Pkorman1

Matt, Check out Enco (www.use-enco.com) for a granite surface plate. They always run sales and have free shipping. My 3x12x18 plate was less than $50 with shipping included. I can fit 4 different 1/3 sheets of 3m abrasive film on it and have no problem sharpening my Stanley #7 plane iron(my largest).

"As you can see, with a minor adjustment in the plane iron, it dose a groovy job of trimming my hair and fingernails too!"

I look at these workshops and wonder if I'm the only woodworker that has other hobbies that require shop space. My one car garage serves for woodworking, motorcycle storage and maintenance and home repairs. I have a floor standing drill press, Band Saw, 10" cabinet saw, lathe, 6" jointer, 3 tier tool chest(automotive tools only) 4' workbench, mortiser on a pedistal, grinder on a 16" square storage cabinet, and a roll around 40"x22" cabinet that hold my miter saw, portable thickness planer and other storage. Luckily I have an attached shed where I can keep my dust collector and compressor and have them plumbed into the shop. Right now my snow blower also resides in the shop where otherwise my 450cc KTM off road motorcycle would. I need to step outside in order to change my mind so please stop teasing me with these to die for shops. Paul

This video was fun but the audio was a problem. Asa better wear those hearing protectors. I had been to a tool event at Taunton Press in CT and the video cannot compare with being there live.