Building The Woodshop
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 30 มี.ค. 2013
- This is about how I built my wood shop. We decided to move from our previous home for a variety of reasons. I saw the move as an opportunity to gain a bigger shop for my wood working hobby. The house we found had everything we wanted, except for a shop or even a garage. It did have a non functioning indoor pool. We thought this space would make a nice wood shop. I could just build a floor over the pool and have a shop. As we got further into the inspection process, it was looking as though fixing the structure over the pool was going to be expensive. It looked like we would have to put a bunch of money into a structure that was not really a wood shop and not a functioning pool either. It made more sense to take out the pool and structure, and then build a wood shop from the ground up. We started this project by regrading our side yard to gain access to the pool in the backyard. Once we had access, we took out the pool. We half filled the hole where the pool was with compacted gravel. I realized that if we sank the shop into the ground I could have the ceiling height I had always wanted in the shop and preserve the view from the house. The design of the shop is a box with a shed roof. The roof wraps down the east side of the structure. I like to think of it as a slightly open toolbox. The entire shop is laid out on a 24 inch grid. The windows and doors fall within this grid. I had a general contractor built the shell and then I built the windows and interior. The interior walls are comprised of a 34 inch concrete stem wall at the base. Above that is a 9 foot, plywood wall. In the space above the plywood wall and below the shed roof is poly carbonate panel to form a clerestory. The tool layout in the shop is divided into 4 areas: an area near the door for material storage and prep, a central area for general wood working, and two areas near the back of the shop, one for turning and one for metal working.
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Frank, your videography is amazing! Thank you!
+Christopher Robertson thanks
I second that. Your talent is amazing
I m gonna lawyered that as well
amazing!!
The foley work when the walls were going up made me smile.
Thats not a Shop , thats a Master Piece, You're not a Carpenter or whatever, You are an Artist , from the Idea , design , details, execution, computer demos, Well Done Well Done !!
thanks!
Frank, I've came from 9 years in the future to tell you your workshop just gets better and better....and so do your videos.
The design and the style of the shop is just PREFECT!! This is the most beautiful shop I have ever seen! Good job :)
Never would have thought a time-lapsed construction video would be so mesmerizing :)
I know this has been three years... but it's the sound effects and how he pulls you into the video as if you are in it. This was a fantastic video
Loved the video, probably one of the best shop builds on TH-cam.
I hope you enjoy your time in the shop.
I love how you have a clear idea of exactly where all the tools go in the order the material is milled. That's something I would've never thought of, and I love organization.
Love the video, great extra detail on the animations.
FINALLY someone other than me that actually gives a shit about acoustics!
people around here just dont seem to understand how much nicer it is to work in a room without explosive echoing >.>
Yeah it often feels like your working and talking in a canyon or reverberates so long you can't hear every word being said.
Oh, another thin - you have a lot of raidal arm saws. Not many people use radial arm saws these days. You could cover the pros and cons of them. I'm sure your big heavy ones not as prone to really jumping into the wood.
Frank, that's amazing. I'm so happy you got to do what you wanted and got to put your own design on things. This brought a tear to my eye, as I am in awe of what you have done.
Been watching all your videos, finally went back and watched this. Wow, beautiful shop. One day I'll build myself a dream shop
Cool shop, I love the natural lighting.
Best. Shop. Ever. Seen. ... Very practical. And of course, another great video, thanks for sharing!
Now that's a shop...!
Great job.
14:26 Brilliant use of light; warm and very welcoming.
I love the old power tools, all the old green Powermatic stuff takes me back to memories of Junior High School. The school was built in 1935 and the shop looked it! But the tools were awesome, you could not destroy them, even with a room full of 12-14 year old kids banging on them all day for like 50 years.
Wish they still made em like that!! That's why i restore old machinery to like new conditions!! Preserving the American traditions both of us appreciate! Its really not hard to restore them ..just pick away at it here and there, the next thing you know you have something the neighbors and friends can't believe with their eyes!!
