@@JayBates You have a welder! Why don't you weld a small block to a clamp and mark your band saw top so you can set it perfectly every time to stabilize the far side of your fence! Amazing shop I would love to have this kind of set up. I just recently lost most of my tools in a break in and we moved shortly after so have to start all over again. But I have a very small shed built on slab out of concrete block. I think it's maybe 8x10 or 8x12 but it has power and lighting run to it and I live in Florida so I can work on bigger or longer pieces just outside of it. It's going to bea long journey until I can start making things again but my dream is to have woodworking be my main source of income. If you have any tips on starting a business or what is involved in getting a business loan I would be very grateful for any help. Congrats on all your successes!
Jay you were one of the people that inspired me to get into woodworking, I built a furniture business, closed it during Covid and now am a licensed general contractor living life on my terms. Thank you for showing us a way out of the rat race! So grateful ✊🏾 Also, the physical transformation you've made is really awesome. Keep it up 💪🏾
I'm not usually a fan of shop tour videos, but I'm in the process of designing a 40x30 shop, and I'm basing my design/layout on your shop. I appreciate how you decided to walk around the shop in a first "personesque" style which gives me a sense of space. I was literally trying to count your steps from your stations to benches, and back to walls, to give a real world estimate of space. Much appreciated.
Thanks so much for taking us all on your shop tour. Fixing to build me one that same size. Love your shop, my happy place as well. Cool elevator and saved a lot of SQ. Ft of stairs.
Been with you close to when you first started in that apartment shop. Have followed you ever since and it was through you that I learned Sketchup. Very happy to see how far you have evolved and what you have accomplished along your journey. Best of luck as you continue providing all of us with great content.
Congrats on your 9 years. You are part of my shop with your bench, sled, etc. Thanks for great, honest and simplely express content. Long life to your channel.
It's amazing the journey you've taken from those early days making and selling benches etc to the craftsman you've become and your mantra of reinvest your profits in your tools really shows with this amazing dream shop. I'll be honest though, I think the last couple smaller shops had a more homely feel if you understand what I mean. I love watching your videos, you've come a long way and I hope the sunshine continues to shine on you and your family as you have given so much to alot of people who watch your videos and learn so much. Your an inspiration. A modern day norm.
Just brilliant, thanks man. Just going through reconfiguring my entire 144m2 workshop in Brisbane Australia and will use loads of your info. Keep it up, you're a natural.
Your presentation and way of communicating makes woodworking understandable for me. Your detailed, yet simplified, explanations create a great learning experience. Thank you.
I've been following you through 3 different shops. This is by far the best. Your thought process and explanation for each tool location shows great insight, taking your work flow etc into consideration. I've learned a lot from your videos over the years, applying much of your type of logic to my shop and work. Well done and thanks for sharing.
Seeing your older videos where you’re working inside your house and now you have this big shop. This is just wonderful. Know you’re a big inspiration to a lot of people. Cheers from South Texas!!
I've been a hobbyist woodworker for the past 8 years and following your channel for nearly just as long. I've built up my shop by bartending and just recently took the plunge to try woodworking full-time; mainly custom CNC work in the Florida Keys. I've learned a lot from watching your content over the years but this is exactly what I needed right now. YOU'RE AWESOME MAN! KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK!!
Thanks for the tour Jay, been following since the Paulk assembly table .I bought the plans and built a combination of yours , Ron’s and Earl Davisons table . I have finally added a vise on the end of the table after three years and had to search back in all of your videos to find it and build it . Thanks for all of your help and content you produce as it has been very helpful over the years. You rock man 😎👍
Hello Mr Jay Bates, Just a word to comment on your production. You are well seasoned with your explanation, and communication skills, it all makes sense. No need to qualify your execution. Loving your shop. It shows you take great pride in your alternate, “Custom Creation”. You are truly a creator, both in context, and three dimensional expression. I have always hoped for your success. Thanks for sharing your life’s Wood grain.
I’ve been, and still chopping wood going on 57 years. I only build high end furniture, 99 % exotic figured woods. I had a great shop in Hawaii about as large 5,000 sq feet and it was well equipped. Had to move back to the mainland after 15 wonderful years there.. I must say you certainly have set the bar for having a great, organized , well equipped, beautiful shop. Your narration is spot on as well, glad I stumbled across you RUclips page. . My best.
Been watching since the early days with the apartment shop. Seeing how you've grown, both in your woodworking and content creation, only serves to motivate me more to work on my own skills. This shop shows what solid hard work can you, thanks for sharing and inviting us in for a look. One of the few long YT videos I've watched and I loved every minute.
Still remember that apartment shop. Your videos were one of the reasons I started making RUclips videos. It just looked like you were having a lot of fun.
