Dude, this was so incredibly helpful! I especially appreciate that I'm looking at a real shop and not an influencer product commercial. Your solutions are elegant and approachable; in fact most of it looks totally doable without having to go out and spend ten grand on shop tools, non-existent baltic birch, or having to hand plane a maple, butcher block counter top for offcut storage or some bs.. . Thanks man. Seriously. Thanks! Subscribed.
I've been watching woodworking videos on TH-cam for 8 years now. All of those other channels should watch this video , including the big ones . This was the best on organizing a small shop. Thanks for being on TH-cam. Much success !
Agreed!! I have a little shed-shop, about 10 by 16, with a half loft, and this just gave me so many great ideas I watched it multiple times just so I didn't miss anything!!! Haha.
Only in America is a two car sized shop referred to as "small" 😄 lovely shop though! Thanks for the tour, I'll head back to my tiny 13m2 (140square feet?) shop hehe
Thanks! It’s all relative 😀 the main thing, though is I stick to a rule of trying to organize everything as compact as possible so all the same things can be done for a 13m2 to a 2 car 😀
I e actually in this shop as I bought his old jointer…I can say he has made every inch work for hm in a crazy clever way..great channel!..keep up the great work!!..
This is one of the things that gets me with most workshop tours is that the presenters go "Look at my tools and this is where I store this tool, this is my work bench". But where is everything else stored like paint cans, timber, pvc plumbing, mowers, chainsaws etc? The actual wood working tools don't take up that much space, its all the other crap that goes along with it LOL. So good to see some actual storage tips here. I like the thoughts behind what to do with the corners, using large storage tubs for general items (I've come to that conclusion as well for plumbing & electrical stuff). I think it all just comes down to having a dedicated area for jobs and having those items you use for that task within easy reach. And using your vertical space as well. The other thing I thought was clever was building light holders off the cabinets instead of suspending them from the ceiling.
Small 2 car garage? Sir, for the majority of the UK, that space would be advertised as a indoor stadium. Jokes aside, great video. My shed is less than half a garage sized for comparison and I'm trying to maximise storage with modular power tool trolleys that roll out, but that means I can only work when the weather is nice, as I've got to roll everything out before I can walk in. A shelter is in the works, but for now, I make it work and I'm going to be using some tips from you, so thanks!
Haha true maksqwe1! I more think how my space is smaller than all the big woodworking TH-camrs with their big warehouse shops! Wow that trolly idea sounds very cool! Have you seen some of the mobile tortion box tables where the legs fit inside? Could I vision a trolly where once you roll it out a full work table folds down, lots of possibilities!
Thank you for your showing all your secrets. I also stole my husbands 20x30 garage for my shop. It was really nice to see another shop that is realistic and has the same tools and storage issues as mine. So many other videos show shops that are unattainable for the “regular” person. I’m in the process of reconfiguring and am going to steal some of your tips. Thanks again.
I love this shop! I am an artist, easy furniture maker/wood worker and love things organized. I keep my house pretty darn clean and organized and it drives me crazy when the garage doesn't stay that way. I do not want to have to clean the garage before I start a project. So thank you for the video. I am going to utilize much of this. Great job!
Another good use for an awkward corner is as a parking lot for tools on wheels. All the things you don't use every day but don't have room to leave out in the working area. My jointer and thickness planer live there.
At last! A wood workshop that has not just ignored all that stuff that “goes out in the garage” in every household. E.g. bikes, inflatable kayaks etc. they are usually missing from shop tours. So that usually means [A] the tour has carefully hidden all that junk or [B] there’s another storage area that’s not mentioned Thank you for showing us how you deal with that problem we all have but is rarely mentioned in shop tours.
I’m actually using a new one now, that one from Harbor freight kept blowing out, the capacitor inside kept popping on my 15 amp dust collector went through about four of those before I switch to an Amazon one and that one’s been working for months now
One thing that can be done in small to medium shops (hard to honestly call yours small) is to make the top surface of all of the benches and tools the same height. I used my table saw as the standard and made all of the benches, thickness planer bed, jointer bed, assembly table top, small bench tools bench all match the level of the table saw. That allows me to run an extra long piece over the top of the other surface and keep it flat on the table saw. That also makes everything a potential infeed/outfeed table.
That's a good recommendation David. Per your other post my shop is 22x24ft. My other small shop videos articulate that whether you're in a 2 car garage or a 10x10 shed, my organization style is that of a very small space, looking to get as much in a space as effectively as possible, modular and multifunctional. This was a spur of the moment video I threw together to answer some questions from another video, so forgot that "speal". Thanks again for the tip!
Great Ideas. I'm a woman and I love working with wood. I've watched plenty of videos to organize my stuff. Not that I have much, however it's good to know how, or to see things through someone else's eyes. Thank You for this thorough video. Stopped in to check your ideas and decided to subscribe.
As someone else commented in this vid,yours is at the top from the get go. Saw some areas where I can improve. Also I’ve decided to repurpose my 10x10 shed like yours leaving my 24 x24 garage to organize. Best video of 2023.
Justin you are my favorite hero. I just wannabe like you. You wouldn’t believe my garage. It is just the opposite of yours. Keep up the good work…very inspiring! ❤Ajusssi
I’m going to add to the chorus of people saying “SMALL?! Surely, sir, you are joking!” 😂! That joke having been made, what a great series of tips! My combined wood shop and sewing room is an 11x11 foot room in my apartment, AND I’m naturally messy and disorganized, so a lot of these ideas with a few modifications will be very helpful! Cheers!
I'm starting on building out a woodshop and this video was great inspiration. Thanks very much for making it, looking forward to seeing more of your work!
Thanks for the layout idea. I too have the 2 car garage but mine is a single door / no divider. For some reason, yours looks a lot bigger than mine but I may have more things that take up floor space too. I will do a video on mine soon so you and others can see the mess. You have given me a few ideas and I thank you for that. I will try the E shape you have and see if that works.
Great video Sir!! I love the honesty with the river table. The “shelve and put to the side” comment had me cracking up! We have all been guilty of that. I saw the JUMBO harbor freight clamps you have. I am of the same mindset. When I have a LOT of clamps I use for every project I use harbor freight for the affordability mindset. But for the one off’s I find the cheapest I can haha. Thanks for the great video. Just found your channel and will be giving your other videos a watch next!