I am interested in seeing more about the sound dampening ceiling. I would love to modify this process for use with an air compressor cabinet, and I wonder if dust is problematic with your system. btw, I really appreciate the level of commitment you have to your videos; this film must have been in the works for a long time... and now it stands as a work of art.
This was fantastic to see, how a shop is literally built from the ground up :) Thank you for all of your great videos.
Very impressed by your videos. The time planning prepping and execution is evident and appreciate the in depth explanations on the projects, thanks for sharing.
As an architectural major student I love this video. Simple as that
you are Inspire man and super professional
Great shop and awesome design - love the perimeter windows light at the top of all the walls. Thanks for sharing!!
This is really a beautiful space inside and out. Love the way the light streams from the windows at night to light the yard and the contrast of the sky above in that night shot. Also, great job on the video production. Those shots of the drawings plus your hand with the sound effects are really great illustrations of how things work. Just enjoyed this start to finish. Thanks for making it!
You have had your shop a few years now. With hindsight, what would you have done differently? Big changes yes, but even little changes also. As many have said, your video was excellent and I thank you for it. It will influence others as it has me. Best wishes to you and your family.
I am officially jealous....What an awesome space to work in. My shop has no windows except on the north side... not so much natural light. Maybe someday I can have something half as nice! Thanks for the inspiration.
Lucky you... I have no workshop at all, I must rent an old metal garage near my block,since i havent got any space in my flat, i have only could use a small balkony for some hand working like chisel and stuff but any bigger thing I must go to this garage,without any windows, without air conditioning and Im worried all the time about my tools I left there,because its an old building and only small padlock keep my stuff safe... I wish I had my own workshop, even 5 m square would be fantastic. Maybe some day....
That was such a fun story to watch. Beautiful graphics and editing!
I just finished my workshop, but I wish I had seen your shop first. Really beautiful work.
You probably don’t want to give up the space, but a concrete ramp at the door would be awesome I would think. Great videos!! I love them
Hello Frank, this video can see it a million times, I love it! This year I will build my small workshop. I hope it is at least half good as yours! ;)
Greetings from Bulgaria
Thanks, good luck with your shop
Fun to go back and re-watch this after seeing you finally use the beams for your dining room table. Time sure flies.
Hi Frank, this is absolutely amazing. Thank you for sharing.
Frank, I think you're video is really neat.
+Dennis Lindberg *your
Thanks
Wooow it looks so awesome that must have cost a fortune!
Your house looks amazing! Great story and a great project. Thank you taking the time to share.
Your video gave me an idea for my garage. Simple, elegant, modern and can be customised - just put in a dividing wall and keep a car on one side and have the shop on the other. Great job!
Frank, you have some amazing talents and I am impressed both with your skills and film making. How do you heat your shop? I'm a bit concerned with the long sleeves from a safety standpoint. Keep up the great work!
Thank you. I just have a 40 amp electric heater. It's not keeping up today.
@@frankmakes radiant heat would have been great since you did the slab and knee wall.
Do you have trouble when it rains? Does the lower floor fill with water? It seemed from the video that rain runoff could easily flow into the workshop from the yard and driveway.
I would hope will all the adjustment from the pool they would have put a drainage system through that gravel but I didn't notice it during the time lapse.
@@jacobivey8947 I think in another video I saw recently he said that the concrete border around the shop is higher than the surrounding ground/driveway so it doesn't/hasn't flood. looks like his backyard is a slight slope and it doesn't take water much to move so I think it's fine :D.
Looks great. Love the thought that went into the tool layout and natural light design.
This is one of the best made video's I have ever seen !
Very enjoyable to watch ! Thank you, Steve R.
Have fun in your beautful shop !
30' by 43'
Really nice shop and video.I like the time you spent designing it.
2 issues in my view.
1. Needs a rest room and a refrigerator and a hot plate. Then I can move in. LOL
2. Don't know what type of wood working your doing? Subbed and Like but I need to watch more videos. What about a finishing room. While paints and stains take time to dry do you have to stop doing other woodworking?
