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I stumbled on this an thought I would share it with you

http://precisionworkshop.com/about.html

How many of you have a workshop like this ?

J

There is at least one person on this board who has a workshop every bit as clean as that, if not cleaner, but his is also much more pleasing to the eye with nice paint and various decorative objects here and there.

Folks, you only get one guess on this one.

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Steve Smith
"Music is what feelings sound like"

I'm jealous already

Precision tools? The guy has a Shopsmith...
Looks like he built all the stands from 10 year old copies of Woodsmith magazine.
Guess you'd be talkin' about me Steve?

I'm going to guess that it's a four letter name that starts with H and ends with H

I see no need for an extremely clean shop. As long as my immediate work surface is clean, I'm happy. If I'm just going to make another pile of wood chips soon anyway, it doesn't seem to make sense going and cleaning up the old one

I'd post a picture of my shop but I lost my camera. It's somewhere in the pile of stuff on my bench

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I didn't mean to say it, but I meant what I said.
http://www.brackettinstruments.com/

I'd rather build than sweep!

Pat

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formerly known around here as burbank
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http://www.patfosterguitars.com

Steve Smith is right. There is only one man who has a shop you can eat off the floor.

Where is Hesh anyway?

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"After forty-nine years of violin building, I have decided that the search for a varnish is similar to the fox hunt. The fun is in the hunt."
Jack Batts Maker and Repairer of Fine Violins

Hesh has one !!

Mine is knee deep in tools ,shavings,woods,guitarcases-etc......

And a cushy chair to relax in & sip some wine !

Mike

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Mike Collins

I'm with you Mike except I lean towards Irish instead of the wine. Must sip sparingly

Haans, looks pretty clean to me, I can see some bench under that chisel.

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Steve Smith
"Music is what feelings sound like"

HEEEE!
Steve!
I like Irish also !
Look at my name !
I'm imfamous!
The British hate me!!!!!

I like Drambuie also !
It's the celtic in me !
mike

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Mike Collins

Cleaning up is for apprentices .... and psychopaths ....

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Tony Karol
www.karol-guitars.com
"let my passion .. fulfill yours"

Ha! I'm a Scots/Irish mutt. My mom's family were Bairds.

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Steve Smith
"Music is what feelings sound like"

I have seen that picture in Fine wood working and some of the work shop books.

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Brock Poling
Columbus, Ohio
http://www.polingguitars.com

That made me laugh.

His shop was that clean for the photo what about now. Also he did say he was a hobbyist. I do woodworking for a living and so far no one has paid me to clean my shop.

The impressive thing about Hesh is he actually does work in that shop of his and still keeps it spotless. His work is pretty spotless too. I have tried but I just can't do it. It lasts for a while and then I work late one night and am too tired to clean up and before you know it, chaos. My shop makes Haan's shop look like a hospital operating room.
Link

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Cut to size.....Beat to fit.....Paint to match.

Well yeah, if you don't it just makes it easier for the cops to find you and lock you up for life.

Just ask Dexter.

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Aoibeann

If you want to clean your shop, have a flood, mine is the cleanest and most organized it has ever been after the 8" of water and sewage on the floor. I am sure it will revert back to where it was before, but I will try to be a little more diligent with the shop vac and broom. My trouble is I get so into building I hate to stop and clean up, I wish I could be a Hesh or Filippo but I guess I don't have it in me.

Fred

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Fred Tellier
http://www.fetellierguitars.com
Facebook page http://www.facebook.com/pages/FE-Tellier-Guitars/163451547003866

I refuse to clean my shop, as it would give my wife more opportunity to try and store junk in there. If she can't get in the door, she can't make a deposit.

Bob

Hey Haans, when ur done with the photo shoot would you mind please taking your mat and guitars off my main bench and put all the crap back on there so I can find my stuff when I'm work'in.

Ta

Kim

The mood lighting is a tad bit creepy.

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Aoibeann

This looks very romantic

Filippo's in this for the girls!

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Waddy

Photobucket Build Album Library

Sound Clips of most of my guitars

Its all about the work.

If the work isn't getting done, and done well, I don't give a hoot about how tidy and organized the shop is. I can't tell you how many times I read through the woodworking magazines special workshop issues, see might impressive workshops,and then I look at the photos of their woodworking. I heave a big sigh and slump in my chair. All that shop space, all those tools, for that!?

My shop isn't sterile clean, equipped with furniture grade cabinetry, or extensive tooling, but it is organized and has achieved an operational efficiency. LOTS of work gets done, and done well. Bottom line.

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Expectation is the source of all misery; comparison the thief of joy.
http://redrivercanoe.ca/

Where's the expresso machine?