Simple Safety Tip for your elevator - instead of a single bulb, consider screwing in a two-bulb splitter so that you have the backup of an extra bulb, so that when one bulb burns out, you won't be under the false assumption of the power being off. Great video!
For the hardware being scattered everywhere when you set up the sawhorses, you need a magne-can. It's a strong magnet glued to the end (not the side) of a stick, inserted into a cleaned-out steel can. Pass it over the floor like you would with a vacuum wand, then hold it over a container, grip the can, and pull the stick, and the steel bits fall off. Repeat as needed.
Cool shop man. Im the maintenance supervisor at an apartment complex and I commandeered two of our shop garages and turned them into my own personal woodworking shop.
I love Jay Bates. I remember when his channel first came out. Back then I watched Steve Ramsey and the Wood Whisperer, and then RUclips recommended Jay.
Thanks Jay. I'm about to tackle lumber storage and your vertical approach makes so much more sense than stacking heavy boards. I will make a wooden plinth slanted towards the wall to address the tipping problem.
Love this channel! So happy to see the growth you have experienced and your commitment to quality videos while not being a sell out and using the fanciest tools out there. Everything you do feels totally achievable by normal folks without unlimited $$ Keep kicking ass and taking names!
You are such a great "down to earth" person. I have enjoyed watching your videos since you first started. Great work shop and keep up the great videos!
Thanks for being honest with everyone about not selling your woodworks for a living. Not to be too harsh, but this is an important distinction to make. I personally wanted to sell my woodworks for money and i set my shop up like a RUclipsr when I was younger. Spent too much time and money, and it wasn't optimal for work flow. Pro woodworkers have very different looking and functioning shops than pro woodworking video producers. Obviously there are some overlaps, but they are very different (usually). Obviously your shop is gonna be better for producing videos, and a shop like mine or Mike Farrington's will be better for production work.
@@JayBates Be it a functional one. The projects don't have to flow as fast, but it takes time and effort to make one and way longer to film, edit, and explain the steps! No less woodworking skill involved, but many more needed for the "show" production side.
@Mayday's Custom Woodworks What makes you think the shop in the video is not suitable for production work? Clearly there is equipment there and it really comes down to the craftsman and what they are producing.
@@bighands69 The OP is very clear that they are selling web content not actual shop produced items as their business. I compare these videos to the old pamphlets/booklets people used to peddle for starting businesses. How many people see these videos and imagine they can become the next X product king.
I had a blank just like that Jake, I bough an inexpensive LED lights (strip) and use scrap acrylic and made a dado in three sides, install the LED’s, cover them with the acrylic and made a table lamp. I wish I had could load a picture so you could see it. Gave it as a gift for Christmas. Total cost $7.00 for the LED’s. 😊
Awesome shop! You are proof that hard work and dedication pays off. Off the shop, you look great man! I'm very over weight and seeing you lose weight that I didn't think you had to lose over the past year has inspired me to try my best at losing. I'm down 17 so far, but still have 100 to go. Thanks for the inspiration that you didn't even know you were giving.
Its hard to believe I used to watch you in that little shed of a shop that I don't think a sheet of plywood would even fit in LOL! Congrats on all your success Jay! Keep up the great work.
A well made shop with a nicely made video, its clear to everyone watching you have had lots of enjoyment putting it together, some good ideas that other sawdust makers could use, and I love your DIY lift and Rolling camera bucket. I , and no doubt many others would like to seea quick video on. All the best to you and the family, stay safe and healthy in these crazy days. Karl W
Enjoyed the tour, but was really happy to see how much your daughter has grown! My oldest granddaughter was a frequent helper when she was younger(22 now)!
Never get tired of a shop tour.. especially from the master! (EDIT: ha ha, seeing that sticker reminded me of my childhood, listening to WRIF "...BABY!"
You dawg!!! A 1200 sq ft shop??? Wow. I have 28' x 7'. It works for me, but my fantasy is a 30x40...with the back 10' dedicated to air (compressed and dust collection) and finish, where in a positive pressure atmosphere I can stain and spray in a clean environment, and still go out and make sawdust. I want to thank you for your videos. I appreciate that you describe your subject with an intelligent and articulate manner, and I have to tell you that even after 30+ years of sawdust manufacturing, you continusly demonstrate to me that I don't know everything...and to me, that's a good thing. I appreciate that you describe your topic thoughtfully and simply, giving us straight-up info without histrionics and a bunch of 'blab' ( can you say BurbounMoth {sp}? ). I watch no small amount of vids anymore, and must admit you are among my top 5 sources for true and accurate info. Thank you...for both doing what you do...and for just being you!