Thanks for posting this! I'm getting ready to build a shop in my backyard to replace the small existing one, and I wanted a modern design for the shop since it will be the first section of the entire property that I will remodel. When I saw your video, your design of this shop is nearly an exact representation of the idea I had in mind. Well done, and again, thank you for sharing this!
Came across this video just a few months ago but it was an inspiration as we began to design a shop/art studio next to a modern prefab we're getting ready to build in the California desert. We opted for a series of tall, narrow windows and horizontal clerestories. On the wood side, stationary tools will sit in between the vertical windows. My workbench will be flanked by vertical windows with a clerestory above that will leave wall space behind the bench for a hand tool cabinet. On the art studio side (for my wife) windows are oriented for the best views and northern light. I worked out most of the details in SketchUp and then our architect converted that into buildable plans. Thanks for all the good ideas.
Where do you keep the beer??
That was really interesting! How about drainage? I'm imagining the shop flooding if it rains..
The door at the south is at the floor, so it can't really flood more than and 1/2". So far I have not had a problem with water getting in.
Just wait more couple years and maybe they will have flooding or alot of moisture.
You know mother nature.
Amazing, you can create a whole new world in this wonderful place...
Thoroughly impressed at the story board of this video as well as the workshop itself. I love the style! Great job, Frank!
About $97k Way more that I had planned
frank howarth no way! Holy fuck! Damn that’s extremely cheap!
frank howarth doesn't it usually turn out that way in life? I always underestimate things and/or want more than I initially start out with a plan for .
My entire body just clinched. Good gravy!
Was just wondering this. Still Nice shop and building set-up.
Most houses are smaller than that in the UK
Johnny Blacksmith true true
Houses that small only exist in slough… and other shit cities.
Socialism? The UK is the birthplace of Adam Smith and the birthplace of capitalism. Ironically, the UK has had the smallest new homes in Europe due to the fact that it was the only country in the EU which didn't have minimum-space standards for homes.
Johnny Blacksmith Yeah! fuck the weekend, bank holidays, my rights, the nhs and public services etc., privatisation is fantastic haha The sizes of houses in our country has nothing to do with socialism.
Johnny Blacksmith Without the Western Europeans America would've never been a decent country
I saw this video second, after the bowl you made, and as you were making the bowl, I was saying to myself, man that shop is organized, like really planned out (dust collection system, natural lights, storage) and now I see this! Well there you go! Great work! Thank you for sharing!
Wow.... I'm redesigning a new home and its workshop so this is so.... inspiring!!!
I've obviously had to start all over again... ha ha!! typical .... (I've done the x7 already) ...after seeing this video...
It's made me think around the timber Frame work I shall be using so much more... and the damn table saw is going to have to be right in the middle of the room .... so the router is to one side... or two! ha ha ha ha... but underground dust extraction ... ooh I love that idea!
very nice shop, but man it must have cost a fortune.
My shop is about triple the size and cost around 15.000€. Not really that expensive.
It's just a big shed, built quite cheaply, try building it from brick and steel, then it would be expensive!
I agree, comparatively speaking wood is a cheap and plentiful resource. I doubt this was by any means inexpensive with all of the paid labor but the materials involved could have easily tripled the cost if it was steel, brick and mortar. But he wasn't building a fallout shelter, was he?
Other than changing the plans, 3 times it looks like the price would be very reasonable. Everything is on 24s so very little waste and he seem to have done much of the trades work him self other than the mud and frame. He even built his own windows that saved $$$$.
From what comments and replies I read, he mentions in a few its a ballpark of $95k, third to half was the concrete and formwork alone. had he used ICF instead of removable form would have saved on the form rental and labor and gave a nice built in noise insulation below grade. But seeing I watched from start to finish i get why he stuck with bare concrete wall, yet still would have saved on time and material with ICF as it finishes off much like wood stud wall with the built in fastening strips.
What was the cost on all this? It had to be quite expensive.
Way more than I thought when we started - about $95k
LOL That's more than I just spent on an entire house. Great wood shop though. I like your vids. Your animations make things interesting.
frank howarth
Must be nice to have 95 grand to burn on a hobby.