So glad I found your channel! No bs, VERY efficient shop, I’ve been a carpenter for 40!years but am new to setting up shop and you have TONS of good info! You’ll do great! Where are you located?
very helpful, thank you! i actually don't mind the look of the bike tires in the video, gives the space more of a sports store vibe and looks different from all the other woodworking youtubers. enjoyed your war stories about the bike pulleys and winches, nice to hear how other folks 'try, try again'
Looks like you've made it to 1k subscribers... and then some. Found your channel yesterday. I enjoy your content. This video is helpful. Although... I have a large shop. And it's not a garage. It's an addition someone made to the house years ago... for a woodshop. Fell in love with this house the first day I stepped foot in it. We entered through the shop and this was my dream home... before I made it out of the shop. I've been blessed to have all kinds of space after moving from a small undersized one car garage with low ceilings. I really don't maximize my space. We've only lived here for four years and I've grown quite a bit in that time. Adding things here and there where it fits has made my shop not as useful as it could be. I did recently change the layout and it's so much better. But I have so much wasted space. Some of these ideas are great to help me maximize the space I have so that it doesn't feel so cluttered. Thanks for sharing.
Thanks! Yea vertical usage is big time key! I will be putting out a video in the next week where I’m making above garage door storage solutions, big area people don’t utilize!
Well, as I said, in the video that assembly table is not my creation, it’s from kings, fine woodworking, in the description of this video I put a link to his videos, and you can see a whole series on how to build that one
Nicely done! Thanks for the ideas. Sadly, my two car garage has neither the width nor the height to incorporate some of your ideas but I see a few ideas i can use. Thanks
Lol hey it’s all relative 😂 every time I buy a new machine now I have to destroy a section of the shop to remake it so it will fit. It’s not a warehouse but no it’s not a shed
Do you have a video for how you built the tabletop tool caddy that holds your pliers and smaller sanding supplies? That is EXACTLY the solution I have been looking for - everything is visible, easy to retrieve in an instant, and still organized. It looks like you have dado cuts every couple of inches for removable dividers im assuming? I don't have a ton of experience building things quite yet and I might try to reverse engineer it from what I could see but a detailed video with dimensions would make it much easier for me! Thanks. Awesome shop btw, your shop is what I hope to have many years down the road! I try to remember, slow and steady - no shop is built in a week!
Thanks Lena! I’m going to do a video on one sometime next week, I’m going to remake that entire corner of the shop and when I do, I’m going to make a larger version of what I have up now, so I’ll do it very detailed with dimensions and then people can make it as long as short as they want ! But yes, it is made with dados and I use thin, cheap underlayment pieces as the dividers
RE: tight corners -In a really tight space where you have to build into the corner AND make it useable, do what it looks like he did and add a rolling unit just around the corner. Make it something you can easily pull out to give yourself space and inclination to move it and put it back.
Subscribed and looking forward to your next videos! Very helpful video with clear explanations of the reasons and logic behind your layout and great inspiration for others trying to figure out how to maximize the space they have.
!!!!! Wow Now were talkin tools every were is over thks for great Ideas to Share with us makes the Shop more easier to get around and of Course not spend Half Hr lookin were ya Left that !!!!! Tool cause ya Had it 5 mins ago Your shop is small so ya have that Mine is 40 by 40 and 12 ft Ceilings and still got no room cause cant find room so this winter that's it makin room with these Ideas of Yours Look Out cause got Wall Space just Hav to use it so any way thks for sharin ya got My Vote I'm up for more Ideas to make My Shop easier to Understand and Enjoy what I Know Can find cause this Cleat Idea Is !!!! Great keep them comin From Canada SK we on Board Later
Sure thing I already made it 😁 shows you how to make it several different ways Small Tool Organizers - Learn To Make Dado Boxes - Small Wood Shop Series th-cam.com/video/8JtPZx_yYIw/w-d-xo.html
The biggest hurdle to overcome in setting up a 2 car garage shop is to get the cars out of there permanently and therefore transform the space from "garage" to "shop" space. If your wife insists her car be in the garage, then everything you do in the shop is going to have to be done in such a way that it can be set up for use and then rolled to the side of the shop after use. After that, you are 1000% correct, the yard equipment needs its own space. The bottom line is you have to get as much "stuff" as possible that is non shop related out of your shop space. The key to getting the stuff out of the garage is to not be a pack rat to begin with. People with garages tend to throw their crap in the garage, so you have to have the right mentality of not retaining non-useful items "just in case." Have a garage sale, spring clean and organize the house. Once the house is good, then you can tackle the garage and see what issues you have left. The last thing you want happening is your family throwing crap in your work space.
Well said and 100000% correct. My garage is not a garage. It’s a wood shop and when my kids come in and leave their shoes on the ground, it’s a problem because it’s my workspace! I believe that for most casters are the key for everything being able to put everything to the side, when not in use, and then pull it out and set up your workflow for when you can get that car out of there and get to work! I’ve been really lucky and that I was able to make this so that I could get the cars in here in an emergency, but it’s definitely not a park the car in here every day type of thing!
Great ideas for a small shop. Just starting my shop again and looking to maximize my space. Looking forward to your content especially your cnc enclosure. Glad to see a new great TH-camr. Your doing an amazing job so far. Sub 892
Hey Matthew I posted a cnc enclosure video and gave u a shout out! Ultimate Soundproof CNC Machine Enclosure for Woodworking th-cam.com/video/7nTW3C0vBGk/w-d-xo.html
Great organized and well laid shop. I have subscribed and liked and am looking forward to the content your channel has sir. Thanks so much for the shop tour and best of luck to you.
