Your shop and tool chest are outstanding. But what (to me) is most laudable is the fact that you devoted time to a project you and your kids could do together. That's something to be really proud of.
Thank you. I agree. Both of my boys are woodworkers. My older son is building his first boat and my younger son just restored a boat last winter. Nothing I've ever done in my life was more important than working with them in my shop
My dad and I have been estranged for 10 years. Not a single word spoken between us since he left. Watching this video made me want to reach out to him and show him this video. It was our dream project to start boat building together. We lived in Maine too so this hits close to home.
Gravydownshirt, I think he does stare lovingly at all those beautiful tools like we all do on occasion, however, I suspect those tools see plenty of work too!
In Argetina we have a saying to describe surprise: "I'm with my mouth open!" Very clean, neat, beautiful and peaceful. Excellent music. The furniture of the tools ... impressive ... new compartments never stopped showing one, another and another more ... EXCELLENT !! Buenos Aires.
That shop, tool chest and a beautiful boat are the jewels of a man's dedicated work, passion and love! Thank you for sharing your joy and pride with us.
Wonderful hanging tool cabinet. I come back frequently to watch and listen again and again. It NEVER gets old. The boat you built with your sons is exquisite! Thank you for sharing.
Such a beautiful shop! So inspiring and uplifting to listen to his story! I really enjoy these videos and listening to these amazing craftsmans stories. Thank you! Please make more of these!
That might be on the best wall hung tool chests I've seen. I've been thinking about one for a while so watch videos/read stories on different versions as I can but this one stands out both being compact, having a lot of storage for the size, and have a lot of simple but elegant design elements. It doesn't jump out when closed, but once you open it you see just how much thought and work went into it. When I finally design what I want I think I will be coming back to this video again.
What impressed me the most is you taking the time and having the foresight and indeed patience, to pass your skills onto your children. Much respect and well done.
Ha! I am in the same boat. Suddenly, my hand tools that I once thought priceless seem like things found in the ditch compared to this; why should I build such a nice cabinet for them? No, of course not. I am now inspired.
Extreme Excellence ! I enjoyed immensely viewing your museum like shop and all within it. Your tool chest on the wall, one layer after another is the finest example I have seen. Have to view again !
Now that I think about it, this one is preferable. Studley's is more an art piece, but too much going on and too heavy. Smith's is more practical and beautiful as well.
Dan Smith Why not compare? Lol! I'd pick yours over Studley's. I can actually use yours. Anyway, nice to see a resurgence in craftsman like yourself. Used to be a dying breed because of economics and a host of other reasons, so its inspiring for me and many others.
That shop is cleaner and neater than my HOUSE - by FAR! Gorgeous! The tool storage unit itself is an example of "fine woodworking" - built so well and very beautiful... Makes me envious of the skills Mr. Smith possesses!
Dan, this is a fantastic video. I just left my wood shop, I quit early since it’s family day in Canada. Now I want to go back and work some more after seeing this. Beautiful music too.
Daaaannnnngggg Dan!!! I agree with Max Maker - absolutely gorgeous shop! "Craftsmanship" doesn't come close to describing it!! Something all woodworkers secretly dream of, I should think. I know I do.. Well done. You should be proud. Thanks for the tour!
I do not want to describe this work of beauty with words. I am very happy for you and the calling you have found. I work with woods. I only mention this to say that I admire your efforts in wood, however, the boat that you have built "with your sons" will be a difficult one to better. Thanks for showing me this work of art!
The sign of a master craftsman is the state of his workshop and his tools...and I have to say the signs here are of a true master caraftsman!!! That shop is astonishing! Just the craftsmanship that went into that one box is amazing!! I dont think they are tools.....surely they are wands!!! Fantastic!!
WOW Dan you're living the life. And what a beautiful part of the world you live in. I seriously hope you earn your living from carpentry as you are one very talented gentleman. I've always had parts of the tool chest I hope to build once of collected enough of the "right" tools and what you've built is and I hate to say it so much better. The design, detail and material contrast is magnificent. I love the dovetails on the plane shelfs. Also as a lover of all things marine your boat is just fabulous. Truly an inspiration and I wish you many more years enjoying your craft. One of the best I've seen on here.
Thank you for your kind comments. I searched for sometime to find the tools and spent much more time cleaning them up. My time in the shop is what I live for.
Mr.Smith this is a fellow Mo. resident, and woodworker since a very early age. I can see the love ,care ,though and work you put in your craft. It is a beautiful thing to see, very talented craftsmanship ,thank you.
