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Since then, he has dedicated more time and money to his home woodshop and lately, his home metal shop. Despite the fact that there's only 7' of space between the floor and the ceiling of his woodshop, Popular Woodworking magazine projects such as a Shaker tall clock and personal projects such as 9'-high columns for a renovated porch have been built here. His shop space works thanks to careful planning, a hot-water heating system and the mobility of certain key machines.

Machines, Tools and Tiles

When first entering the woodshop few people comment on the impressive 18" Laguna band saw (which barely fit down the stairs) or the new-but-already-broken-in Delta steel-bed 1642 lathe. Rather, they notice the floor. Underneath a few scattered anti-fatigue mats, hundreds of mismatched tiles cover the shop's floor in colors ranging from a pumpkin orange to a lovely pale yellow to a nauseating shade of green. Rumor has it that the home's former owner owned a tile manufacturing company and every one of those colorful tiles is a second or a reject.

On the ceiling is a network of fluorescent lights and pipes insulated in foil. Because the house is heated with hot water, there's no forced-air heating system sucking dust throughout the upstairs rooms. The foil wrapped around the pipes keeps the shop from becoming unbearably hot in the winter. The limestone and brick walls keep the shop cool in the summer. Glimpses of grass can be seen through two ground-level casement windows on the west wall.

One of the biggest space hogs in Shanesy's shop is his Delta Unisaw with its large table board, Unifence and two shop-made trestle outfeed tables, which also are the perfect height for his 10" Hitachi C10FS miter saw. (The shop is wired for both 120 volts/240V.) Behind the table saw is a doorway covered in burlap. The burlap keeps the dust from entering another basement room and the doorway allows Shanesy to rip long pieces of wood despite the small size of his shop.

Shanesy's 8" Grizzly jointer similarly is located next to another door that leads to another room in the basement. This allows Shanesy to joint long pieces of wood.

In addition to the burlap dust barrier is a trash can with a cyclone lid connected by

hose to a Jet dust collector. Shanesy simply moves the hose in order to keep dust under control in the shop.

A large plywood board hangs on the south wall. More than 100 tools, ranging from chisels and squares to spokeshaves and bits hang from pegs or slide into custom-made holders. The board contains a mismatch of newer tools and older ones, including an E. Williamson rosewood marking gauge, a Yankee screwdriver with interchangeable bits and an old drawknife with folding, adjustable handles.

On another wall, to the left of the tool board, is Shanesy's first tool cabinet, which he built in 1982 while living in California. If you look closely, you can see that the top portion has been cut off and then put back on - he had to do that to get it down the stairs.

In front of the tool board is a well-worn workbench, which belonged to Shanesy's father-in-law. You can still see where his then-kid brother-in-law went at it with a hatchet. In front of it is a large assembly bench, with a welded steel base, which Shanesy made.

More than 100 tools are stored on this tool board, which is located above Shanesy's workbench.

One of Shanesy's first woodworking projects, this tool cabinet is the major storage unit in the shop.

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