I haven't watched your channel in years, and I went through your workshop playlist. Just got to this video. At the beginning of this video, I noticed that you look way healthier. I wouldn't really say that you were unhealthy in the 2nd to last video in this playlist, but it's noticeable for sure. I agree 100% that nutrition is very important. I started working at a new company in 2021 and they have a great culinary team. Their food is healthy and good. I've always been in decent shape, but my numbers (cholesterol, blood pressure, etc) have gotten better every year without me changing anything. I think it's 100% because of the food because I don't exercise much. Good luck to you and sorry about the Lions. Michigan has had a pretty good year in sports, so there's that. I'm from Ohio... :)
Nice shop tour. I'm in Michigan and designing/building a shop for myself in my polebarn. That's how I stumbled on this video. Thanks for sharing, and thanks for pointing out that WLLZ sticker. That brings back a whole lot of memories for me from years ago. Cheers.
Thank you for the complete tour of your "modest" workshop, you only need the Batman cape now that you already have the elevator. I reassure all those who want to create wooden objects and why not sell them, no need for so much space, nor hundreds of thousands of euros of material to create beautiful objects well finished. Good continuation in your splendid workshop!
Hi Jay. I have followed you from the beginning on RUclips. Thanks for all the content. I have also earned a full-time income from content creation for the last five years. I did it part-time for 8 years prior to going full-time. I love it and wish I had made the jump earlier. I have watched and learned from many content creators including you. Your laid-back and comfortable style is enjoyable to watch. Keep the great content coming and congrats on your success.
I thought you had grown younger but it was the weight! Thanks very much for the shop tour. I note that the large empty space for staging is important. I have learnt that by accident myself.
The human behind the videos. I love the shop space. I need that much room. All my stuff doesn’t fit in my two car garage. I have to store some stuff at my son’s house.
Jay, I started using ethanol-free gas in all my 4-stroke devices and no more gumming up, ever. Just a thought. Super shop, buddy. Just built same footprint with 4x9 CNC and a dedicated 8x18 sealed paint booth. I lost 20% of my "tool floor" but I do so much stain and paint finishing that it was a necessary tradeoff to make a living. BTW: I bought the same dust collector and Nordfab system as you (because of your video on same) and absolutely love them. What a difference they make.
If you don’t like your band saw fence You should see my band saw resaw fence. Basically made with drawer slides. X and Y Bering slides mounted on the table. no deflection front to back. Works fantastic. You affix the work to the slide and slice of pieces like bread. It’s got built in indexing in 16th inch notched with infinitely fine adjustment. I can accurately cut veneer down to a 64th of an inch.
I have two DC main runs one to table saw, the other to my tool wall. I immediately went on Amazon and bought another blast gate to cut off the tool wall run like you did for CNC. What a great idea.
Ohhhhh…. 💕 my dream shop, one day 😍 🙏 Thank you for the walk around and inspiration. Super cute baby, you two look like a team 👨👧... love from Aotearoa New Zealand ❤
Well that was fun, makes me wonder what I'm doing with my life😅 This brought up some nostalgia too! When you mentioned the lift I was like, ohhh yes I remember watching that build.
Just watched this, very interesting! For restraining your vertical wood storage-take one of those boards (a narrow one) and clamp it to the horizontal storage supports that are sticking out, at least until you put in the chain. Or do it with a couple 4’ 2x2s... If you’re worried, make sure they’re high enough that little ones can’t reach them.
You sure have come along way Jay, all power to you man. I remember watching your first videos, when there were very few woodworking content creators. Steve Ramsey and the crew, Laney Shaughnessy, Steve Carmichael and yourself. I took a hiatus from woodworking fir the last 7 or 8 years and just now setting up a shed/workshop Keep on keeping on Jay, congratulations on all your success you certainly deserve it. I remember how stoked you were when you had one of the apartments to work in, now you're in a hangar 🤘☺️👍
I have a good thought.... for the drawer/cabinet pulls, I would recommend either removing them all, and use your cnc router to cut or engrave a number for each drawer, so that when you need someone to grab something its easier... its in drawer 23.... or T9, B7. Just a thought. Nice shop! Some day... hopefully in the very near future... without getting into trouble lol...
I'm building a small wood shop in my basement. I'm new to your channel. Had this video running in the background as I drywall. Man, this video provided so much value and interest I've been glued to it the whole time. Haven't got anything done, lol 😆. I just liked and subscribed! Thank you for providing great content. I'm going to incorporate many of your idea's.
@31:50 I've never lost a body part or been burnt. But now that I'm older and wiser, I'm always worried that I might have an accident. Saftey is always implemented after a shop is built, usually as an after thought. I like the positioning of the easy to access band-aids (I assume other first aid supplies) and fire extinguisher. It looks as though that it was implemented as part of the design right from the start. Thus, it doesn't look out of place, or tacked on.