Wow ! Beautiful Shop, Tool Chest ,and Boats all in one i too have been lucky enough to share my love of Woodworkingband Boating with my son beginning with him around the same age as you have mine has grown up to be a pretty darn good Craftsman
Absolutely beautiful!!! It would also be interesting to see a video or find a book about the planning, design and placement of everything. That is a fantastic boat. I hope your family gets to put it in the water from time to time. Good times!
A beautiful handcrafted useful and awesome cabinet ! Would you consider publishing the source of the hardware and share a tutorial on how to make the cabinet ?
Beautiful , and if I hadn't gotten into the craft so late in life, it would be very inspiring as well. But I'm a realist, I'll never have that, but thank you for sharing it.
Well most of humanity doesn't have room for a workshop and look out the window and see a pristine lake:) At least we can take a hike and enjoy nature:)
My dream workshop!!… I left school for a boatbuilding apprenticeship and the first job we had was to make a toolbox, 40 years on and I've still got it... our second job was to build a Clinker. Having decent tools is half the battle, keeping them in A1 condition and sharp is a must... I envy your workshop and tools.
After years of indulgence and copious space, my tools are now stashed away under the bed in plastic tool boxes in our new house. It will be a few years before I have a workshop again (we have a 3 year old too). This is tool-store-porn. Nice video Dan S. Thanks.
Your shop and tool chest are outstanding. But what (to me) is most laudable is the fact that you devoted time to a project you and your kids could do together. That's something to be really proud of.
Thank you. I agree. Both of my boys are woodworkers. My older son is building his first boat and my younger son just restored a boat last winter. Nothing I've ever done in my life was more important than working with them in my shop
My dad and I have been estranged for 10 years. Not a single word spoken between us since he left. Watching this video made me want to reach out to him and show him this video. It was our dream project to start boat building together. We lived in Maine too so this hits close to home.
Please take my simple advice. Do it before you regret not doing it.
Wow! Thats got to be the most beautiful workshop I have ever seen. It is so clean that it seems as if there is never even any work done there.
Max Maker He probably never does use the tools...just opens them up every now and then to stare lovingly at them...
perhaps I would do the same...lol
Gravydownshirt, I think he does stare lovingly at all those beautiful tools like we all do on occasion, however, I suspect those tools see plenty of work too!
Lbhunter63 I think they see more polish than work! Worked tools don't remain that cosmetic and totally unmarked.
Or, perhaps it never ends and there is simply good clean-up time at the end of the day.
This guy has done more work and produced more beautiful items than all of us combined, who the hell are we kidding? He’s just a superhero of wood.
this is straight artwork . Love it
Words can't describe how this video made me feel. Incredible doesn't do it justice
Incredibly envious?
In Argetina we have a saying to describe surprise:
"I'm with my mouth open!"
Very clean, neat, beautiful and peaceful.
Excellent music. The furniture of the tools ... impressive ... new compartments never stopped showing one, another and another more ... EXCELLENT !!
Buenos Aires.
Beautiful
Dan's tool chest is a beautiful piece of fine art. The shop is truly a dream shop.
That shop, tool chest and a beautiful boat are the jewels of a man's dedicated work, passion and love! Thank you for sharing your joy and pride with us.
I could watch this over and over and over again. Beautiful, just beautiful.
A physical representation of love, passion, hardwork, dedication... Truly inspirational!
Absolutely perfect. The finest shop I ever put my eyes on. Congratulations on a job well done
Wow! That tool cabinet is the most beautiful I've seen. Love the shop.
Museum quality work, absolute masterpieces throughout, thank you for sharing.
Mr. Smith, words are not enough to describe how incredible your tool chest, shop and boat are.
Wonderful hanging tool cabinet. I come back frequently to watch and listen again and again. It NEVER gets old. The boat you built with your sons is exquisite! Thank you for sharing.
My deepest respect for everything I see, even the Music and your voice are in a beautiful balance, you are a 100% perfectionist
I never tire of watching this video. The shop is as exquisite as the boats you built with your sons and the ingenious cabinet you built with them.
Looks like a wonderful shop and your tool cabinet is very impressive. I really like all of the details in the individual tool holders.
Such a beautiful shop! So inspiring and uplifting to listen to his story! I really enjoy these videos and listening to these amazing craftsmans stories. Thank you! Please make more of these!
Absolutely beautiful work. You're an amazing craftsman.
I am at 35 seconds into this video and already in AWE ... you have a beautiful precise and well organized shop sir...
Thanks for sharing. I think that is hard to beat as a dream house and the view is to die for. Dan you're the man!
