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lets start a "pics of the our workshop" thread.

WOW, What a response guys, many many thanks everyone!

Thanks Billy, yeah, a good TS is a great thing to have!

Marc, i'm crazy enough to want to laminate it myself! Time is irrelevant for this project, i will use this project as a mean to learn more about woodworking, it will be done in many steps, one at a time! Thanks

Thanks Nathan for the link!

Thanks for your great input as usual Todd, the lighting in the shop is fine by me but it must be the flash from the camera that makes it appear darker than it really is. I think i'll try to build a 6' long bench with a corner vise like yours and shelves or drawers underneat to store my current builds/projects, my actual bench has 8' of length X 2' wide and the length is making it hard to roll all the power tools around Nice bench you got sir BTW! Might bug ya a bit when i commit to that project my friend!

Thanks Arnt, my Alien decided to stay at Hesh's place, supposedly, it was NEATER there!

Alan, yes, i returned it because of 2 screws that broke into their threads, one on the blade guide assembly and the other on the shaft.

Thanks Michael, i already thought of that, as i said, it will be a long time project thing, made primarily with scrounged maple and other hardwoods, i'll be keeping my actual bench untill the new one is completed in say maybe 2 years from now!

JJ, Again, one nice bench, i love it's neatness and space but mine should be a bit smaller than yours by about 2 feet, thanks for showing yours again, i might bug ya with some questions when the time comes!

Thanks Wade, watch for old futon bases or anything that has some latter pattern, it does simplify the visuals!

Thanks Hesh, nice benches again too, i could easily build me some like yours but complicating things seems to be a good part of my nature, you are too neat, i don't even see a dang scratch on them benches, even after what, 2-3 months?

Thanks Dave! Yeah, me too, i'd love to have a couple more feet available.

Thanks all!

Shops looking great, Serge!! You're gonna like that table saw, I'm sure. I'm going to rearrange my shop, too. I built furniture for many years, and it is not set up well for lutherie.

Ron

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Ron Wisdom

Somewhere in the middle of Arkansas......

Great looking bench, JJ!

[QUOTE=JJ Donohue]I was inspired by benches built by Arnt and Todd and they offered some great advice. They are truly some of the experts on such a project.
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I am truly honored, but the truth is your bench looks ten times nicer than mine! I am no expert, believe me, but I am happy if I did offer some advice that was useful to you.

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Rian Gitar og Mandolin

[QUOTE=old man] Shops looking great, Serge!! You're gonna like that table saw, I'm sure. I'm going to rearrange my shop, too. I built furniture for many years, and it is not set up well for lutherie.

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Thanks Ron, what do you mean, not set up well for lutherie, what i saw from your shop looked fine to my novice eye???

[QUOTE=ToddStock] That sliding table on the BT3100 should open up a whole range of options for jigs - we're expecting one a week, Serge...

But seriously, the Ryobi is a great saw and (oddly enough) is one of the saws I see in architectural modeling shops as a replacement for the long-out-of-production Inca Minor and Major models (AKA 150/159 & 250/259). Modelers need both precision and accuracy, and apparently the 3100 delivers.
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I'll try to deliver THE JIGS coach !

I'm by no means an expert on tablesaws but i can tell you that i fell in love with it the minute i laid eyes on her!

Love the components that both slide very easily, gonna have fun with the router table one too, very light construction, one person can lift and move the saw without hurting their back and the components are made with really strong material, and at a very decent price too! Oh and in the DVD, they specify that the saw is built to collect 75% of it's dust at the source, which might be true because there was not even dust on the table itself after a few cuts with it.

Serge,

The shop is lookin' good, buddy! I'd say you and your shop are evolving at a record pace!

JJ, that is one gorgeous piece of work. I'd be afraid to use it, it's so beautiful.

Hesh, I wish we could see just one pic of your shop where it's trashed like it ought to be. Then we'd know you really do build guitars in there.

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Thanks Pat, i see that you have a good memory my friend! Done so many changes in that little shop over the last 2 years, i have to look at pics sometimes to remember how it used to look!

Cheers

Serge

Pat...that pic was taken 9 months ago. It has character now...dings and scratches. I'll need to sand and re-finish in another year.

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JJ
Napa, CA
http://www.DonohueGuitars.com

Thinkin' of it, i might just build a top slab and be done with it!