Kent Shepherd's Shop
comments (6) April 7th, 2010 in Shop ToursShop Specs
- Location: Lubbock, Texas, 2400
- Size: detsq. ft.
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This is my shop that I built about 4 years ago. As you well know it takes time to really get a shop like you want it. Of course you never totally get there, but I feel I've made good progress, especially over the last year. I've become rather obsessed with organization, so I've done quite a bit in that area.
The shop is a metal building--40' x 60', which is pretty large for a home shop. I own a commercial raised panel door company. We have always struggled with room just like most shops, so I was determined to have plenty of room in my personal shop. I have certainly enjoyed doing personal projects away from my business.
Enjoy the tour--It was hard to show everything in 5 pictures, so there is quite a bit you are not seeing.
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Semi-Permanent Bench Grinder Mount
Threaded inserts keep grinder locked-down, but easily movable.
My work table often pulls double- and triple-duty for tons of shop tasks. Most often it's sharpening, but I also use it for drilling, holding bench hooks and shooting boards and occassionally as a chop-saw station. Hopefully soon, it will also hold a midi-lathe. Since I plan on rearranging the top pretty regularly, I wanted a way to... read full tip



















Comments (6)
Posted: 3:02 am on April 5th
I'll follow your photo bucket link and enjoy the your wide open spaces. Thanks for posting.
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