Small But Incredibly Functional | Woodworking Shop Tours

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Woodworkers love shop tours! A few months ago I asked for submissions and you guys really came through. So here are three Small But Incredibly Functional Woodworking Shops.

0:00 - Intro
0:55 - Kris in New Zealand
4:35 - Ben in Washington
7:32 - Eric in Texas

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[macsworkshop]

Hey Marc, thanks so much for featuring my shop, your channel is probably the first woodworking channel I ever subscribed to so its a real buzz to see my face on it.

[jeffanderson]

Shop tours really help to build a sense of community. It feels like I’m dropping by for a chat with someone else who “just gets me”. Thanks Marc! And yes, please keep them coming!

[janitorbob]

While not all build projects are going to appeal to everyone, Shop tours are kind of like shop projects, it's always nice to see how other people do what they do, and how you might adapt it to your workflow

[claybowser]

My shop is an 8ft wide x 40ft long rail car cargo container. I cut windows and a door in it. I insulated it with 1" foam sheeting and furred it with flat 2x4s and lined the walls with pallet boards. I have a table saw, band saw, router table, lathe, and a mortiser. It's pretty narrow. I put everything on rolling bases and shift stuff around during use. The back half has my work bench and all my hand tools. I use my table saw a lot but mainly I use hand tools. The height is 9 ft so I compensate by storing stuff on shelves up above me. I've built lots of furniture and cabinets in that little tiny space. I can work in the heat of summer with just a small fan and during a cold winter with a small space heater.

[ericrichter]

Hey thanks for featuring my shop! Wish I put more effort into cleaning and setting up my shots!

You mentioned that festool systainer and mentioned that even though I have a lot of budget tools, you can’t find alternatives for some things! That’s why I ended up getting a sawstop, a drum sander, and the infamous domino! Just can’t do some things cheaply.

[markpatterson]

Definitely, please do more of these, my shop is spatially challenged too. Thanks Marc!

[TheSmartWoodshop]

Great tours of these small shops. I think I will ask the Smartwoodshop family to submit videos of their shops, but the theme will be shops using smart benches. I will link this video in my call-to-action video so everyone can see how easy it is to shoot a short video and describe their shop. Thanks for the idea.

[paulcooper]

Like this approach, happy to see more

[danielgeng]

Very cool to see how everyone else is setting up their shops, great creativity! I always say there’s a lot of folks out there building way better stuff than me with way cheaper tools, and that’s a fact ! So thanks to New Zealand, Washington and Texas for the awesome tours . Obviously Marc, I enjoyed this !

[laurensbakker]

Boy, I love getting a peak into other people’s shops! It’s like reading The Workbench Book, but live.

[budd]

Nice to see an affordable shop. Most of the shops shown are equipped with tools that cost more than normal people could possibly afford.

[markhuru]

Your introduction was understated by miles, your the king of shop builds, the shop build is “the” build.
What happens in reality most put more into the build than actually producing projects. Most of us are ready thou
And can’t wait to make a mess,

[ltwoodproducts]

Really great to see the small shops, the set ups and how they get functionality out of less

[stevencameron]

that fold down CNC was pretty cleaver i was trying to think of a way to put on in my shop with out taking up a lot of space. and i would like to see more of this

[ewetuber]

Actually really enjoyed this. Won’t say my shop is better or worse than any of these. It’s far from perfect, but I love it! It’s inspirational to see others also loving their imperfect shops!

[orepass]

It was fun and inspirational seeing these shops and I appreciated all the time the spent cleaning.

[billybike]

Great ideas! I have a 20’ X 24’ garage. When I first began setting up my Garage/Shop/Multipurpose room. My wife said, it has to be neat and no clutter. That was easy I’m neat and tidy. I wish I could included pics because I get a lot of comments and compliments from friends and neighbors. I had the floor epoxy coated. I have the full complement of the usual tools, portable table saw, drill press, belt sander, spindle sander, bandsaw and of course 10” miter saw. And we just had Christmas dinner in the garage.

[rem]

Who knew? I wasn't going to watch this, when it popped up in my feed; but then decided to when I saw it was your content. I'm glad I did. It's nice to compare and contrast with my 1/2 of a 2-car garage. I'd totally like to see some more shop tours. Even some more Small Edition ones. ** Proof that when you're a good content provider, people will watch regardless of how many times they've seen something similar.

[bradleytuckwell]

I always love a shop tour and like you mentioned something my spark your interest and you can add it into your own shop. So yer bring on the shop Tours and maybe a few favourite tools people can’t live without. I know it’s ever tool but you get the drift. Dig your channel and it’s nice to see yours almost up and running

[patcross]

Finally got around to watching this video, really fun looking at all the different solutions from the US and AUS. Let's do more please.