An incredible journey, from a young man in a shed, to a married father in a fantastic workshop. I have, like many thousands, watched you over the years, copied some builds, but never as good, I'm now a 68 year old retired fart from England, and still love you videos, you beam when you speak of your beautiful daughter, I remember your excitement when you first announced her imminent arrival, congratulations Jay, you have worked hard for you success, and it has been a pleasure to witness. ONE THING , I would love a video of a shop tour with a costing of the equipment you have out of curiosity, would be so informative, anyway, once again a big thanks, and a VERY MERRY CHRISTMAS AND A HAPPY A HEALTHY NEW YEAR, from Garry in the UK
As an avid watcher of the channel there wasn't much that was new to me, but regardless, it was still a riveting 36 minutes as always!! I love shop tours!
Hey Jay, great new shop ! Love the Paulk style assembly table, I have an MFT table with the 20mm dog hole system but I also use the Festool or micro jig dovetail clamps which slip right into the dog holes as long as there’s no support rails in the way . I’m sure this comment was already made but I haven’t looked through the comments, if so sorry for wasting your time. Have a great weekend, love the daughter and dog pics !
Really enjoyed how you described what your projects are and the goal of having them educational and inspirational. The explanation itself is a real motivator! Thanks for this and all the other videos!
I was literally going to comment that this is awesome to have in the background while watching the Hawks/Vikings today, but didn't want to comment off-topic. Then 11:56 happened and so here I am! Also, I saved this video to come back to at different stages of organizing my own space. Thanks for the tour Jay!
Love your wood shop not a wood worker but I love to learn a lot of thins so I can teach my daughter so she can be more independent and work just for her and not for others.
Thank you very much Jay Bates you has been a great inspiration for me like other people on RUclips, I am in the process to building my own woodshop , and I hope that one day I will serve as an inspiration for other people as well, as you have been for me!!
Same issue with my bandsaw fence - I back mine up with a magswitch. Great video, your presentation style keeps things interesting. Also, Hail State! Class of '15.
Love your shop man! That's just about the same setup that I've pictured in my head when me and the mrs. Buy our "forever" home. Also your daughter is adorable ! Looks like you're living your beat life bud! Congrats on everything
This is why I love Jay Bates... It's the only hour and thirteen minute long shop tour on RUclips.
You are a quality dude, Jay Bates. Thanks for inviting us into your shop ... and all that you do.
I appreciate that! Thank you.
@@JayBates You have a welder! Why don't you weld a small block to a clamp and mark your band saw top so you can set it perfectly every time to stabilize the far side of your fence! Amazing shop I would love to have this kind of set up. I just recently lost most of my tools in a break in and we moved shortly after so have to start all over again. But I have a very small shed built on slab out of concrete block. I think it's maybe 8x10 or 8x12 but it has power and lighting run to it and I live in Florida so I can work on bigger or longer pieces just outside of it. It's going to bea long journey until I can start making things again but my dream is to have woodworking be my main source of income. If you have any tips on starting a business or what is involved in getting a business loan I would be very grateful for any help. Congrats on all your successes!
@@JayBates now that you have a larger shop would you buy a hammer a3 again or buy dedicated machines thnx
Jay you were one of the people that inspired me to get into woodworking, I built a furniture business, closed it during Covid and now am a licensed general contractor living life on my terms. Thank you for showing us a way out of the rat race! So grateful ✊🏾
Also, the physical transformation you've made is really awesome. Keep it up 💪🏾
I'm not usually a fan of shop tour videos, but I'm in the process of designing a 40x30 shop, and I'm basing my design/layout on your shop. I appreciate how you decided to walk around the shop in a first "personesque" style which gives me a sense of space. I was literally trying to count your steps from your stations to benches, and back to walls, to give a real world estimate of space. Much appreciated.
Thanks so much for taking us all on your shop tour. Fixing to build me one that same size. Love your shop, my happy place as well. Cool elevator and saved a lot of SQ. Ft of stairs.
This is the smoothest and friendliest video on RUclips. I can’t put my finger on it but it’s really good
Nice shop. Cute kid. The way you beam when talking about your daughter is precious.
Keep up the great work!
Been with you close to when you first started in that apartment shop. Have followed you ever since and it was through you that I learned Sketchup. Very happy to see how far you have evolved and what you have accomplished along your journey. Best of luck as you continue providing all of us with great content.
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Congrats on your 9 years. You are part of my shop with your bench, sled, etc. Thanks for great, honest and simplely express content. Long life to your channel.
