In part three of the above video tour Don Williams takes us into the hand tool woodworking room where he builds furniture and works on other projects.

Amazing Off-Grid Timber Frame Barn Workshop

This is where Don Stores his handplanes:

Amazing Off-Grid Timber Frame Barn Workshop

Amazing Off-Grid Timber Frame Barn Workshop

Don proudly admits that the interior of his workshop is more functional than scenic. Here are some of Don’s favorite handplanes, which he found for around $10 at a tool auction.

Amazing Off-Grid Timber Frame Barn Workshop

This is his most well-lit workbench where Don does fine-detail work as he overlooks the beautiful Virginia mountains:

Amazing Off-Grid Timber Frame Barn Workshop

Here are his Japanese saws:

Amazing Off-Grid Timber Frame Barn Workshop

Don conveniently hangs his spoke shaves and other tools from the ceiling rafters of the timber frame barn:

Amazing Off-Grid Timber Frame Barn Workshop

Don hangs his bench planes next to his planing workbench for quick access:

Amazing Off-Grid Timber Frame Barn Workshop

Don pulled some of the books he wrote off the shelf to show me: Andre Roubo’s historical books, “To Make as Perfectly as Possible : Roubo on Marquetry” (see it here) and “With All the Precision Possible: Roubo on Furniture” (see it here).

Amazing Off-Grid Timber Frame Barn Workshop

Amazing Off-Grid Timber Frame Barn Workshop

Here is the free workbench that Don resurrected and stabilized:

Amazing Off-Grid Timber Frame Barn Workshop

Amazing Off-Grid Timber Frame Barn Workshop

If you missed the previous parts of the tour of Don Williams’ Barn Workshop, click here to go there.

Amazing Off-Grid Timber Frame Barn Workshop

This workshop tour consists of four parts: