New Luthier shop is coming along Can I see photo's of yours?

YJ John · **Posted:** Mon May 11, 2009 12:06 pm

Holy smokes. I turned a comfortably packed photography studio into an efficient tight studio lol. I put up a wall, now I have a 11x22 luthier creation station

. 90% of my photography is location. So, I will only kick myself 10% of the time. Also, what was my comfortable guitar room is now packed with stickered wood, necks, binding and shelves. ANd guitars! I still have to figure out what tops and bindings I have. Hey, I still have a stool and a wall to lean on to play

In the 11x22 room I will cut, sand glue, bend and build. For now I will use a shopvac on wheels and a Delta dust filter for keeping the dust down. I have cutting and sanding on one side and glue and build on the other.
I have been moving 3 postal tables and 5 standing tools around 3 shelves and I am piecing together a flow slowly. But being a nube can I peak at how it may end up? So far the plan is to do finishing in another building BTW
Seeya at A.S.I.A

Bruce Dickey · **Posted:** Mon May 11, 2009 1:43 pm

Rod True · **Posted:** Mon May 11, 2009 1:47 pm

John, are you looking for pictures of our shops? Looking for ideas?

I'm pretty proud of my little shop and have posted pictures and details all over the net. Here's a link to the most up to date post on my shop. It's on another luthier forum, but many of the same folks are there as are here.

Also, check out my signature line below to a more dated post on my shop.

Hope you can find some useful ideas there.

woody b · **Posted:** Mon May 11, 2009 2:56 pm

Here's a picture of mine taken in March. We don't get much snow here.

My shop is well guarded!!!!!

Hank Mauel · **Posted:** Tue May 12, 2009 5:15 pm

Here are a couple pics of mine WAY back when it was first built-out. Wished it looked this clean and spacious now! :roll:

Link Van Cleave · **Posted:** Thu May 14, 2009 7:52 pm

Hey Woody,
Those two shop buildings look nice but what is that big building in the center for ?
Link

YJ John · **Posted:** Fri May 15, 2009 5:49 am

Link Van Cleave wrote:

Hey Woody,
Those two shop buildings look nice but what is that big building in the center for ?
Link

Thats when Woody ends up in the Dog house!

Thanks for the replies guys. I will post some pictures of mine as it has come along.

truckjohn · **Posted:** Fri May 15, 2009 7:56 am

LOl...

If only I had a pic of my kitchen table handy......

Good luck with your new shop.

Thanks

John

John Mayes · **Posted:** Fri May 15, 2009 8:41 am

not finished yet, but closer... still some jigs to make..like bowl sanding jig, and my new vac press. But yeah I've simplified my shop, and I like it very much. Big benches (33"X72"). I set up my dust collection so that I just have to swap the hose in between machines and they are all close to the cyclone. Incredible suction power as it is VERY efficient. Just one 7' hose run. All climate controlled, and clean........well mostly.

Steve Davis · **Joined:** Tue Oct 14, 2008 11:06 am **Posts:** 372

Heres my balcony....no space... but a great view

Bruce Dickey · **Posted:** Fri May 15, 2009 2:16 pm

Hey Steve, it looks like Jimmy Buffet could drop by any moment. Beautiful.

Nothing like a good breeze off the ocean to control temp and humidity in the shop.

You get my vote for building in the most gorgeous place on earth..... [:Y:]

PS Anyone know the name of the OLFer who actually sold a couple of his guitars to Jimmy Buffet? (one t or two?)

Bill Hodge · **Posted:** Fri May 15, 2009 2:30 pm

Steve,

Is that Canyon Lake?

Bill Hodge · **Posted:** Fri May 15, 2009 2:49 pm

Until I learn more in John's Photo 101 - 103 tutorials these are the best I can offer. Unfortunately the shop is not this organized right now since I'm doing a lot of resawing at the moment.

The shop is only 14.5' X 32.5' with a 6' X 6' finishing room in one corner.

Steve Davis · **Joined:** Tue Oct 14, 2008 11:06 am **Posts:** 372

Bruce you got it right.... its Cane Garden Bay Tortola B.V.I. Jimmy comes by every once in a while in a megayacht and wrote about it in his song "" Manana". You are so right about the humidity..I havent been able to work for a couple of weeks for rain. In a good dry spell RH is around 65 so not toooooo bad. I have serious tool envy looking at your workshop Bill!

Bill Hodge · **Posted:** Fri May 15, 2009 3:50 pm

Steve Davis wrote:

Bruce you got it right.... its Cane Garden Bay Tortola B.V.I. Jimmy comes by every once in a while in a megayacht and wrote about it in his song "" Manana". You are so right about the humidity..I havent been able to work for a couple of weeks for rain. In a good dry spell RH is around 65 so not toooooo bad. I have serious tool envy looking at your workshop Bill!

I'm sorry Steve!

It wasn't my intention to create tool envy or I'd have shown all my equipment. I was simply attempting to give John an idea of shop layout since he just secured an entire shop. [uncle]

the Padma · **Posted:** Fri May 15, 2009 11:41 pm

.So after putting up with techies and musicians who, hung around and produced nothing in my upstairs studio, I said enough is enough and I kicked them and their gear out. (Ever noticed how gear stinks of beer, cigarettes and road dust.) Maybe if they had produced just one track ..(all them videos I shot and posted myself). Besides they weren't paying rent or even offering to shoot me some bucks, just hung around drinking my beer and smoking.

Me then pulled the carpet and made a few work benches. Yup! Is now my new shop. Break out shop still be in the cold cold basement, but assembly is in now gonna be upstairs where it is warm. With windows and light. Yay!

See old space full of computers and techie junk. Eight years in television, I don't need no more techie junk around me.

Always wanted an old timers / Santas work shop type environment ....so I carved up the brackets
and edges of the shelves and faces of the vices and even carved the threaded rods for the vice and the nut as well...

Basement and summer shop for rough and breakout work.

and here be a 2 min video of me in the basement shop.....enjoy.

http://luthiertube.com/video/288/one-crazy-luthier

blessings
the
Padma

YJ John · **Posted:** Sat May 16, 2009 7:06 am

the Padma wrote:

.So after putting up with techies and musicians who, hung around and produced nothing in my upstairs studio, I said enough is enough and I kicked them and their gear out. (Ever noticed how gear stinks of beer, cigarettes and road dust.) Maybe if they had produced just one track ..(all them videos I shot and posted myself). Besides they weren't paying rent or even offering to shoot me some bucks, just hung around drinking my beer and smoking.

Me then pulled the carpet and made a few work benches. Yup! Is now my new shop. Break out shop still be in the cold cold basement, but assembly is in now gonna be upstairs where it is warm. With windows and light. Yay!

See old space full of computers and techie junk. Eight years in television, I don't need no more techie junk around me.

Always wanted an old timers / Santas work shop type environment ....so I carved up the brackets
and edges of the shelves and faces of the vices and even carved the threaded rods for the vice and the nut as well...

Basement and summer shop for rough and breakout work.

and here be a 2 min video of me in the basement shop.....enjoy.

http://luthiertube.com/video/288/one-crazy-luthier

blessings
the
Padma

I love the vices! The world would be a better place if everyone only had your vices and not thiers

Bill Hodge · **Posted:** Sat May 16, 2009 9:02 am

The Padma rocks!

I love the hand carved vices and decor. [:Y:]

L. Presnall · **Posted:** Sat May 16, 2009 10:28 am

[quote="Bruce Dickey"]PS Anyone know the name of the OLFer who actually sold a couple of his guitars to Jimmy Buffet? (one t or two?)

Two! With one it's just kinda cannibalistic and creepy....

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