Just found this…..You could store a flip cart in your junk corner if you decide to re-do it. If you go the vertical lumber storage like you suggested, perhaps you could make a roller caddy with a segmented arm pinned to the wall. The stack is stabilized, when the caddy pulls out and spins on a lazy Susan. When it’s unloaded or has minimal inventory, you can in pin it and clean behind it. v/r wh
I've got a 36" table saw, 14" floor standing bandsaw, floor standing drill press, 8" jointer, 15" planer, lathe, a bunch of cabinets and too racks all in a two car garage and we park are vehicles in there every day. It takes a bit of thought, but it all easily fits. I wouldn't have room for anything else at the moment as my wife likes to have nothing surrounding her vehicle, so her side is mostly off limits.
awesome! Yea If I removed the giant assembly table and the cnc machine enclosure, I could get the cars in too daily but this is the way I get to keep pushing to buy a new house where I can build a big pole bard shop in the backyard and then she gets the garage parking back hehe!
Great video! Do you have a suggestion on the compartment part boxes? Most of what I find is such poor quality with heavy contents, hinges and locks break….. Thanks!
I’m not a huge fan of those personally but some people love them, i find their container sizes aren’t big enough and break easy / spill everything out too easy. I didn’t point it out but on that middle divider between my garage doors I made a thin shelving unit, 8ft tall, for all my screw and nail storage. I buy from Walmart the clear pencil/eraser cases that are in the school goods isle for $0.50 each there are even bigger sizes of the same shape, so depending on my used case, I buy the eraser container for them that’s needed. They nest stack as well. Not saying that’s the best solution but I like it a lot for me! Then when I’m working on a project I go over and can just take the box that I need to my workspace use it and then place it back on the shelf afterwards. I also have the shelves organized by gauge so all the number 10 screws all the number eight screws, etc..
I am new to woodworking and am learning a lot from your channel, so thank you. Do you have any plans that show how to build the cubbies for your drills, impact driver, and other battery powered had tools? I’ve seen them on other channels but can’t find any plans. Thank you
Thanks!! So I did a video on my holder and provide a free cnc file for it. You can always download the file and print it on paper and use a jigsaw to cut out the shape (or look at the shape and freehand draw your own) Modular Drill Storage & Charging Station - FREE FILES! - Small Shop Series th-cam.com/video/Dj1Mhb71Ygo/w-d-xo.html
I really think this needs a disclaimer every time the term "small shop" is used 😂 That said these are all great ideas for a shop of any size, nicely done. One day I hope to have a shop as "small" as yours!
Haha it’s all relative, compared to all the big TH-cam guys I’m in a closet. After this video I referee to it as “the small shop mindset” so whether you’re working out of a shed or a two car garage like mine you want to organize as tightly as possible, and as effectively as possible to get as much stuff in a usable space!
@BitnerBuilt it definitely is a mindset, that's a good way to refer to it. I went from nothing to an 8x12 to a 10x17 and that mindset is vital in every space. Great info and worth a sub btw. Keep up the good work!
Oh it collects heavy on those, I make sure to air spray and vac them every 2-3 no when I notice it. On the cnc that’s also why I used a Mac mini (no fan to pull in dust) and I mounted it sideways with the vent pointing down so no dust would go in
Haha well there’s a uk subscriber here who has a 8x8 she’s as his shop 😅 so far he wins. Well I my head it’s small and all my organizing I try to make sure everything’s small modular and multi use so shops 1/4th of mine can use it too 😃
So it’s a Rock solid epoxy kit from Home Depot and I highly do not recommend it. I hated it. They gave me two bad batches and I had to scrape it off with a remover and do it again and even the final version did not come out that great so I would definitely say if you’re gonna look at an epoxy look somewhere else, I like that it’s smooth and hard but the flakes that I put on the ground wall it does hide dirt if you drop anything like a small nut you’ll never find it again 😂 it is incredibly durable though
Thanks! Yea it’s all relative and never big enough! This was one of my very first videos so afterwards I started calling it the small shop mentality, so regardless of how large your shop is making use of the space as effectively as possible!
It looks like you could easily double stack your Bessey Evo clamps. Just make the shelves 12" deep instead of 6". You'll only lose like 2" of depth at eye level if the first layer faces away from you and the second layer faces towards you.
Sure Brian, I’ll actually make a video on building a new one of these in the next week or two, that one I just threw together with scraps I want to make one that looks a little nicer 😅
Nice space utilization, particularly the sides outside of garage door tracks (which is usually dead space anyway). I also like the bin storage for lesser used items stored above the day to day things. Can you give links to the bins and organizers you have used? The small parts organizers look like the smaller Husky units, but the open bins I am unsure about. Just found your channel and subbed. You are delivering great tips not covered in other YT videos.
Thanks! The crate is the “rigid pro box” from Home Depot Your friend has shared a link to a Home Depot product they think you would be interested in seeing. www.homedepot.com/p/RIDGID-22-in-Pro-Box-Black-225905/206291778 and the small parts organizer is the husky one but can’t seem to find it to link for some reason?!?
I've been subscribed for a while now and I finally got around to watching this video. IMO, its a great compliment to your shop tour video, full of really useful storage ideas without going so over the top like some other content creators. You are organized with a purpose and I hope to get there one day also. I am organized but its not nearly as neat and well thought out as your shop. I am an "every tool has a home where I use it most type of guy" but the tool certainly isn't tucked away so nicely as yours..Glad I watched, keep it going!
Hi Justin, any chance you have plans for the Bessey clamp rack you showed in this video? Or perhaps you have / will make a how to video with respect to those racks? Loving your content … Mike
Hi mike unfortunately no plans but go down to the info of the video my emails there, shoot me an email and I’ll send you some up close pics with some dimensions 👍
Yep understood though if we’re not talking tools cnc, table saw, my massive assembly table etc, and just saying the outer peremiter walls. So wood, doing all my walls in French cleat my side counters, overhead cubby’s and the miter station is “around” 13 sheets 1/4, 13 sheets 3/4 and 15 2x4 8ft. I did all of that when I was definitely a beginner and money was a big factor. I did so many things “wrong”, if you look closely in a lot of the stuff all the countertops and the miter station are 2 x 4 frame construction, not cabinetry boxes. (Saved tons of money) You’re looking at current prices at around $1500 US New Jersey.
No problem, it’s called French cleats. I have a video about how to make them here. Complete Guide To French Cleats - Beginner's Guide, Locks, Stud Mounting, Tips And Tricks, Holders th-cam.com/video/ME4R-TjIkcY/w-d-xo.html
I actually have become pretty allergic to sawdust (ironic right) so I spend a lot of time daily cleaning with my respirator on. Trust me the wreath storage up there gets caked and I just have my employees take it all down in one go when the season starts and we blow them off outside with the leaf blower!