M. Herbert Why hate for man? Rome wasn't built in one day...
frank howarth
Hi Franck thanks for sharing the total cost for your project however what was the cost for materials only ?
Thank you, that is good to hear. I always feel like what I need to work on more is my sound.
Those are great acknowledgments at the end. This is a very helpful video for designing a woodwork shop. Thank you for taking the time to recording, editing and posting.
Where is the toilet? tell me you thought of every thing but installing a toilet ? s you have to run in the house to take care of it ? OMG
+paul microns how about pissing in the bushes or whatever?
+MatteNoob Paul Mocrons - Urinal...the man needs a urinal!
+Paul Microns For real, that's what back yards are for!
depend on the local ordinance,but out house is a start
Paul Microns Run? Sounds like it sneaks up and surprises you. How many times a day do you need to 'take care of it'?
If only we all had millions of dollars from our wife’s father to build a dream shop and play make believe woodworker
Would your wife's boyfriend be willing to chip in?
Wow what a shop !!! This is what I love about youtube, so many talented people out there sharing their hobbies weather it be wood working, arts and crafts, film work, with us the viewer... Love your work Frank, your videos are just a real pleasure to watch and I find them well presented and relaxing....
Hey Frank, what a wonderful workshop. Love the poly window strip to let in the light. Natural light is the only way to go in workshops, especially woodworking.
how ironic.. you searched for a "quiet neighborhood" and then became the world's loudest most annoying neighbor. your little burlap panels are hilarious. I was shocked when you didn't sound proof the shop and had those paper thin poly windows. neighbor from hell.
Got myself some neighbors who work outside their garage, do not hear them unless my windows are open, they live across the road and my bedroom is in the back of the house. Heck the railway runs next to their house and II often do not hear it unless its hauling oil and coal supplies, or my window is open.
Sounds simply like your house is well insulated. I'm guessing it was built with awareness of the railway.
Cassette, not sure how well insulate you mean? My closet gets cold in the winter and so it leaks into the bedroom if not for a draft sock at the door, this house was never remodeled since it was built and if it was it was not redone to modern day specs. Heck the floor I live on has no insulation in the floor and the basement is so uninsulated and drafty even it gets cold down there, knock on wood my plumbing has yet to burst and flood my stored items down there sitting in the cold in winter. Its the fact my bedroom is so far from the road I hardly hear the neighbors unless I have the closet door open and window in the closet also open when its nicer temps that i can then hear my neighbors making noise, I still hear the train rumble by let alone feel it shake the neighborhood when its running coal/oil supplies.
Not sure when the place was actually built or the still current previous reincarnation of the interior is a remodel since it was built, but yeah its at least 40 years old, older than I am from what I could tell from the basement wall originally build of stone masonry wall with a brick skirt that the house structure sits on. If I was able to buy this place from the previous landlord I would of had it inspected and shadow them as they explain this and that and decided from there how much it would cost to rebuilt versus the market value if I was to rebuilt from the ground up compared to how much I originally paid for it and the property around it.
Her gravely voice is disturbing.
Probably suffering from a cold
It's a very common female trait when you start hearing it. Usually pitched a bit higher tho and often towards the end of sentences. Shallow breathing while talking.
Frank, I love how you know how to tell a story. Good job.
Wonderful place !!! I'm gonna have a look at your second video right now, can't wait !
Thanks for sharing your joy of having a dream made reality
I have watched this like 10 times in thinking of ideas for my shop. Thanks very much for your time and effort sharing with us.
Great job Frank, and thanks for sharing!
I still go back and watch this video. Very inspirational work space.
Well done Frank congratulations! Beautiful workspace great project 👍 👍 👍.
You are absolutely the freaking man! I've never watched a video on TH-cam about someone building a structure and it be so informative and entertaining at the same dam time!!!
Hi Frank, I really enjoy all your videos a great deal. You are calm and unassuming while being very bright and thoughtful. I so appreciate seeing and hearing how you think things through and solve problems... It's very impressive and captivating to watch. As an engr who loves thinking, I can't stop watching. 😃
Great looking shop and I found your presentation of the thought process that went into it fascinating.