This was an an hour and 14 minutes of my time well spent! Thanks for the tour and teaching as you went,
Great video as always. Love seeing your beautiful daughter included in your shop -- that smile lights up the room!
First honest RUclips woodworker. Creates content first, product second. Your honesty scored a sub.
It's amazing the journey you've taken from those early days making and selling benches etc to the craftsman you've become and your mantra of reinvest your profits in your tools really shows with this amazing dream shop. I'll be honest though, I think the last couple smaller shops had a more homely feel if you understand what I mean. I love watching your videos, you've come a long way and I hope the sunshine continues to shine on you and your family as you have given so much to alot of people who watch your videos and learn so much. Your an inspiration. A modern day norm.
Jay, great job as always- encouraging others in their own business is a great way to pay it forward
Man, look at all the weight you lost! Way to go!!!
The best part is he also seems happier & more confident. Proud of you Jay!
Totally agree! Way to go, Jay!
I thought the same thing. Took a bit (4 year!) woodworking/youtube break and there is a lot less Jay now compared to when I met him in WIA 2016!
Just brilliant, thanks man. Just going through reconfiguring my entire 144m2 workshop in Brisbane Australia and will use loads of your info. Keep it up, you're a natural.
Your presentation and way of communicating makes woodworking understandable for me. Your detailed, yet simplified, explanations create a great learning experience. Thank you.
I've been following you through 3 different shops. This is by far the best. Your thought process and explanation for each tool location shows great insight, taking your work flow etc into consideration. I've learned a lot from your videos over the years, applying much of your type of logic to my shop and work. Well done and thanks for sharing.
Seeing your older videos where you’re working inside your house and now you have this big shop. This is just wonderful. Know you’re a big inspiration to a lot of people. Cheers from South Texas!!
I've been a hobbyist woodworker for the past 8 years and following your channel for nearly just as long. I've built up my shop by bartending and just recently took the plunge to try woodworking full-time; mainly custom CNC work in the Florida Keys. I've learned a lot from watching your content over the years but this is exactly what I needed right now. YOU'RE AWESOME MAN! KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK!!
Oh boy! I wish I could live next to you and your shop! Your organization, habilities, your homeshop is awesome! Thanks for share!
This is a very well done video about the most enviable woodworking shop I have ever seen. Congratulations. I will watch it again.
Nice organization on your shop.Your daughter is adorable, blessings to the family.Thanks for the videos.GBY!
Thanks for this walkthrough, it was great spending an hour just listening to you speak to each area of your shop.
Thanks for the tour Jay, been following since the Paulk assembly table .I bought the plans and built a combination of yours , Ron’s and Earl Davisons table . I have finally added a vise on the end of the table after three years and had to search back in all of your videos to find it and build it . Thanks for all of your help and content you produce as it has been very helpful over the years. You rock man 😎👍
Hello Mr Jay Bates, Just a word to comment on your production. You are well seasoned with your explanation, and communication skills, it all makes sense. No need to qualify your execution.
Loving your shop. It shows you take great pride in your alternate, “Custom Creation”. You are truly a creator, both in context, and three dimensional expression. I have always hoped for your success. Thanks for sharing your life’s
Wood grain.
Thanks for the tour! And for not including a mid-roll ad every 8 minutes. :)
Those are on by default. I checked when they would be displayed and there was about 15 of them. F-that!
I’ve been, and still chopping wood going on 57 years. I only build high end furniture, 99 % exotic figured woods. I had a great shop in Hawaii about as large 5,000 sq feet and it was well equipped. Had to move back to the mainland after 15 wonderful years there.. I must say you certainly have set the bar for having a great, organized , well equipped, beautiful shop. Your narration is spot on as well, glad I stumbled across you RUclips page. . My best.
Been watching since the early days with the apartment shop. Seeing how you've grown, both in your woodworking and content creation, only serves to motivate me more to work on my own skills. This shop shows what solid hard work can you, thanks for sharing and inviting us in for a look. One of the few long YT videos I've watched and I loved every minute.
Totally can relate!
Still remember that apartment shop. Your videos were one of the reasons I started making RUclips videos. It just looked like you were having a lot of fun.
Simple Safety Tip for your elevator - instead of a single bulb, consider screwing in a two-bulb splitter so that you have the backup of an extra bulb, so that when one bulb burns out, you won't be under the false assumption of the power being off. Great video!
Haha, we all have at least one "whatever-for-now" station. Great shop, man & happy woodworking, y'all!
Family, health, professional success, and absolutely incredible shop. You are winning brother. Cheers.
