My dream woodworking workshop and hand tool woodworking school is finally finished! You can learn more about the school by clicking here. Here’s the interior’s west side before:
And here’s the after:
Here’s the before shot looking at the east end of the building:
And here’s the after shot:
Here is the before shot of the workshop’s exterior:
And here is the after shot of the exterior:
If you missed all the renovation progress videos you can see them here. Here are some more detail photos of the finished workshop school for your enjoyment:
I love the look of my workshop with two-feet of gorgeous snow. I’m especially pleased with how my sign turned out. I built a mortise & tenon frame, and inserted a metal sign that I painted, as the panel:
Here are my two oldest boys enjoying the snow:
Here’s the workshop in film studio mode! Will Myers and I filmed a DVD on building the famous Hancock Shaker Candle Stand (see more about this upcoming DVD here):
Will is no Prima donna on the set…he helped keep the workshop warm:
QUICK LINKS TO ALL PARTS:
- My Dream Woodworking Workshop (part 1)
- My Dream Woodworking Workshop (part 2)
- My Dream Woodworking Workshop (part 3)
- My Dream Woodworking Workshop (part 4)
- My Dream Woodworking Workshop (part 5)
- My Dream Woodworking Workshop – All Finished! (part 6)
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Great to follow your work. Keep up the good work and God bless.
Thank you, and God bless you too.
Wishing you best in success!
Enjoyed watching your progress, hope to take one of your week long courses.
Hope to see you in a class John!
Congratulations, Joshua. I am excited for you and look forward to seeing and hearing about the workshops and all that will be happening in your wonderful workshop.
I appreciate it William.
That’s a very nice space, Joshua. And Earlysville is a good spot, too!
Thanks John…and you’re right, Earlysville is great.
Joshua – Congratulations on finishing your shop. It is truly awesome and you are clearly, as you should be, thrilled!
Thanks Neal! You’re right, thrilled (and relieved) is a good word to use.
Wow! It turned out beautiful. Very bright and inviting. Congratulations and hope for all the best with your shop and school. I may have to venture south one day and see it for myself.
Glad you like it! You absolutely should venture south. Where are you located?
Mid Vancouver Island, British Columbia ,Canada. Not exactly a seething hotbed of hand tool, and hand tool woodworking enthusiasts but the trees can get over 200ft tall at times and I never have trouble finding good used tools. Which is a good thing cause homesteading doesn’t pay very well. It’s a lifestyle choice not a career choice. Something i have noticed a lot is how most guys who seem to take an interest in the simple pleasures of working wood… Read more »
Homesteading is indeed a happy lifestyle!
Congratulations on your workshop,looks good.good looking sons too. Just don’t spend too much time in the shop, enjoy your kids. They grow up very quick-don’ ak me how I know! I just watched your vid about squaring and setting up the wood and noticed a vintage try square, I got to ask you is it a Harrison Specialty square? The reason is my late father(GBHS) left me his woodworking tools about 45 years ago and I ‘ve been slowly cleaning… Read more »
Thanks Ahmet! I indeed love spending time with my kids, and it’s the most important thing to do. I can’t remember the brand of the try square I used…most don’t have makers marks. Very nice getting family tools…I’m jealous!
I have an unfinished garage that I am turning into a workshop. I’m looking on the Internet for alternatives to drywall. I came across your website and found your beautiful workshop. What did you use on your walls?
Instead of taping, mudding, & sanding the drywall I made battons using pine boards from the hardware store. I used a nail gun to nail them into the studs. Hope this helps!
The workshop looks really amazing, tidy and packed with tools and machinery, all the necessities. I could only image what you felt like after completing your dream shop. Good luck with all your future projects.
Thanks Timmy! Yes, it felt great to complete my workshop!
I’m sorry but it’s been almost a year since I’ve been on here. Joshua, great job on the renovation! If I ever get the money I would love to take a class or two. I was building a quick throw together bed frame for my son and had to use my plane. I forgot the joy it brings me to use hand tools. I can’t wait to start on my shop in a year or two. So I guess I’ll… Read more »
Hey Texas John, I’m glad you’ve enjoyed seeing my workshop, and I’d love to have you come take a class!
Congratulations,your workshop looks really great.I have a smaller one, but i still manage to build a mini foosball table for the kids.
Thanks Victor! Glad to hear that you built a mini foosball table…I love that game!
Hey Joshua,
Nice job! I know the great feeling from putting a shop together from the ground up- and everything in between. Mario
Thanks Mario! It was a lot of work, but I finished quite a long time ago now, so all the painful memories are in the past!