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   gofigure57 | Apr 12, 2009 11:02pm | #1

   Dereck,

    You make me sick , Nice cabs all organized  arrrgh. Lookin good .

    Tom.

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   philip | Apr 13, 2009 12:12am | #2

   Derek,
   Ofcourse you know that workshop fettling is never ending but comes and goes in phases throughout life.
   I think you could save space by making cabinets which have an inner "leaf" which is hinged like a door , on which you can hang those lighter small section things like screwdrivers, files, etc. The heavy stuff goes on shelves at back, then the hinged leaf , then the door.
   Are you putting glass on the front?otherwise dust will get in everywhere.

   Philip Marcou
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   boilerbay | Apr 13, 2009 03:35am | #3

   Derek,

   And just when did you sneak that Hammer in?
   Don't recall it in the shot with the Porche in residence. I remember a TS but not a BS.
   We ARE using it for out dovetails, ARE'NT we?
   Good lad.

   Nice units

   Boiler

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   derekcohen | Apr 13, 2009 04:30am | #4

   Hi Tom

   I wish someone would invent a self-cleaning workshop .. then again, the mountain of shavings around the bench do cushion the tools that fall off in my clumsy haste to make a mess.

   Hi Philip

   I do have a cabinet for chisels that has an inner leaf. It has been this way for years. I'd otherwise never have room :) ... and, yes, there will be glass in the doors..

   Japanese chisels, Rehandled and retreaded Bergs, and Oval Bolstered mortice chisels ...

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   Hi Boiler

   I do LOVE this Hammer. It is just a huge step up from the 14" Ridgid I used to have. But where would the fun be to use it for dovetailing (I feel that way about the recent release of the otherwise amazing Bridge City Japanese-bladed tablesaw). So it mainly does resawing.

   Ragards from Perth

   Derek

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   James R. | Apr 13, 2009 09:26pm | #5

   Derek:

   I had to take an anti-depressant prior to writing this note. I looked at your pics and looked at my garage, sort of shop, and I immediately went into a funk. Not only is my wife's SUV in the garage so is a second refrigerator, a freezer, a washer and drier, a pantry (which I made) and everything else that she doesn't want in the house. Very little in my, or should I say her, garage has a fixed area. Things Just get put where they'll fit that day. From time to time I clean things up and arrange the TS and BS, etc, but in a few days things start getting stacked
   on top of things, especially if she's been to Costco.
   I'm very happy for you and your beautiful shop, but I am also green with envy. Meanwhile I'm trying to talk my wife into getting a smaller car.

   Jim

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   WillGeorge | Apr 14, 2009 10:54am | #6

   Beautiful shop.. BUT those exposed roof timbers do NOT fit your style at all!! I would have thought at least some recycled Eucalyptus Regains up there!

   http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eucalyptus_regnans