Thanks for the detailed tour - you did a great job answering my questions! I got a number of other new ideas from the tour, too. Your layout and carts are impressive - it looks like you coordinated all your counter heights(?) Was that based off the table saw height? (clearly the outfeed table was). I would really appreciate a quick video of your (apparently?) adjustable rack for hanging your drills. (I noticed wingnuts, so I assume the dividers slide in a track of some kind? Maybe do a YT Short of that?) Ditto for that nifty vertical hand tool holder! I was JUST drawing up plans for drawers, but your divided system looks much better. Your experience on height, spacing, and divider material and height would be really helpful. (Just a few measurements and "gotcha's" you ran into, not a detailed build vid.) Finally, do you have any tricks for storing corded tools? I've got corded drills, heat guns, two angle grinders, routers of various sizes, saber saw, palm sander, etc. I always struggle with what to do with the !@#$% cords. Again, thanks for the great channel. I look forward to following your future vids.
Hey Art! well all my counters are typical counter height, no intentional coordination there (man your thinking deep!) My hanging drill dividers are a mash of two others videos on the topic so I wouldn't want to make a video on those as is, it's their work. look at t-track drill holder videos. I think I will be making a video on the vertical tool holder step by step soon, ok on cords, they a horrible for storage, I have a few way I do it, also in an upcoming video! sorry not as many answers this time but im trying to crank out those videos for rapid growth. Hopefully I finish with my NEGATIVE Milwaukee tool review tonight and then I have a new shop build video for tomorrow. and then a big battery extravaganza video there after!
@@BitnerBuilt thanks for the reply. Sorry to dump so many questions, your vid just got my brain working. I'll sit back and watch what's coming through. Thanks again for your channel - I'm sure you'll build a solid following soon - you remind me of a cross between Workshop Companion and John Heisz.
I watched the video and still can't decide if you're 4 feet tall or just have a 12 foot ceiling. Six jigsaws? Sometimes it's a space issue, and sometimes it's a stuff issue. Good video, thanks.
Haha the ceiling is 11ft. When I built the house I opted for the high ceilings. The 6 jigsaws is because my sponsor sent me them to head to head review 😅 only the Milwaukee m18 d handle remains now (best of the group)
Dude, this was so incredibly helpful! I especially appreciate that I'm looking at a real shop and not an influencer product commercial. Your solutions are elegant and approachable; in fact most of it looks totally doable without having to go out and spend ten grand on shop tools, non-existent baltic birch, or having to hand plane a maple, butcher block counter top for offcut storage or some bs.. . Thanks man. Seriously. Thanks! Subscribed.
Glad it was helpful!
Yeah, the commercials are so annoy, or insidious, tbh. I want to see people creating, not using the latest tool RyoWalt gave you.
Rookie of the year for new woodworking youtubers so far.
Aww thanks raptorator!
I've been watching woodworking videos on TH-cam for 8 years now. All of those other channels should watch this video , including the big ones . This was the best on organizing a small shop. Thanks for being on TH-cam. Much success !
Wow thanks so much cliff!
Agreed!! I have a little shed-shop, about 10 by 16, with a half loft, and this just gave me so many great ideas I watched it multiple times just so I didn't miss anything!!! Haha.
Only in America is a two car sized shop referred to as "small" 😄 lovely shop though! Thanks for the tour, I'll head back to my tiny 13m2 (140square feet?) shop hehe
Thanks! It’s all relative 😀 the main thing, though is I stick to a rule of trying to organize everything as compact as possible so all the same things can be done for a 13m2 to a 2 car 😀
Yea, I think this “small” workshop has maybe 6 times the floor area of mine.
Seriously 😂! My combined wood shop and sewing room is an 11x11 foot room in my apartment! Good thing I only work incredibly small…
I e actually in this shop as I bought his old jointer…I can say he has made every inch work for hm in a crazy clever way..great channel!..keep up the great work!!..
Thanks! Hope the jointers working well for ya!
This is one of the things that gets me with most workshop tours is that the presenters go "Look at my tools and this is where I store this tool, this is my work bench". But where is everything else stored like paint cans, timber, pvc plumbing, mowers, chainsaws etc? The actual wood working tools don't take up that much space, its all the other crap that goes along with it LOL.
So good to see some actual storage tips here. I like the thoughts behind what to do with the corners, using large storage tubs for general items (I've come to that conclusion as well for plumbing & electrical stuff). I think it all just comes down to having a dedicated area for jobs and having those items you use for that task within easy reach. And using your vertical space as well.
The other thing I thought was clever was building light holders off the cabinets instead of suspending them from the ceiling.
Thanks Peter!
Small 2 car garage? Sir, for the majority of the UK, that space would be advertised as a indoor stadium.
Jokes aside, great video. My shed is less than half a garage sized for comparison and I'm trying to maximise storage with modular power tool trolleys that roll out, but that means I can only work when the weather is nice, as I've got to roll everything out before I can walk in. A shelter is in the works, but for now, I make it work and I'm going to be using some tips from you, so thanks!
Haha true maksqwe1! I more think how my space is smaller than all the big woodworking TH-camrs with their big warehouse shops! Wow that trolly idea sounds very cool! Have you seen some of the mobile tortion box tables where the legs fit inside? Could I vision a trolly where once you roll it out a full work table folds down, lots of possibilities!
That's a massive 2 car garage even for the US. Most are between 20'x20' and the normal "large size," 24'x24'. 20' is about 6m; 24' is about 7.3m.
Thank you for your showing all your secrets. I also stole my husbands 20x30 garage for my shop. It was really nice to see another shop that is realistic and has the same tools and storage issues as mine. So many other videos show shops that are unattainable for the “regular” person. I’m in the process of reconfiguring and am going to steal some of your tips. Thanks again.
Thanks so much for the kind words! Steal away!
I love this shop! I am an artist, easy furniture maker/wood worker and love things organized. I keep my house pretty darn clean and organized and it drives me crazy when the garage doesn't stay that way. I do not want to have to clean the garage before I start a project. So thank you for the video. I am going to utilize much of this. Great job!
