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03-08-2015, 10:54 AM
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What size shop did you veteran knife makers start out in? I'm thinking of getting one of those 10'x10' wooden storage buildings from Lowe's to set-up for my beginner knife making and tinkering.
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03-08-2015, 11:30 AM
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My first shop was an 8x8' space at the front end of my motorhome. Had to remove the couch and the dining table. In that space I was able to have a Grizzly grinder (and later my JL grinder), my 12 speed bench top drill press, a little metal lathe, my small Sherline CNC mill, a jig saw, my Grizzly 4x7" metal saw, a shop vac, To make things fit I had to cut the buffer shaft off the Grizzly, cut the metal bench off the metal saw and build a smaller wooden table for it and hang the TV and VCR from the ceiling - where there's a will, there's a way. All these machines are still in my much larger shop today along with other larger and more 'optional' machines ....
Last edited by Ray Rogers; 12-19-2015 at 12:51 PM.
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03-08-2015, 12:03 PM
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Sounds cramped but I bet you had a lot of good times. I have a much larger barn out back but it has dirt floors and not exactly weather proof.
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03-08-2015, 12:04 PM
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Anybody have any pics of their beginner shops?
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03-08-2015, 01:34 PM
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I had a picture but can't seem to find it this morning. My second shop was a one car garage with a dirt floor. The building leaned far, far to one side and there was only about half a roof on it. I couldn't straighten the building but I put a roof on it anyway, insulated the walls and covered them inside with OSB cut to all the weird shapes it took to fit the leaning walls and then made a floor from 1" styrofoam sheets covered with more OSB. This is where I added all the larger machines just before I came out here and built my final shop.....
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03-08-2015, 01:52 PM
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I just calculated how many yards of concrete it would take to put a 4" slab in my barn and it's half the price of the buildings i'm looking at. It's roughly 11' x 28' . I think I may just concrete the barn and insulate it. It would save me some money and I would have a much larger work area. I also already have power down there for lights so that's one less expense. Can't wait for warm weather to get here so I can start on it.
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03-08-2015, 02:31 PM
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Found the pictures, updated my first post...
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03-08-2015, 02:40 PM
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Thanks Ray.
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03-08-2015, 07:55 PM
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No veteran by any stretch , still a noob , always will be !!
Started on a workbench in my carport 2' x 8'
My shop now is 18 x 24 and I'm running out of room
Next one (and last) will be bigger !!
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03-08-2015, 09:06 PM
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ATalley has exactly what you are talking about, a 10x10 barn in the back. I give him great
credit for everything he has been able to but into this control area. He even has heat/cooling
in it for year round work. Hopefully he can take some pix to show you his setup.
For mine, I have morphed from a 8x6 area in my garage to now taking up a third of it.
I think it is 10x25. I am in the middle of closing the entire area off and splitting in half.
Part for clean/dirty. I will try to take pixs of it on my next day off to post.
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03-09-2015, 06:13 AM
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I don't have any pics, and I'm just starting out now. I have a small corner of a larger woodworking shop that I'm slowly getting all of the kinks worked out of and I have to pull a 200 pound anvil out of the garage every time I want to use it in the driveway. It's frustrating not having a dedicated outdoor area but ya do what ya gotta do. I want a small pavillion. Just set up on the dirt with a small roof over everything. Toss a grill cover over the anvil and one over the forge after it cools and I can do the rest indoors.
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03-11-2015, 09:34 AM
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Here is mine as of now. Like I stated, I am in remodeling stage now.
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03-11-2015, 10:25 AM
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I am in a 1 car garage that was made in the 50's and didn't have electricity until a few years ago. My shop layout is far from optimized and messier than normal but one of the only few pictures i have. I noticed a few sketchy people in the neighborhood so I snapped a pic with my phone in case a anything came up missing
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03-11-2015, 10:21 PM
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This is a pic of the area i'm gonna start with. It needs some cleaning from collecting junk over the years.
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03-11-2015, 10:24 PM
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Plenty of room to do whatever you want !!!
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