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Bruce, is that a William Matthews watercolor on the wall?  Nice shop!

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2 hours ago, Cattledude said:

Bruce, is that a William Matthews watercolor on the wall?  Nice shop!

Yes it is!  I favor Matthews' work. This is probably the handiest shop I've had. It is all pretty modular and we haven't been forced into a layout because of permanently installed benches or cabinets. Before the leather tool business took over and I was making a lot, I had the shop set up a little different. My wife works well in this layout.  

Bruce Johnson

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14 hours ago, PastorBob said:

I like that idea but thought when I build my table, I may just store my leather flat.  Something to consider is putting a curtain or something to block the sun from getting to it.  If I lay mine flat on the bottom shelf, I may cover mine with a layer of cardboard to protect it.  Do you already have a chunk of marble for stamping?  If not, get with a counter top contractor and ask for a sink cutout.  They normally have stacks of them.

Thanks so much. 

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18 hours ago, bruce johnson said:

The hand tools are organized to be within a two step reach of the work table. The handled tools are stored in loops that are hung on free standing pegboard racks I made. The board holding each row of tools is hung on hooks to be easier to reorganize as more tools were added. The HF workbench has a granite block and pads for punching, the anvil underneath is put on a bench for rivet setting. She has her drill press for hole punching and burnishing as well as the grinder burnisher on that side of the work table. The Chase splitter is over there too. Leather is stored underneath and some is rolled and in concrete form tubes also. The working and cutting tables a repurposed desk and a yard sale worktable. There is a piece of 1/4" HDPE to cut and glue on. Minimal deep cuts in the surface and glue peels off. 

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Thank you for the pictures.  I particularly like the idea of storing leather in the sonotubes and your tooling bench looks awesome.

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