Thanks very much! Yeah, I get a little bit obsessive about it😂 but a super clean organized workspace keeps me happy!
Another good use for an awkward corner is as a parking lot for tools on wheels. All the things you don't use every day but don't have room to leave out in the working area. My jointer and thickness planer live there.
Very true!
At last! A wood workshop that has not just ignored all that stuff that “goes out in the garage” in every household. E.g. bikes, inflatable kayaks etc. they are usually missing from shop tours. So that usually means [A] the tour has carefully hidden all that junk or [B] there’s another storage area that’s not mentioned Thank you for showing us how you deal with that problem we all have but is rarely mentioned in shop tours.
Thanks! Yea wish all my space was for tools but all that stuff needs a home too!
I got that same remote clipped to my shop apron for my dust collection system. Super convenient.
I’m actually using a new one now, that one from Harbor freight kept blowing out, the capacitor inside kept popping on my 15 amp dust collector went through about four of those before I switch to an Amazon one and that one’s been working for months now
One thing that can be done in small to medium shops (hard to honestly call yours small) is to make the top surface of all of the benches and tools the same height. I used my table saw as the standard and made all of the benches, thickness planer bed, jointer bed, assembly table top, small bench tools bench all match the level of the table saw. That allows me to run an extra long piece over the top of the other surface and keep it flat on the table saw. That also makes everything a potential infeed/outfeed table.
That's a good recommendation David. Per your other post my shop is 22x24ft. My other small shop videos articulate that whether you're in a 2 car garage or a 10x10 shed, my organization style is that of a very small space, looking to get as much in a space as effectively as possible, modular and multifunctional. This was a spur of the moment video I threw together to answer some questions from another video, so forgot that "speal". Thanks again for the tip!
Great Ideas. I'm a woman and I love working with wood. I've watched plenty of videos to organize my stuff. Not that I have much, however it's good to know how, or to see things through someone else's eyes. Thank You for this thorough video. Stopped in to check your ideas and decided to subscribe.
Awesome! Thank you!
I got a lot out of the organization you have in your shop. I’m just getting started so I appreciate your ideas thanks
Glad to help
As someone else commented in this vid,yours is at the top from the get go. Saw some areas where I can improve. Also I’ve decided to repurpose my 10x10 shed like yours leaving my 24 x24 garage to organize. Best video of 2023.
Wow thanks! Well, you have the exact same set up as me then, would love to see what you get done with it!
Justin you are my favorite hero. I just wannabe like you. You wouldn’t believe my garage. It is just the opposite of yours. Keep up the good work…very inspiring!
❤Ajusssi
Hahaha 😎 Thanks Ajusssi!
I’m going to add to the chorus of people saying “SMALL?! Surely, sir, you are joking!” 😂! That joke having been made, what a great series of tips! My combined wood shop and sewing room is an 11x11 foot room in my apartment, AND I’m naturally messy and disorganized, so a lot of these ideas with a few modifications will be very helpful! Cheers!
lol yes all relative, glad you got some good ideas though!
I like your demeaner a lot. I love your shop even more. Great plan for my 2 car garage . Thanks.
Awesome, thank you!
I wish you had plans for that out feed table.. I love it. You have a well laid out shop.
Well, as luck would have it, Larry just look at my channel, and I have a full in-depth video on how to build it!
All I can say is WOW!
Thanks Shawn!
Absolutely fantastic organization.
Thanks!
I'm starting on building out a woodshop and this video was great inspiration. Thanks very much for making it, looking forward to seeing more of your work!
Thank you, have lots of fun building out your shop! Building shop stuff is definitely my favorite activity
Thanks for the layout idea. I too have the 2 car garage but mine is a single door / no divider. For some reason, yours looks a lot bigger than mine but I may have more things that take up floor space too. I will do a video on mine soon so you and others can see the mess. You have given me a few ideas and I thank you for that. I will try the E shape you have and see if that works.
Thanks Ralph! Having the one garage door would be awesome. Lots of options for you there! I look forward to seeing the vid
Great video. Lot's of good ideas. Thank you for sharing.
Thanks mick!
"sorry, clamp tangent" 🤣
Really enjoying your channel!
Thanks! 😃
Well, you know the old saying: “You can’t have too many clamp tangents.”
@@filldev 😂
Great video Sir!! I love the honesty with the river table. The “shelve and put to the side” comment had me cracking up! We have all been guilty of that.
I saw the JUMBO harbor freight clamps you have. I am of the same mindset. When I have a LOT of clamps I use for every project I use harbor freight for the affordability mindset. But for the one off’s I find the cheapest I can haha.
Thanks for the great video. Just found your channel and will be giving your other videos a watch next!
Thanks Ryan! Haha yea I honestly always think about ditching those hf clamps but then say “there will be a day when only that things going to work”
Nice video. Some great ideas.
Thanks!
So glad I found your channel! No bs, VERY efficient shop, I’ve been a carpenter for 40!years but am new to setting up shop and you have TONS of good info! You’ll do great! Where are you located?
Thanks jsimon! I am in Bridgewater nj USA
Wow. You are so talented. You have done a great job. Well done.
Thanks! I think I’m in the middle still a lot to learn!
very helpful, thank you! i actually don't mind the look of the bike tires in the video, gives the space more of a sports store vibe and looks different from all the other woodworking youtubers. enjoyed your war stories about the bike pulleys and winches, nice to hear how other folks 'try, try again'
Haha yea just glad I didn’t loose a kid in my building misadventures!
Great video! I learned a few things and got some ideas for my own shop. Thank you!
Great to hear!
Great lay outs , thanks
Glad you like them!
Looks like you've made it to 1k subscribers... and then some. Found your channel yesterday. I enjoy your content. This video is helpful. Although... I have a large shop. And it's not a garage. It's an addition someone made to the house years ago... for a woodshop. Fell in love with this house the first day I stepped foot in it. We entered through the shop and this was my dream home... before I made it out of the shop. I've been blessed to have all kinds of space after moving from a small undersized one car garage with low ceilings. I really don't maximize my space. We've only lived here for four years and I've grown quite a bit in that time. Adding things here and there where it fits has made my shop not as useful as it could be. I did recently change the layout and it's so much better. But I have so much wasted space. Some of these ideas are great to help me maximize the space I have so that it doesn't feel so cluttered.