For the hardware being scattered everywhere when you set up the sawhorses, you need a magne-can. It's a strong magnet glued to the end (not the side) of a stick, inserted into a cleaned-out steel can. Pass it over the floor like you would with a vacuum wand, then hold it over a container, grip the can, and pull the stick, and the steel bits fall off. Repeat as needed.
Cool shop man. Im the maintenance supervisor at an apartment complex and I commandeered two of our shop garages and turned them into my own personal woodworking shop.
Thats how I started my business. I was maintenance at an apartment complex and used a run down 3 bedroom one bath unit 😁
I'm just glad the Detroit banners made it to the new shop :)
I love Jay Bates. I remember when his channel first came out. Back then I watched Steve Ramsey and the Wood Whisperer, and then RUclips recommended Jay.
Thanks Jay. I'm about to tackle lumber storage and your vertical approach makes so much more sense than stacking heavy boards. I will make a wooden plinth slanted towards the wall to address the tipping problem.
Love this channel! So happy to see the growth you have experienced and your commitment to quality videos while not being a sell out and using the fanciest tools out there. Everything you do feels totally achievable by normal folks without unlimited $$
Keep kicking ass and taking names!
Man that is a beautiful child. Good luck, and please keep up the hard work.
Candid and no fluff as usual. Great stuff Jay
You are such a great "down to earth" person. I have enjoyed watching your videos since you first started. Great work shop and keep up the great videos!
Thanks for being honest with everyone about not selling your woodworks for a living. Not to be too harsh, but this is an important distinction to make. I personally wanted to sell my woodworks for money and i set my shop up like a RUclipsr when I was younger. Spent too much time and money, and it wasn't optimal for work flow. Pro woodworkers have very different looking and functioning shops than pro woodworking video producers.
Obviously there are some overlaps, but they are very different (usually). Obviously your shop is gonna be better for producing videos, and a shop like mine or Mike Farrington's will be better for production work.
You beat me to, creating web content doesn’t have anything to do with doing it for a living.
Indeed. This is a studio with woodworking tools.
@@JayBates Be it a functional one. The projects don't have to flow as fast, but it takes time and effort to make one and way longer to film, edit, and explain the steps! No less woodworking skill involved, but many more needed for the "show" production side.
@Mayday's Custom Woodworks
What makes you think the shop in the video is not suitable for production work?
Clearly there is equipment there and it really comes down to the craftsman and what they are producing.
@@bighands69 The OP is very clear that they are selling web content not actual shop produced items as their business. I compare these videos to the old pamphlets/booklets people used to peddle for starting businesses. How many people see these videos and imagine they can become the next X product king.
I had a blank just like that Jake, I bough an inexpensive LED lights (strip) and use scrap acrylic and made a dado in three sides, install the LED’s, cover them with the acrylic and made a table lamp. I wish I had could load a picture so you could see it. Gave it as a gift for Christmas. Total cost $7.00 for the LED’s. 😊
Thanks for sharing your happy place Jay. May it continue to bring you - and by extension your audience - JOY!
Awesome shop! You are proof that hard work and dedication pays off. Off the shop, you look great man! I'm very over weight and seeing you lose weight that I didn't think you had to lose over the past year has inspired me to try my best at losing. I'm down 17 so far, but still have 100 to go. Thanks for the inspiration that you didn't even know you were giving.
Its hard to believe I used to watch you in that little shed of a shop that I don't think a sheet of plywood would even fit in LOL!
Congrats on all your success Jay! Keep up the great work.
9 years?!?! Congrats! So many great things since the apartment shop days!
Wow, I haven’t seen your videos for awhile which was when you were in that apartment. Awesome 👏.
A well made shop with a nicely made video, its clear to everyone watching you have had lots of enjoyment putting it together, some good ideas that other sawdust makers could use, and I love your DIY lift and Rolling camera bucket. I , and no doubt many others would like to seea quick video on. All the best to you and the family, stay safe and healthy in these crazy days. Karl W
Enjoyed the tour, but was really happy to see how much your daughter has grown! My oldest granddaughter was a frequent helper when she was younger(22 now)!
If you want an accurate miter saw with great dust collection, the Makita 1019 is your tool. Requires very little space behind for a slider, too.
I love your attitude and calmness. I wish I had those traits. Lol
Never get tired of a shop tour.. especially from the master! (EDIT: ha ha, seeing that sticker reminded me of my childhood, listening to WRIF "...BABY!"
Never watched a 1 hour and 13 minute long youtube video and wished it was longer. Good work Jay, and you look great! have a good one
You dawg!!! A 1200 sq ft shop??? Wow. I have 28' x 7'. It works for me, but my fantasy is a 30x40...with the back 10' dedicated to air (compressed and dust collection) and finish, where in a positive pressure atmosphere I can stain and spray in a clean environment, and still go out and make sawdust.
