of some other micro shops.
I wonder if there's any woodworking magazines that highlight micro shops? That might be an interesting article each month or in each issue. I'm sure it would encourage more wood workers.
+Kerry Wware I would love to see more tours on CZcams. I am unaware of any magazines that are centred around microshops - I wish one existed. There are lots of people who have very small spaces. If you did find places to get more information, I would love to hear about it.
Nice sawblade clock over there
Thank's man, been in that boat, my shed was 8 x 8 foot and I enjoyed it because I made some lovely things a lot of people treasure even today. Your sign carving looks really good and you have some good machines and tools but all those old moulding planes!? Do you use them or collect them? Enjoyed your video, I too had to give up and down size things.... I gave up my bedroom which is 16 x 9 foot and that is my new shop. I live alone so I don't mind sleeping in a wall unit that at night pulls down to be my bed. Wish you more space in the future, and more pleasure creating the the pieces from you skills. Hope to be seeing more of your videos.
love it!
+david cox Thank you for watching and commenting!
enjoyed your video, Please to hear that your shed is still evolving, like mine, but mine is just for my gear.. computers old and current Liked some of your ideas and i thought i was mad lining at 1 degree, Keep the video s coming good effort
I'm glad you enjoyed the video. Thanks for watching.
Wow you have a lot of nice clamps
I feel your pain, I just downsized from a 20 by 30 shop to a 16 by 16 so i'm on you tube trying to pull ideas off other peoples shops. all in all I think I have it pretty well organized but like you said no shop is ever complete.
Mine is 16 x 16 too
Awesome
But how do you remember where is what and do you throw away the scrap wood or burn it for heat😅