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03-26-2008, 04:22 PM
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This Space for rent
Name: Alan Schaffter
City: Washington
State: NC
County: Beaufort
Join Date: Dec 2005
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Neat shop at FWW online
There are some pics of a really nice shop (by a really nice guy  ) in Fine Woodworking's new online "The Woodworking Life" blog. I think you can look at it once without joining/paying.
Have I seen that shop before??? 
No money this time 
In response to the FWW call for basement shops, I sent them some stuff about my second story shop, suggesting a follow-on article about a shop with a different set of advantages and disadvantages. They came back asking me to submit it for the blog. I figured what the hey, but was/am hoping they like one of the features of my shop enough to ask me to do a detailed write-up on it with pics (for money of course). They just posted the blog today, so who knows. |
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03-26-2008, 04:38 PM
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This Space for rent
Name: Scott Smith
City: New Hill
State: NC
County: Chatham
Join Date: Mar 2007
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Re: Neat shop at FWW online
Alan, your shop is absolutely incredible! I REALLY like your cabinets and the craftsmanship displayed throughout. Wow - talk about a dream shop...
A very nice article - you've got to be a proud papa! Thanks for sharing; I can't wait to see the shop one day in person.
Scott
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03-26-2008, 04:40 PM
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This Space for rent
Name: Alan Schaffter
City: Washington
State: NC
County: Beaufort
Join Date: Dec 2005
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Re: Neat shop at FWW online
Thanks! North Carolina Woodworker gets some free publicity and I just noticed a link to it.
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03-26-2008, 05:15 PM
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This Space for rent
Name: Geoff
City: Lillington
State: NC
County: Harnett
Join Date: Jan 2008
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Re: Neat shop at FWW online
Note to Doug:
We need a shop crawl to see Alan's shop!
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03-26-2008, 05:23 PM
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This Space for rent
Name: Travis
City: Wake Forest
State: NC
County: Wake
Join Date: Dec 2005
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Re: Neat shop at FWW online
Congrats Alan! I recognize a lot of those pictures!
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Wife changed my perspective.  I need want some additional tools. I need want a
multi-spindle line borer - unlikely in 2008
pocket hole machine - unlikely in 2008
Festool sander and vacuum -told I don't need 2 not going to happen
Edge bander - unlikely this decade
oscillating edge sander - unlikely in 2008
floor model chisel or slot mortiser - unlikely in 2008
and a bigger shop - maybe in 2009
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03-26-2008, 05:29 PM
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Moderator
Name: Peter Davio
City: Hope Mills
State: NC
County: Cumberland
Join Date: Dec 2005
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Re: Neat shop at FWW online
That is great Alan!
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03-26-2008, 05:47 PM
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This Space for rent
Name: Jimmy Coull
City: Clayton
State: NC
County: Johnston
Join Date: Sep 2006
Age: 49
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Re: Neat shop at FWW online
Been there, done that ! I've gotten Alans nickel tour and it's pretty good. The shop shows exceptionally well in person. But I still think that he's wasting space in the garage  by not using it for wood storage ( it looked so good when there was a thousand+ bd/ft. of different woods) and general rough break down.
Calling himself a tinkerer is not quite doing himself justice, he shop is loaded with gadgets, shortcuts, and inventions.
Good job Alan  ( not bad for a Jersey boy) and keep the gadgets and ideas coming.
Jimmy 
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"There are no strangers here, only friends that haven't met"
I only buy what I need now, not what I want..... except for lumber !
Remember: Support your local Sawyers and Kiln Operators.
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03-26-2008, 06:11 PM
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Asst. Webmaster
Senior Moderator
Name: DaveO
City: Clayton
State: NC
County: Johnston
Join Date: Aug 2005
Age: 38
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Re: Neat shop at FWW online
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Honestly Honey, that will cost around $100 $150 $200, and I need a few more tools. 
Heard from a client..."If I had your tools and experience...I could do it myself"
"Be who you are and say what you feel, because those who mind don't matter and those who matter don't mind."
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03-26-2008, 06:14 PM
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Asst. Webmaster
Name: Bas
City: Cary
State: NC
County: Wake
Join Date: Aug 2007
Age: 35
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Re: Neat shop at FWW online
Alan, great article, and a great plug on North Carolina Woodworker.
What's interesting is that the idea of an I-beam to hoist heavy stuff is only several hundred years old. The merchant houses in Amsterdam used to have beams like that to get stuff into the attic. In Dutch, the translation for "stairs" is "trap" - which is extremely appropriate if you've ever seen those narrow, steep staircases
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I don't need it. I just want it.
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03-26-2008, 06:31 PM
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This Space for rent
Name: Jimmy Coull
City: Clayton
State: NC
County: Johnston
Join Date: Sep 2006
Age: 49
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Re: Neat shop at FWW online
Originally Posted by Bas
In Dutch, the translation for "stairs" is "trap" -
So the Von Trapp family in the Sound of Music should have been the Von Stairs family . Oh, I'm sorry they were Austrian .
Jimmy
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Jimmy
"There are no strangers here, only friends that haven't met"
I only buy what I need now, not what I want..... except for lumber !
Remember: Support your local Sawyers and Kiln Operators.
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03-26-2008, 07:53 PM
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This Space for rent
Name: Geoff
City: Lillington
State: NC
County: Harnett
Join Date: Jan 2008
Avg Visit Freq/Week
= 7.00 over 125 days
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Re: Neat shop at FWW online
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03-26-2008, 09:48 PM
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This Space for rent
Name: Tommy
City: Roanoke Rapids
State: NC
County: Halifax
Join Date: Jul 2006
Age: 54
Avg Visit Freq/Week
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Re: Neat shop at FWW online
Congrats on the shop blog. Your shop cabinets are better than the ones currently in my kitchen.
Great planning, I love the idea of the hoist and folding beam along with the hatches for the dust collection  .
I just hope I can make the shop crawl if it heads your way.
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Tommy
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03-26-2008, 09:54 PM
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Moderator
Name: Scott
City: Cary
State: NC
County: Wake
Join Date: Jul 2007
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Re: Neat shop at FWW online
Originally Posted by Bigdog72
Note to Doug:
We need a shop crawl to see Alan's shop!
That would be an all day event but from the pictures it would be worth every minute. Alan that is one great shop.
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Scott
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03-26-2008, 09:58 PM
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This Space for rent
Name: earl rasmussen
City: Pikeville
State: NC
County: Wayne
Join Date: Dec 2005
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Re: Neat shop at FWW online
Thats all I am going to say
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Don't ask anybody, just build a house."
"Oland tool, better than a bowl gouge, a lot cheaper to make." Darrell Feltmate around the woods
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03-26-2008, 10:23 PM
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Administrator
Senior Moderator
Name: Tracy
City: Salisbury
State: NC
County: Rowan
Join Date: Feb 2008
Age: 47
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Re: Neat shop at FWW online
Alan,
The LOML would only let me look at the pics of your awesome shop once. I do not have the room or the $ to come close to your shop. You should be extremely proud. Great looking shop.
Tracy
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