Thanks for sharing.
Thanks Angie! Lucky lucky with the big space very jealous!
Dude, your shop is #goals
haha thanks Mel! I have an organization addiction!
Love it!!@@BitnerBuilt
Hi Justin, this video has great ideas and information for two car garage shop.
Glad it was helpful!
Awesome space. What I would do for the corner is make it on a 45. Even though really nice shop, I am going to steal some of your ideas. Too cool
Thanks steal away!
Very Useful tips;thanks!!
Thanks Thomas!
Nice! Thanks for details and comments why you do things.
You bet, thanks for watching!
I have a high ceiling 2 car garage and I realize after watching this that I don't use nearly as much space as I could be using. Great video
Thanks! Yea vertical usage is big time key! I will be putting out a video in the next week where I’m making above garage door storage solutions, big area people don’t utilize!
Thanks for this. Got some good ideas. You’re doing a great job with your channel!
Thanks so much!
sweet video, thanks for posting
Thanks Eddie!
You have a lot of good ideas thank you
Glad you like them!
Pleas sir, I would like to see and hear more about that beautiful work bench or assembly table you have in garage.
Well, as I said, in the video that assembly table is not my creation, it’s from kings, fine woodworking, in the description of this video I put a link to his videos, and you can see a whole series on how to build that one
I love clamps. I hate clamps. Sound familiar? Lots of great ideas here.
Haha yep!
nice shop and nice new channel. I'm liked and subbed, so eager to see more.
Thanks EG!
Very organized shop!
Thanks! When it’s not I can’t think lol!
Great looking shop
Thank you!
Very useful. Thanks!
Glad it was helpful!
Nice shop. I can dig-it.👍🇺🇸
Thanks, Frank!
Nicely done! Thanks for the ideas. Sadly, my two car garage has neither the width nor the height to incorporate some of your ideas but I see a few ideas i can use. Thanks
Thanks teledan! Hopefully some things you can at least adapt for your application!
Thanks, I got some great ideas.
Glad I could help
I have a welding shop …and got pretty good ideas how im gonna organize it now..thanks !!!!!!!
Awesome! Have fun 👍
Very nice shop layout! You've given me some great ideas for my small shop. Great video! Keep them coming.
Thanks, will do!
That's awesome!
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Great video, thanks
Glad you liked it!
Nie content and a nicely organized shop! Good luck with the channel!!
Thanks Matthew
I love your idea of your small shop, I so wish my shop was that small buddy 😂😂
Lol hey it’s all relative 😂 every time I buy a new machine now I have to destroy a section of the shop to remake it so it will fit. It’s not a warehouse but no it’s not a shed
I so wish I had my workshop still but divorce took that one and now health stops me from the work but I love watching you and others on the tube 👍
Nice video. It gave me some ideas. I have a small shop as well (even smaller than yours) and you do need to be creative with storage and workflow.
Thanks mike!
Love it. New subscriber here!
Thanks BrynnH!
Do you have a video for how you built the tabletop tool caddy that holds your pliers and smaller sanding supplies? That is EXACTLY the solution I have been looking for - everything is visible, easy to retrieve in an instant, and still organized. It looks like you have dado cuts every couple of inches for removable dividers im assuming? I don't have a ton of experience building things quite yet and I might try to reverse engineer it from what I could see but a detailed video with dimensions would make it much easier for me! Thanks. Awesome shop btw, your shop is what I hope to have many years down the road! I try to remember, slow and steady - no shop is built in a week!
Thanks Lena! I’m going to do a video on one sometime next week, I’m going to remake that entire corner of the shop and when I do, I’m going to make a larger version of what I have up now, so I’ll do it very detailed with dimensions and then people can make it as long as short as they want ! But yes, it is made with dados and I use thin, cheap underlayment pieces as the dividers
@@BitnerBuilt I'd like to see this, too.
RE: tight corners -In a really tight space where you have to build into the corner AND make it useable, do what it looks like he did and add a rolling unit just around the corner. Make it something you can easily pull out to give yourself space and inclination to move it and put it back.
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Great channel!
Glad you enjoy it!
Subscribed and looking forward to your next videos! Very helpful video with clear explanations of the reasons and logic behind your layout and great inspiration for others trying to figure out how to maximize the space they have.
Awesome, thank you!
!!!!! Wow Now were talkin tools every were is over thks for great Ideas to Share with us makes the Shop more easier to get around and of Course not spend Half Hr lookin were ya Left that !!!!! Tool cause ya Had it 5 mins ago Your shop is small so ya have that Mine is 40 by 40 and 12 ft Ceilings and still got no room cause cant find room so this winter that's it makin room with these Ideas of Yours Look Out cause got Wall Space just Hav to use it so any way thks for sharin ya got My Vote I'm up for more Ideas to make My Shop easier to Understand and Enjoy what I Know Can find cause this Cleat Idea Is !!!! Great keep them comin From Canada SK we on Board Later
Thanks! Yea use that wall space!
Some great ideas enjoyed the video just subbed from australia steve.
Awesome thanks Steve!
Can you do a video of step by step how you made the small tools organizer? Where you keep your tweezers, wrenches etc?
Sure thing I already made it 😁 shows you how to make it several different ways Small Tool Organizers - Learn To Make Dado Boxes - Small Wood Shop Series
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The biggest hurdle to overcome in setting up a 2 car garage shop is to get the cars out of there permanently and therefore transform the space from "garage" to "shop" space. If your wife insists her car be in the garage, then everything you do in the shop is going to have to be done in such a way that it can be set up for use and then rolled to the side of the shop after use. After that, you are 1000% correct, the yard equipment needs its own space. The bottom line is you have to get as much "stuff" as possible that is non shop related out of your shop space. The key to getting the stuff out of the garage is to not be a pack rat to begin with. People with garages tend to throw their crap in the garage, so you have to have the right mentality of not retaining non-useful items "just in case." Have a garage sale, spring clean and organize the house. Once the house is good, then you can tackle the garage and see what issues you have left. The last thing you want happening is your family throwing crap in your work space.