I want to thank you for your videos. I appreciate that you describe your subject with an intelligent and articulate manner, and I have to tell you that even after 30+ years of sawdust manufacturing, you continusly demonstrate to me that I don't know everything...and to me, that's a good thing. I appreciate that you describe your
topic thoughtfully and simply, giving us straight-up info without histrionics and a bunch of 'blab' ( can you say BurbounMoth {sp}? ).
I watch no small amount of vids anymore, and must admit you are among my top 5 sources for true and accurate info. Thank you...for both doing what you do...and for just being you!
I haven't watched your channel in years, and I went through your workshop playlist. Just got to this video. At the beginning of this video, I noticed that you look way healthier. I wouldn't really say that you were unhealthy in the 2nd to last video in this playlist, but it's noticeable for sure.
I agree 100% that nutrition is very important. I started working at a new company in 2021 and they have a great culinary team. Their food is healthy and good. I've always been in decent shape, but my numbers (cholesterol, blood pressure, etc) have gotten better every year without me changing anything. I think it's 100% because of the food because I don't exercise much.
Good luck to you and sorry about the Lions. Michigan has had a pretty good year in sports, so there's that. I'm from Ohio... :)
Nice shop tour. I'm in Michigan and designing/building a shop for myself in my polebarn. That's how I stumbled on this video. Thanks for sharing, and thanks for pointing out that WLLZ sticker. That brings back a whole lot of memories for me from years ago. Cheers.
Thank you for the complete tour of your "modest" workshop, you only need the Batman cape now that you already have the elevator. I reassure all those who want to create wooden objects and why not sell them, no need for so much space, nor hundreds of thousands of euros of material to create beautiful objects well finished. Good continuation in your splendid workshop!
Hi Jay. I have followed you from the beginning on RUclips. Thanks for all the content. I have also earned a full-time income from content creation for the last five years. I did it part-time for 8 years prior to going full-time. I love it and wish I had made the jump earlier. I have watched and learned from many content creators including you. Your laid-back and comfortable style is enjoyable to watch. Keep the great content coming and congrats on your success.
Jay, interesting idea for using up scraps as gifts you've "gifted" to us!
I thought you had grown younger but it was the weight! Thanks very much for the shop tour.
I note that the large empty space for staging is important. I have learnt that by accident myself.
The human behind the videos. I love the shop space. I need that much room. All my stuff doesn’t fit in my two car garage. I have to store some stuff at my son’s house.
Thanks for a great tour Jay! Great shop and ideas for setting up my new shop.
Take care, Dave
Jay,
I started using ethanol-free gas in all my 4-stroke devices and no more gumming up, ever. Just a thought.
Super shop, buddy. Just built same footprint with 4x9 CNC and a dedicated 8x18 sealed paint booth. I lost 20% of my "tool floor" but I do so much stain and paint finishing that it was a necessary tradeoff to make a living.
BTW: I bought the same dust collector and Nordfab system as you (because of your video on same) and absolutely love them. What a difference they make.
Awesome...another informative and inspiring video for a DIYer like me. Thanks for sharing...
I’m old enough to remember WLLZ as a little kid along with WRIF which I think is still on?? Who listens to radio anymore….awesome shop Jay
If you don’t like your band saw fence You should see my band saw resaw fence. Basically made with drawer slides. X and Y Bering slides mounted on the table. no deflection front to back. Works fantastic. You affix the work to the slide and slice of pieces like bread. It’s got built in indexing in 16th inch notched with infinitely fine adjustment. I can accurately cut veneer down to a 64th of an inch.
I have two DC main runs one to table saw, the other to my tool wall. I immediately went on Amazon and bought another blast gate to cut off the tool wall run like you did for CNC. What a great idea.
Ohhhhh…. 💕 my dream shop, one day 😍 🙏 Thank you for the walk around and inspiration. Super cute baby, you two look like a team 👨👧... love from Aotearoa New Zealand ❤
Well that was fun, makes me wonder what I'm doing with my life😅 This brought up some nostalgia too! When you mentioned the lift I was like, ohhh yes I remember watching that build.
Just watched this, very interesting! For restraining your vertical wood storage-take one of those boards (a narrow one) and clamp it to the horizontal storage supports that are sticking out, at least until you put in the chain. Or do it with a couple 4’ 2x2s... If you’re worried, make sure they’re high enough that little ones can’t reach them.
You sure have come along way Jay, all power to you man. I remember watching your first videos, when there were very few woodworking content creators.
Steve Ramsey and the crew, Laney Shaughnessy, Steve Carmichael and yourself.
