BillyJack Posted July 26, 2023 Report Share Posted July 26, 2023 I stopped making cabinet in around 2009 when I went into furniture. Now I w@nt to cut my grand daughters storage cabinet and will gave to move so much just to clear 65” on the left side just to crosscut. Wher some woodworkers want more, I just want less.. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coop Posted July 27, 2023 Report Share Posted July 27, 2023 AND ….. Clean it up, simple as that! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillyJack Posted July 27, 2023 Author Report Share Posted July 27, 2023 On 7/26/2023 at 11:17 PM, Coop said: AND ….. Clean it up, simple as that! It’s all the lumber. Wish it was that simple.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillyJack Posted July 27, 2023 Author Report Share Posted July 27, 2023 It's been cleaned up , but still consumes a lot space. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillyJack Posted July 27, 2023 Author Report Share Posted July 27, 2023 I think I have 100ft of oak bar rail. Thar stuff sells on Marketplace for $14 ft. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Tom King Posted July 27, 2023 Popular Post Report Share Posted July 27, 2023 I know the feeling. For the past month or so, I start my day by spending a little bit of time organizing something, fixing something, and throwing something away, doing all three steps before going on to doing some job around here that needs to be done. It's just now starting to show results. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillyJack Posted July 28, 2023 Author Report Share Posted July 28, 2023 Not really organizing that’s my problem, it’s all the lumber.My projects haven’t been big and spring projects use more plywood, etc. The reason I don’t invest anymore in the shop.Nothing is needed. Ive considered getting rid of the combo sander and getting an oscillating sander. Only thing I’ve considered.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillyJack Posted July 28, 2023 Author Report Share Posted July 28, 2023 Ain't gonna happen. I'd have to move the lathe to cross cut full sheets. This I'd what happens when you stop making cabinets. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillyJack Posted August 2, 2023 Author Report Share Posted August 2, 2023 I’m going to have to really look at my shop. Where I see woodworkers wanting more and more, I find that will get you in trouble at some point. I’ve got to find a way to keep my stationary tools clean and stop moving do stuff from one tool to the next. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillyJack Posted August 2, 2023 Author Report Share Posted August 2, 2023 Gotta figure out how to better use this space. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wtnhighlander Posted August 3, 2023 Report Share Posted August 3, 2023 I'm with you on the 'more needs to be less' concept. In a small space like mine, have a tool or jig specific to every little situation just isn't sustainable. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillyJack Posted August 20, 2023 Author Report Share Posted August 20, 2023 I gotta figure out what to do with that clamp space. I’ve been compressing hand tools, etc over the last couple years , but I don’t know how much more I can compress. I’d like to hang my miter jigs on the clamp wall. Only space I have.. Depressing…. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gee-dub Posted August 20, 2023 Report Share Posted August 20, 2023 On 8/2/2023 at 5:09 PM, wtnhighlander said: I'm with you on the 'more needs to be less' concept. In a small space like mine, have a tool or jig specific to every little situation just isn't sustainable. This is how I end up with version two’s of some jigs. I have a few one-trick-ponies but for the most part I try to make things serve multiple purposes. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillyJack Posted August 20, 2023 Author Report Share Posted August 20, 2023 Only jigs I try and save are for the poker tables. Etc. Even when I made drawer jigs 15 years ago, after time they weren’t accurate anymore. If I kept every temporary jig I ever made, I’d need a 18 wheeler to store them.. Tools and lumber yes… everything else is in question.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
martym Posted August 21, 2023 Report Share Posted August 21, 2023 My advice is PURGE! Being a bit of a hoarder myself I know this is very very hard to do. I recently moved into a new shop, having to move everything 500 miles made choosing what was worth keeping a bit easier. I still had to approach it in waves, each weekend chipping away at it. The sheer amount of work involved in just getting rid of the stuff I didn't want to move really got me thinking. I'm happy didn't leave the mess for my kids to deal with when I no longer can. The value you mentioned on the bar trim for example. It may retail for that you may even be able to find a buyer to take it off your hands. But if you don't see yourself using it anytime soon its a liability. If you leave it for someone else to deal with the odds are it will end up in a dumpster. What is your time worth? Whats your shop space worth? Me? I'm retired my time is mine and my shop space is priceless! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Von Posted August 21, 2023 Report Share Posted August 21, 2023 Seconded on the purging. If you had to pay to store something, would you keep it? Obviously you don't have to pay cash to store stuff in your shop, but you pay in other ways. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillyJack Posted August 28, 2023 Author Report Share Posted August 28, 2023 Daughter came over to work on her end tables for her bedroom suite. I call today to get a second trash can then I can really get into cleaning. Called this morning. Trash can is $52 per year, but it will get used for the shop.It will be nice to have a dedicated trash can for DC waste and scraps. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillyJack Posted August 29, 2023 Author Report Share Posted August 29, 2023 Root of my problem... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wtnhighlander Posted August 29, 2023 Report Share Posted August 29, 2023 If you were a bit closer, I'd be happy to offer some relief from that particular problem! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillyJack Posted August 30, 2023 Author Report Share Posted August 30, 2023 The problem isn’t the lumber, it’s wanting to build kitchen cabinets again. I was surprised when I went to price maple, etc that walnut was $9 bd ft and Sapele was only $6 bd ft.. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post BillyJack Posted September 20, 2023 Author Popular Post Report Share Posted September 20, 2023 I’m up to 3-96 gallon trash cans full of scraps, etc.This is the third week I’ve dumped. Back to the shop… 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldman_pottering Posted October 19, 2023 Report Share Posted October 19, 2023 On 7/27/2023 at 10:24 PM, Tom King said: I know the feeling. For the past month or so, I start my day by spending a little bit of time organizing something, fixing something, and throwing something away, doing all three steps before going on to doing some job around here that needs to be done. It's just now starting to show results. this is exactly what I need to do........................................I am my own worst enemy 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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