Well said and 100000% correct. My garage is not a garage. It’s a wood shop and when my kids come in and leave their shoes on the ground, it’s a problem because it’s my workspace! I believe that for most casters are the key for everything being able to put everything to the side, when not in use, and then pull it out and set up your workflow for when you can get that car out of there and get to work! I’ve been really lucky and that I was able to make this so that I could get the cars in here in an emergency, but it’s definitely not a park the car in here every day type of thing!
Great ideas for a small shop. Just starting my shop again and looking to maximize my space. Looking forward to your content especially your cnc enclosure. Glad to see a new great TH-camr. Your doing an amazing job so far. Sub 892
Awesome thanks so much Matthew! My CNC enclosure video should be out sometime within the next week! It’s been calling to me 😀
Hey Matthew I posted a cnc enclosure video and gave u a shout out! Ultimate Soundproof CNC Machine Enclosure for Woodworking
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Great organized and well laid shop. I have subscribed and liked and am looking forward to the content your channel has sir. Thanks so much for the shop tour and best of luck to you.
Thanks so Much Terry! Hope I can keep giving you the good content!
Just found this…..You could store a flip cart in your junk corner if you decide to re-do it. If you go the vertical lumber storage like you suggested, perhaps you could make a roller caddy with a segmented arm pinned to the wall. The stack is stabilized, when the caddy pulls out and spins on a lazy Susan. When it’s unloaded or has minimal inventory, you can in pin it and clean behind it. v/r wh
Great ideas!
Great video and ideas for efficient organization. Do you remember where you sourced the milk crate style storage bins?
Yes those are ridgid brand sold at home depot
@@BitnerBuilt thank you!!!
I've got a 36" table saw, 14" floor standing bandsaw, floor standing drill press, 8" jointer, 15" planer, lathe, a bunch of cabinets and too racks all in a two car garage and we park are vehicles in there every day. It takes a bit of thought, but it all easily fits. I wouldn't have room for anything else at the moment as my wife likes to have nothing surrounding her vehicle, so her side is mostly off limits.
awesome! Yea If I removed the giant assembly table and the cnc machine enclosure, I could get the cars in too daily but this is the way I get to keep pushing to buy a new house where I can build a big pole bard shop in the backyard and then she gets the garage parking back
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Great stuff, man. I'll like and subscribe, because you told me to lol.
Thanks William!
Like the hand tool storage idea. Could you please do a build vid to make one?
Your in luck I already did! Small Tool Organizers - Learn To Make Dado Boxes - Small Wood Shop Series
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Great video! Do you have a suggestion on the compartment part boxes? Most of what I find is such poor quality with heavy contents, hinges and locks break….. Thanks!
I’m not a huge fan of those personally but some people love them, i find their container sizes aren’t big enough and break easy / spill everything out too easy. I didn’t point it out but on that middle divider between my garage doors I made a thin shelving unit, 8ft tall, for all my screw and nail storage. I buy from Walmart the clear pencil/eraser cases that are in the school goods isle for $0.50 each there are even bigger sizes of the same shape, so depending on my used case, I buy the eraser container for them that’s needed. They nest stack as well. Not saying that’s the best solution but I like it a lot for me! Then when I’m working on a project I go over and can just take the box that I need to my workspace use it and then place it back on the shelf afterwards. I also have the shelves organized by gauge so all the number 10 screws all the number eight screws, etc..
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Thanks for watching!
I am new to woodworking and am learning a lot from your channel, so thank you. Do you have any plans that show how to build the cubbies for your drills, impact driver, and other battery powered had tools? I’ve seen them on other channels but can’t find any plans. Thank you
Thanks!! So I did a video on my holder and provide a free cnc file for it. You can always download the file and print it on paper and use a jigsaw to cut out the shape (or look at the shape and freehand draw your own) Modular Drill Storage & Charging Station - FREE FILES! - Small Shop Series
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I really think this needs a disclaimer every time the term "small shop" is used 😂
That said these are all great ideas for a shop of any size, nicely done. One day I hope to have a shop as "small" as yours!
Haha it’s all relative, compared to all the big TH-cam guys I’m in a closet. After this video I referee to it as “the small shop mindset” so whether you’re working out of a shed or a two car garage like mine you want to organize as tightly as possible, and as effectively as possible to get as much stuff in a usable space!
@BitnerBuilt it definitely is a mindset, that's a good way to refer to it. I went from nothing to an 8x12 to a 10x17 and that mindset is vital in every space. Great info and worth a sub btw. Keep up the good work!
Hey looks great, thanks for the video. Question: how bad is the dust collecting on your monitors and TV?
Oh it collects heavy on those, I make sure to air spray and vac them every 2-3 no when I notice it. On the cnc that’s also why I used a Mac mini (no fan to pull in dust) and I mounted it sideways with the vent pointing down so no dust would go in
Your "small wood shop" is 4 of mine. 😂
Haha well there’s a uk subscriber here who has a 8x8 she’s as his shop 😅 so far he wins. Well I my head it’s small and all my organizing I try to make sure everything’s small modular and multi use so shops 1/4th of mine can use it too 😃
@@BitnerBuilt I noticed that comment! Makes me happy to have my 8 x 12 🙂
Excellent Layout both functional and efficient! Question, what is the floor surfacing and do you like it?
So it’s a Rock solid epoxy kit from Home Depot and I highly do not recommend it. I hated it. They gave me two bad batches and I had to scrape it off with a remover and do it again and even the final version did not come out that great so I would definitely say if you’re gonna look at an epoxy look somewhere else, I like that it’s smooth and hard but the flakes that I put on the ground wall it does hide dirt if you drop anything like a small nut you’ll never find it again 😂 it is incredibly durable though
@@BitnerBuilt Thanks, I will definitely research the epoxy floor more. Once again nice job on the shop. Best Dan
Small?! That wood shop is bigger than many apartments where I live. It's a great workspace though, and nicely planned and executed.
Thanks! Yea it’s all relative and never big enough! This was one of my very first videos so afterwards I started calling it the small shop mentality, so regardless of how large your shop is making use of the space as effectively as possible!
