Workshop Tour, my secrets! Episode 2

This is the second episode about my tour around my shop!

In this episode we talk about:
Router table
Band saw
Miter station
Bench Drill machine
HBM Sander
Bench Dog cookies

A link to my first Episode

English version

Dutch version

The video's I refer to in this video are:

My idea of the very best workbench

The best Miter Saw upgrades

Black MDF
I get a lot of questions about the black MDF. In the Netherlands this is fairly easy to obtain in the hardware stores. Here they call it fully colored MDF.
Valchromat is also a fully colored MDF that is available everywhere. I think this is also very suitable, but it is much more expensive. However, this is a bit more robust, stiff and denser than the MDF I use.
What I use is not Valchormat, but it looks a lot like that. What I use is cheaper and costs around 80 euros here in the Netherlands for a 240 x 120 cm sheet.
I see several manufacturers worldwide who make fully colored mdf. The problem is that there is no brand name here in NL for this MDF. So I find it difficult to indicate which MDF is comparable with this worldwide.

I'd say Google is your best friend in this one.

These are the products in these video, and where I bought them.

Triton MOF001 Frees

Incra freesplaat voor MOF 001 Frees

Incra Wonderfence met LS positioner

Incra T-Track with Shop stop

Bosch PBD40 boormachine

Festool Kapex KS60

HBM schuurmachine

Lintzaag Holzmann HBS 245 HQ

Bensch dog cookies

[rasmuskurten]

I've seen many a shop on YouTube and have been impressed before, but your shop is truly a masterpiece! For such a small space (which also is attainable for most hobby woodworkers like myself), it's really compact yet seems to function well!
Hats off good sir!

[hanzon]

The 3rd of your videos watched and I can say I like them all. Please keep doing them. Thanks.

[petenelson]

I've watched a ton of shop tours, and I've got to say I absolutely love how you've laid out your shop. I'm currently building a house with one of my garages dedicated to being a woodworking shop. It's going to be 4.8 m x 9.7 m so a bit larger than yours, however I'm committed to making the absolute best use of the space that I've got and seeing what you've done makes me want to duplicate much of your design. I especially like your router table/set up table, it's genius in it's design is remarkable. I'm binge watching much of you content now and bookmarking many of them so that I can either make the items you use, or layout my shop so that it's as efficient as possible. How you keep your shop looking so clean is a HUGE part of what I'm shooting for. Your organizational skills, and dust collection system are key components to getting the results you do. I'm very impressed with how you kept the noise level down, yet another thing I'll be trying to duplicate. Thanks for this tour, and all of your China tool reviews. Keep them coming!!

[michael.schuler]

Thank you! Entering semi-retirement and building out my own small shop after nearly 50 years as professional joiner, I am studying your videos as a text book that illustrates an incredible array of both state-of-the-art commercial products and many patent-worthy innovations of your own design. IMO, truly awesome. I must say, on a par, or arguably on an even higher level, than Timothy Wilmots --- and that is a high mark indeed!

[markjervis]

Just subscribed to the channel. Great shop I look forward to future

[johnanthony]

Very well thought out and executed. Enjoy your strait forward explanation’s and your finished product is impressive.

[gentleimpact]

You make great videos! I am very happy to have stumbled upon your channel! Thank you for the content!

[jeffchandler]

I liked that you made the most of the space you have. I enjoy watching people that don't have a giant shop have the same amount of tools and ability to complete projects like the bigger shops. I like that the dust extraction system is compact and hidden from view and sound. Nice videos!

[iroche]

Outstandingly organised space. Really is a pleasure to watch your videos, just to see the shop. Great workshop buddy. 👍

[MrPatdeeee]

A very good assessment of a small shop. You make everything embellish every other thing. That is great. I like your channel. Thanks for what you have done Dennis.

[mwg]

I’m quite new to your “Hooked on Wood” and I absolutely love every episode and I am now “Hooked” on watching you work in it ! So many fantastic ideas and solutions ! Thank you Dennis 👍
👷🏻

[jeffhallford]

As many have stated, your shop and your skills are simply remarkable. Thank you for sharing your journey, it is very inspiring.

[sumosprojects]

Really nice looking Workshop mate, you’ve paid some really good attention to set up 🍻👍👍👍

[Sly_Wolf_]

Hi Dennis, i really love your shop, i must also say i love your ingenuity with tool mods, that fence on the kapex mitre saw is just brilliant. Thank you so much for taking the time to make these videos.

[CamBill]

Awesome workshop mate I’m really impressed with the thought put into it so everything is useable well done 👍

[bradleytuckwell]

I was searching around on you tube and came across your channel and I’m so glad I I’d as a beginner it is so nice to to have someone with an honest opinion on tools and great tips.
What a great channel you have
and your work is amazing. And thank you for the free plan on the work I will be making that.

[michaeldunn]

Well Dennis the operative word here is CLEANLINESS-dust free shop that could rival some operation theaters in modern day hospitals. My shop is relatively clean by most standards however it takes a distant second place to yours
Merry Christmas to you and your family and a healthy and prosperous New Year in 2020

Harleymike/chicago

[tomjoseph]

Nice shop. I am amazed at the quality variance among the tools. From the Festool miter saw down to the throw away Stanley hand saw. My shop is just a bit bigger than yours but I have to store a lot of wood in it along with almost 100 bar clamps. So, not nearly as neat as yours. Love the videos. Hope you and your family have a wonderful Christmas.

[cryptojunkie]

Hi Denis, great video. Would love to see a project video of those planter boxes, please. Keep the great content coming and I appreciate the high production quality and effort you put into your videos.

[stevek]

Your shop is 11.5 ft, by 21ft for those of us using the imperial system
Nice shop.