I took a hiatus from woodworking fir the last 7 or 8 years and just now setting up a shed/workshop
Keep on keeping on Jay, congratulations on all your success you certainly deserve it.
I remember how stoked you were when you had one of the apartments to work in, now you're in a hangar 🤘☺️👍
I have a good thought.... for the drawer/cabinet pulls, I would recommend either removing them all, and use your cnc router to cut or engrave a number for each drawer, so that when you need someone to grab something its easier... its in drawer 23.... or T9, B7. Just a thought. Nice shop! Some day... hopefully in the very near future... without getting into trouble lol...
I'm building a small wood shop in my basement. I'm new to your channel. Had this video running in the background as I drywall. Man, this video provided so much value and interest I've been glued to it the whole time. Haven't got anything done, lol 😆. I just liked and subscribed! Thank you for providing great content. I'm going to incorporate many of your idea's.
Me: "An hour long shop tour?! I'll watch some of it, I guess."
Me: *watches every second*
Love your photos of your daughter nice touch , family first
Jay, you say you "present woodwork for living". Be sure, you do it very, very, very well. Your videos are inspirational. Thanks for the tips also!
@31:50 I've never lost a body part or been burnt. But now that I'm older and wiser, I'm always worried that I might have an accident. Saftey is always implemented after a shop is built, usually as an after thought. I like the positioning of the easy to access band-aids (I assume other first aid supplies) and fire extinguisher. It looks as though that it was implemented as part of the design right from the start. Thus, it doesn't look out of place, or tacked on.
An incredible journey, from a young man in a shed, to a married father in a fantastic workshop. I have, like many thousands, watched you over the years, copied some builds, but never as good, I'm now a 68 year old retired fart from England, and still love you videos, you beam when you speak of your beautiful daughter, I remember your excitement when you first announced her imminent arrival, congratulations Jay, you have worked hard for you success, and it has been a pleasure to witness. ONE THING , I would love a video of a shop tour with a costing of the equipment you have out of curiosity, would be so informative, anyway, once again a big thanks, and a VERY MERRY CHRISTMAS AND A HAPPY A HEALTHY NEW YEAR, from Garry in the UK
Thank you very much for the kind words and feedback, Gary. Much appreciated :)
As an avid watcher of the channel there wasn't much that was new to me, but regardless, it was still a riveting 36 minutes as always!! I love shop tours!
Hey Jay, great new shop ! Love the Paulk style assembly table, I have an MFT table with the 20mm dog hole system but I also use the Festool or micro jig dovetail clamps which slip right into the dog holes as long as there’s no support rails in the way . I’m sure this comment was already made but I haven’t looked through the comments, if so sorry for wasting your time. Have a great weekend, love the daughter and dog pics !
Nice tour, Impressive setup. I’ll have to watch a few times, since you have a lot of content. Thanks.
Not in a fun punny way.. That was infinitely funnier than actually using the pun. Lol. Sweet shop man thanks for the tour.
Love the picture of your daughter she's very beautiful like you shop
Love the the tip of leaving shellac in your gun. 👍
Really enjoyed how you described what your projects are and the goal of having them educational and inspirational. The explanation itself is a real motivator!
Thanks for this and all the other videos!
Heck of a shop that's to dedicated to make personal stuff and not make money. Nice video, thanks
I'm happy with your success, I appreciate people who have potential and will have an impact on others, giving an impulse to act - keep it up
Awesome stuff Jay, looking good! 😃👍🏻👊🏻 ... Thanks for the tour!
I'm a flyers fan but I like how you did the RedWings handles. Nice touch.
I was literally going to comment that this is awesome to have in the background while watching the Hawks/Vikings today, but didn't want to comment off-topic. Then 11:56 happened and so here I am! Also, I saved this video to come back to at different stages of organizing my own space. Thanks for the tour Jay!
Love your wood shop not a wood worker but I love to learn a lot of thins so I can teach my daughter so she can be more independent and work just for her and not for others.
Thank you very much Jay Bates you has been a great inspiration for me like other people on RUclips, I am in the process to building my own woodshop , and I hope that one day I will serve as an inspiration for other people as well, as you have been for me!!
Thanks for the shop tour, you have put in the work and I am very pleased that you have found success.
REALLY love the IBEW sticker on your large metal cabinet!
Great video man, the detail you are going into is incredibly useful. Big ups from South Africa
Love the Redwing drawer pulls
Must be from Michigan
Same issue with my bandsaw fence - I back mine up with a magswitch. Great video, your presentation style keeps things interesting. Also, Hail State! Class of '15.
Love your shop man! That's just about the same setup that I've pictured in my head when me and the mrs. Buy our "forever" home. Also your daughter is adorable ! Looks like you're living your beat life bud! Congrats on everything