esantoro Posted February 2, 2008 Report Posted February 2, 2008 Here's a bit of my workshop. I like using magnets to organize tools. I have a bunch of small nickel plated magnets, which I'll post pics of later, stuck all over the place, including my 441, to hold up notes, neeldes, screws, light tools, etc. Ed Quote http://www.waldenbags.com http://www.waldenbags.etsy.com
Members Duke Posted February 3, 2008 Members Report Posted February 3, 2008 ok well here are some pics of my shop. this comment kind of flows over into another thread that I had commented on yesterday, about my version of the al stohlman bench. like I said in that thread, the general construction of that bench is complete, the only thing left to do is build the cabinet doors. my co-worker is going to come over and freehand draw the pictorials that were on al stohlmans bench, and then I will paint it on. not into doing carved veneer like al did.takes too much time.something that is short for me.I also would like to thank jsutterby for the drawing on the al stohlman tooling desk. thats another project I will be tackling soon.thanks agian jsutterby! PS~ dont be too critical, I didnt clean up at all. just walked out in the garage an started snapping pics. Quote Duke When I stand before God at the end of my life, I would hope that I would not have a single bit of talent left, and could say, "I used everything you gave me." ~Erma Bombeck
Members william Posted February 3, 2008 Members Report Posted February 3, 2008 O K lets see here are some pictures of my work area. Quote William Vaughn wvleathercrafts.blogspot.com www.myspace.com/wvleathercrafts Member iilg.net Novice 2nd place winner Geometric Contest iilg June 2007
Contributing Member Jordan Posted February 3, 2008 Author Contributing Member Report Posted February 3, 2008 Hey if it was clean it wouldn't be a workshop would it! Quote
SCOUTER Posted February 3, 2008 Report Posted February 3, 2008 (edited) If you want to talk workshops... Al Stohlman had a beautiful workbench that was a work of art but for me not as comfortable as I like. Spending 4 hours standing over a carving can be hard on the back! Now, to date the best most well thought out work area I have found for leatherworking is by Peter Main. Just go to his website and click "Studio Workshop" http://www.petermain.com/parent.htm Edited February 3, 2008 by SCOUTER Quote
Members David Fields Posted February 4, 2008 Members Report Posted February 4, 2008 My "shop" is actually a spare bedroom that I use for all of my various hobbies. I use to be a record collector and collected vinyl records so the room has thousands of old LP and 45RPM records. I also use to be into shortwave radio so that equipment is also in the room as well as being my computer room. I'm an artist/graphic designer by trade so the room has a drawing table which is where I do my leatherwork. Needless to say the room is VERY cluttered and not worthy of a photo. Some of use guys have very nice shops and I'm envious! Quote
Members hiloboy Posted February 4, 2008 Members Report Posted February 4, 2008 heres my shop this is where i work and play... Quote Aloha, Curt http://www.picturetrail.com/linecutter
Members Hoyden Posted February 4, 2008 Members Report Posted February 4, 2008 I do alot of sewing and machine embroidery, so for now, my space is the three season room. Embroidery machine on the first table. The sewing machine on the 2nd table gets put into it's case and put away when I'm working on my leather projects over there. The upright drawers in the corner have all my dyes, leather paints, tools and other leathers stuff in them. Hardware and rivets are in the storage units and white box on top of the filing cabinet and upright drawers. Leather straps are in the bottom of the white drawers with sewing stuff in the top drawer. On top of the white drawers is a piece of glass that I have my webbing burning tools on. Under the second table, where you can't see is the hardware over flow and my leather scrap bin. The mess behind the office chair is lots of webbing, fabric for lining dog collars in the plastic bin and piles of parts of colored sides of suedes and leathers that are put away. Bookshelf in the foreground has bins of different widths of webbing, art books, bins of conchos and other bits Millstone, my Artisan sewing machine. All my sides of leather are rolled up and stored in my bedroom closet. I put in those california closet shelving type things so I could store leather in there I can't wait until we finish the room downstairs, an 10' x 12' workshop that will have plenty of room for both my sewing and my leather hobbies. Quote
Contributing Member Jordan Posted February 4, 2008 Author Contributing Member Report Posted February 4, 2008 Thanks everyone for the pics, keep it up, I enjoy seeing where all this beautiful leatherwork is coming from "Shows to go ya" don't need all the bells and whistles to turn out quality LOL. Quote
Members Duke Posted February 5, 2008 Members Report Posted February 5, 2008 I enjoy it as well. makes me wish I had an extra room in the house. I feel so cramped out in the car. im stuck between my table saw, my jetski, my welders and grinders and such. sometimes it sucks being a jack of all trades and master of none Quote Duke When I stand before God at the end of my life, I would hope that I would not have a single bit of talent left, and could say, "I used everything you gave me." ~Erma Bombeck
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