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It looks like you could easily double stack your Bessey Evo clamps. Just make the shelves 12" deep instead of 6". You'll only lose like 2" of depth at eye level if the first layer faces away from you and the second layer faces towards you.
I actually did a video on that!
Inspiration!
Thanks!
I like your hand tool holder. Interested in how wide and deep are you slots? Height difference from front and back? Thanks!
Sure Brian, I’ll actually make a video on building a new one of these in the next week or two, that one I just threw together with scraps I want to make one that looks a little nicer 😅
@@BitnerBuilt Great! Looking forward to the build.
This is super nice!! :)
Thanks!
Nice space utilization, particularly the sides outside of garage door tracks (which is usually dead space anyway). I also like the bin storage for lesser used items stored above the day to day things. Can you give links to the bins and organizers you have used? The small parts organizers look like the smaller Husky units, but the open bins I am unsure about. Just found your channel and subbed. You are delivering great tips not covered in other YT videos.
Thanks! The crate is the “rigid pro box” from Home Depot Your friend has shared a link to a Home Depot product they think you would be interested in seeing.
www.homedepot.com/p/RIDGID-22-in-Pro-Box-Black-225905/206291778 and the small parts organizer is the husky one but can’t seem to find it to link for some reason?!?
@@BitnerBuilt Thanks. I actually have some of each they are nice units. The rigid crates are damn near bullet proof, AND stackable.
I've been subscribed for a while now and I finally got around to watching this video. IMO, its a great compliment to your shop tour video, full of really useful storage ideas without going so over the top like some other content creators. You are organized with a purpose and I hope to get there one day also. I am organized but its not nearly as neat and well thought out as your shop. I am an "every tool has a home where I use it most type of guy" but the tool certainly isn't tucked away so nicely as yours..Glad I watched, keep it going!
Thanks so much! I’ve even completely ripped it apart and redone half of it in the past six months 😂 it’s never organized enough which is a problem lol
@@BitnerBuilt lol, when do you have time to actually build stuff? You must be a vampire. 🤣
Seriously NOT a small wood shop, But a great video.
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Hi Justin, any chance you have plans for the Bessey clamp rack you showed in this video? Or perhaps you have / will make a how to video with respect to those racks? Loving your content … Mike
Hi mike unfortunately no plans but go down to the info of the video my emails there, shoot me an email and I’ll send you some up close pics with some dimensions 👍
When your shop is also that 10x10 shed....
Then you really need to be a creative with your storage!
@@BitnerBuilt that indeed!
And you still gotta get your car in
Awesome job. My problem isn't space, it's money, lol. Not even counting the CNC, that's gotta be 10K just in materials
Yep understood though if we’re not talking tools cnc, table saw, my massive assembly table etc, and just saying the outer peremiter walls. So wood, doing all my walls in French cleat my side counters, overhead cubby’s and the miter station is “around” 13 sheets 1/4, 13 sheets 3/4 and 15 2x4 8ft. I did all of that when I was definitely a beginner and money was a big factor. I did so many things “wrong”, if you look closely in a lot of the stuff all the countertops and the miter station are 2 x 4 frame construction, not cabinetry boxes. (Saved tons of money) You’re looking at current prices at around $1500 US New Jersey.
I'm a noob and was thinking about how you built those wall shelves for the tools?
No problem, it’s called French cleats. I have a video about how to make them here. Complete Guide To French Cleats - Beginner's Guide, Locks, Stud Mounting, Tips And Tricks, Holders
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Nice shop but where is the saw dust . With the Christmas decertification overhead how do you keep dust free?
I actually have become pretty allergic to sawdust (ironic right) so I spend a lot of time daily cleaning with my respirator on. Trust me the wreath storage up there gets caked and I just have my employees take it all down in one go when the season starts and we blow them off outside with the leaf blower!
Thanks for the detailed tour - you did a great job answering my questions! I got a number of other new ideas from the tour, too.
Your layout and carts are impressive - it looks like you coordinated all your counter heights(?) Was that based off the table saw height? (clearly the outfeed table was).
I would really appreciate a quick video of your (apparently?) adjustable rack for hanging your drills. (I noticed wingnuts, so I assume the dividers slide in a track of some kind? Maybe do a YT Short of that?)
Ditto for that nifty vertical hand tool holder! I was JUST drawing up plans for drawers, but your divided system looks much better. Your experience on height, spacing, and divider material and height would be really helpful. (Just a few measurements and "gotcha's" you ran into, not a detailed build vid.)
Finally, do you have any tricks for storing corded tools? I've got corded drills, heat guns, two angle grinders, routers of various sizes, saber saw, palm sander, etc. I always struggle with what to do with the !@#$% cords.
Again, thanks for the great channel. I look forward to following your future vids.
Hey Art! well all my counters are typical counter height, no intentional coordination there (man your thinking deep!) My hanging drill dividers are a mash of two others videos on the topic so I wouldn't want to make a video on those as is, it's their work. look at t-track drill holder videos. I think I will be making a video on the vertical tool holder step by step soon, ok on cords, they a horrible for storage, I have a few way I do it, also in an upcoming video! sorry not as many answers this time but im trying to crank out those videos for rapid growth. Hopefully I finish with my NEGATIVE Milwaukee tool review tonight and then I have a new shop build video for tomorrow. and then a big battery extravaganza video there after!
@@BitnerBuilt thanks for the reply. Sorry to dump so many questions, your vid just got my brain working. I'll sit back and watch what's coming through. Thanks again for your channel - I'm sure you'll build a solid following soon - you remind me of a cross between Workshop Companion and John Heisz.
What are the longer black totes you use for storage?
They are ridgid brand crates from Home Depot!
I watched the video and still can't decide if you're 4 feet tall or just have a 12 foot ceiling. Six jigsaws? Sometimes it's a space issue, and sometimes it's a stuff issue. Good video, thanks.
Haha the ceiling is 11ft. When I built the house I opted for the high ceilings. The 6 jigsaws is because my sponsor sent me them to head to head review 😅 only the Milwaukee m18 d handle remains now (best of the group)
@@BitnerBuilt ah, that all makes sense now! Tall ceilings must be nice. Thanks for the reply.
Holy shit that things fast.
That's GREAT! LOL
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