Members Spyros Posted October 17, 2020 Members Report Posted October 17, 2020 4-5 years ago I built this shed in the back yard Until today the shed has been 100% for woodworking. But that had to change because my leather working kit has grown and it needs a proper home, I had to share the space. As you enter the right hand side is still woodworking, but it is now only a much reduced kit. Because leather working obviously doesn't mix well with saw dust, I can still use the space for drilling/gluing/assembly etc, but anything to do with cutting or sanding will have to be done outside on sawhorses. I'm fine with that, all my tools are portable anyway. The other side is now all about leatherworking Quote
Members Spyros Posted October 17, 2020 Author Members Report Posted October 17, 2020 These are the basic essentials. I'm a big fan of magnets The main surface is 12mm HDPE screwed on the bench. I haven't tried HDPE before, see how it goes. The floor is all epoxy so if anything spills it's easy to clean up I made the chair myself, it turns into a ladder if I want to reach something up top The main drawer is just for off cuts, cloths, towels etc To the left is my Flintstones tablet holder. I made it as a joke because the tablet is over 10 years old, but it's so practical that I've never stopped using it Quote
Members Spyros Posted October 17, 2020 Author Members Report Posted October 17, 2020 (edited) The box is where I keep my most used items, KS blades, maul, box cutter etc The other containers up top are mainly for sandpaper and canvas To the right is a rotary tool for polishing, electric creasing tool, brushes for glue, bulldog clips, press Boba Fett in the corner needs to get airbrushed at some point the tambour box is just for random other stuff And the drawers on the left are mostly hardware. Amazing how quickly hardware builds up Aaaand that's it pretty much I haven't actually done any leatherworking in here yet, I just finished it today. I hope it works well Edited October 17, 2020 by Spyros Quote
Members HaloJones Posted October 17, 2020 Members Report Posted October 17, 2020 Now that is a nice area Quote
Members Retswerb Posted October 17, 2020 Members Report Posted October 17, 2020 Must... not... reveal... my... jealousy... Seriously though, this looks like an awesome space and it looks like you’ve thought through it well. Only thing I’m surprised not to see is some sort of stone surface, but you know your own needs best. Quote
Members Spyros Posted October 17, 2020 Author Members Report Posted October 17, 2020 Thanks guys 20 minutes ago, Retswerb said: Must... not... reveal... my... jealousy... Seriously though, this looks like an awesome space and it looks like you’ve thought through it well. Only thing I’m surprised not to see is some sort of stone surface, but you know your own needs best. No, you're absolutely right, it's just that I haven't found a good one yet. We're still in lockdown over here so I can't visit the usual places to check out their offcuts. Quote
Members billybopp Posted October 17, 2020 Members Report Posted October 17, 2020 Yup! That is a really nice workspace, but it's far too neat and clean! I suspect you cleaned it up to show us. - Bill Quote
Members Spyros Posted October 17, 2020 Author Members Report Posted October 17, 2020 (edited) 22 minutes ago, billybopp said: Yup! That is a really nice workspace, but it's far too neat and clean! I suspect you cleaned it up to show us. - Bill Yeah I just painted it, and yep it was a photo opp There was caked sawdust everywhere... the only way to clean was to take everything outside (incl the benches) which was a massive job, and I figured if I'm gonna do all that I may as well give it a coat of paint. Edited October 17, 2020 by Spyros Quote
Members ehvhram Posted October 17, 2020 Members Report Posted October 17, 2020 looks great , nice job! Quote
Members battlemunky Posted October 17, 2020 Members Report Posted October 17, 2020 Good looking shop! Check out monument suppliers, I got a 24"x12"x4" finished but unpolished headstone for $20 just because it had an errant dark gray streak in it breaking up the uniformity. Quote
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