Comments on: A tour of my shop

By: Tom

Tom — Thu, 18 Sep 2008 13:11:53 +0000

Hey, Ethan – nothing particular to drool over. Believe me, a decade of collecting tools will produce similar results!

By: Ethan A Allen

Ethan A Allen — Thu, 18 Sep 2008 07:37:06 +0000

Cool shop…drool drool drool. I need to stop looking at these before I get overwhelmed with jealousy

By: Tom

Tom — Sat, 30 Aug 2008 03:22:07 +0000

Thanks, Rick. It’s my little slice of heaven… in a two car garage…

By: Rick LoDico

Rick LoDico — Sat, 30 Aug 2008 00:48:34 +0000

Just cruising through. Nice shop.

By: Vic

Vic — Mon, 28 Jul 2008 02:10:06 +0000

Hey Tom,

Thank god for solid core exterior door, eh? Hopefully, sometime next week I’ll have my shop a bit more organized and post pics showing all the door benches I have. Hey, they work until I have the time or funds to build cabinets and my Roubo.
Speaking of, check out Jameel’s Roubo…Sweet http://oudluthier.blogspot.com/2008/07/bench-3-finis.html

By: Tom

Tom — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 23:54:13 +0000

Oh, Mattias, you flatter me!

Nah, I have a big ugly former front door mounted to a 2 x 4 frame. It’s the thing with the vise on it, and the spindle sander underneath.

I wrote an article about my bench a while ago… here it is:

http://tomsworkbench.com/2007/09/12/in-love-with-ugly-by-tom-iovino/

Ya know, I don’t have the heart to replace it yet… Maybe one day with a Roubo… One day….

By: Mattias in Durham, NC

Mattias in Durham, NC — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 21:19:28 +0000

Hi Tom, That’s a nice workshop! This might be a stupid question, but I don’t see the workbench? (I mean the one you have in the “welcome to…” photo header for the website.) You have always come off as a guy who would have a Roubo.

By: Tom

Tom — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 22:57:39 +0000

David -

I’m glad you like the blog. Don’t be a stranger – come on back anytime!

Dust collection in my shop usually involves running the hose from the DC or the shop vac to each tool. Some judicious use of duct tape and other means allows me to basically hook up to any tool I want to. Piece of cake that way.

By: David T (runningwood)

David T (runningwood) — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 21:46:29 +0000

Great shop Tom, thanks for sharing. How do you handle dust collection, do you connect each tool as you use it (table saw, band saw etc), if so, what do you use ?

Really like your blog.