Oh man tat was so fun to watch! I love how you treated the drawings like miniature models, moving your hand in and out of the space. Fantastic! I can't wait to see the tour video.
This is the 2nd video of yours I have seen and I love it. I am so inspired by your work and your creative genius! Thank you for sharing all the details. Your shop is a dream shop.
Fantastic. I love how you get that "lantern" lighting effect at night with the polycarbonate. Well done!
I'm not sure if I could love this video any more! What a great thing, and a great finished workshop too!!
Excellent presentation of an amazing shop! Congrats!
Frank, congrats! Great place, great ideas, great accomplishment. I have to say it, you are now my source of inspiration: it's been a while since I was trying to imagine "something". This "something" is now clear :) Thanks a lot!
Nice Shop!!!! Frank I'm in the midst of finalizing my dad's and my shop. Like you it's about 65% set up watching your video makes me remember all the trials and tribulations of building our. It was all worth it to see my Dad's smile when he got to rip the first board in his shop
So glad that found this video again. Its a piece of art as so is its content.
We had a steel frame of 1" square tubing made and the door was made around that. the track is just geriatric track. I toggle clamp the door to the shop to lock it and seal it. There are some small holes at the top but for the most part I have filled them. The bottom is the only gap. I need to get a long door brush, for now I keep a 2x4 there to stop the draft in the winter. I have not had any trouble with critters getting in.
This shop is absolutely amazing, i mean, i don't know what else to say, just wow. so much hard work and dedication went into this project and i couldn't be more happier with the results. it just goes to show you how far a little hard work and dedication get you! congrats on the new shop!
Love this shop!! I would build things in here all the time!
That's a dream shop. I love the light story and the simple layout.
that is a beautiful shop! I've always wanted to start wood working. I'd love to learn how to use a lathe, and do carvings. By next summer I have to get our garage rearranged with a couple tools to start, thanks for the motivation!
Great video! Your arduous work in both building and documenting everything is awesome.
You have such a brilliant workshop. I've been planning and rebuilding an old garage in my back garden since the summer to a similar sloped roof design but along the length of it as it's much smaller (24' x 12'). Your building has really inspired me to get it done and shown that the styling really works. I'm using dark grey wood cladding with simple windows too.
You are really good at making videos Frank.
And whatever you decide to show, I'll watch.
Thanks a bunch.
Thank you for sharing both your chair and the building of your shop. I look forward to hearing about the details of the shop and the types of things you plan build in your shop
Best video I've seen so far as I prepare to build a shop of my own. Thanks Frank
I am so impressed not only about your shop, but all of your skills! Videography, narrative, animation, woodworking, planning, vision, etc! Wow!
Thanks Frank for some ideas for a country shack love the exterior especially the polycarbonate
Great job on the video, I enjoyed the animations of the blue prints especially. Beautiful shop, too, I got some ideas for when ever I get to build my own!
What draws me to your videos is how well articulated the narration is and how well illustrated they are as well. Everything is explained with such ease and clarity. The energy of your words layed gently so everything is absorbed without effort. You come across as a very generous person. You put a lot of effort (it seems) into your videos. Great work.
Love the videos Frank. I hope to build a shop of my own someday with a fraction of this caliber. Well done, keep up the good work.
A wonderful job! thanks for sharing
I’ll never be able to afford a shop like that but if I could I’d do it just like yours! Thank you for sharing the process!
That's f'n beautiful man. Very functional. Love the animation.
Frank beautiful work both The Shop and the Video, Very detailed, On point and inspiring, can't wait for the Tour
A really enjoyable tour of the project as it was built. thank you.
We did have a structural engineer on board. The polycarbonate does not go all the way to the short long wall. There is 6 feet of wall on the north and south that provide shear. There are big anchor bolts holding the wall to the concrete stem wall in that area and along the short long side. I remember the building inspector was very keen on those being in the right places.