That might be on the best wall hung tool chests I've seen. I've been thinking about one for a while so watch videos/read stories on different versions as I can but this one stands out both being compact, having a lot of storage for the size, and have a lot of simple but elegant design elements. It doesn't jump out when closed, but once you open it you see just how much thought and work went into it. When I finally design what I want I think I will be coming back to this video again.
What impressed me the most is you taking the time and having the foresight and indeed patience, to pass your skills onto your children. Much respect and well done.
Ha, I am just sketching my tool cabinet, and now this mess all my thoughts. Gorgeous!
Ha! I am in the same boat. Suddenly, my hand tools that I once thought priceless seem like things found in the ditch compared to this; why should I build such a nice cabinet for them? No, of course not. I am now inspired.
One of the nicest tool cabinets and shop I have seen, thanks.
Extreme Excellence ! I enjoyed immensely viewing your museum like shop and all within it. Your tool chest on the wall, one layer after another is the finest example I have seen. Have to view again !
PS I want to live in your shop !
Beautiful, some serious envy coming from across the water in old Blighty !! What a wonderful place to live and work!!
Very rare to see a beautiful tool chest like this! Reminds me of the Studley chest in the American History Museum. Mr Smith does beautiful work.
Now that I think about it, this one is preferable. Studley's is more an art piece, but too much going on and too heavy. Smith's is more practical and beautiful as well.
I have a poster of the Studley chest in my bathroom. Yes, it was my inspiration, but in no way can mine be compared.
Dan Smith Why not compare? Lol! I'd pick yours over Studley's. I can actually use yours. Anyway, nice to see a resurgence in craftsman like yourself. Used to be a dying breed because of economics and a host of other reasons, so its inspiring for me and many others.
@@dansmith338 You would make a fortune selling plans and hardware kits for this.
That shop is cleaner and neater than my HOUSE - by FAR! Gorgeous! The tool storage unit itself is an example of "fine woodworking" - built so well and very beautiful... Makes me envious of the skills Mr. Smith possesses!
Dan, this is a fantastic video. I just left my wood shop, I quit early since it’s family day in Canada. Now I want to go back and work some more after seeing this. Beautiful music too.
Daaaannnnngggg Dan!!! I agree with Max Maker - absolutely gorgeous shop! "Craftsmanship" doesn't come close to describing it!! Something all woodworkers secretly dream of, I should think. I know I do.. Well done. You should be proud.
Thanks for the tour!
Amazing tool chest, a work of art in itself, and OMG the workshop is awesome, would love a workshop like that
The shop it absolutely fantastic! Beautiful craftsmanship!
I do not want to describe this work of beauty with words.
I am very happy for you and the calling you have found. I work with woods.
I only mention this to say that I admire your efforts in wood, however, the boat that you have built "with your sons" will be a difficult one to better.
Thanks for showing me this work of art!
I have no other words to express your shop as nothing more then BEAUTIFUL
The only tool chest that made my jaw drop! Absolutely beautiful! Wow.
The sign of a master craftsman is the state of his workshop and his tools...and I have to say the signs here are of a true master caraftsman!!! That shop is astonishing! Just the craftsmanship that went into that one box is amazing!! I dont think they are tools.....surely they are wands!!! Fantastic!!
WOW Dan you're living the life. And what a beautiful part of the world you live in. I seriously hope you earn your living from carpentry as you are one very talented gentleman. I've always had parts of the tool chest I hope to build once of collected enough of the "right" tools and what you've built is and I hate to say it so much better. The design, detail and material contrast is magnificent. I love the dovetails on the plane shelfs. Also as a lover of all things marine your boat is just fabulous. Truly an inspiration and I wish you many more years enjoying your craft. One of the best I've seen on here.
Thank you for your kind comments. I searched for sometime to find the tools and spent much more time cleaning them up. My time in the shop is what I live for.
Just awesome. Elegantly organized. Perfection at its finest.
Oh my gosh! I am speechless. Pure perfection. ❤
Great stuff, beautiful shop in beautiful Maine. Exceptional work!
Mr.Smith this is a fellow Mo. resident, and woodworker since a very early age. I can see the love ,care ,though and work you put in your craft. It is a beautiful thing to see, very talented craftsmanship ,thank you.
Beautiful boats, shop, tool cabinets, joinery, wood working tools and machinery...
Wow ! Beautiful Shop, Tool Chest ,and Boats all in one i too have been lucky enough to share my love of Woodworkingband Boating with my son beginning with him around the same age as you have mine has grown up to be a pretty darn good Craftsman
Wow , great ideas, love the sliding shelf.very well executed. INSPIRING. Well done.
Now that's a damn good looking clean organized workshop.well done
Wow. Incredibly inspiring man and workshop.
that tool cabinet is amazing not to mention the tools it stores..wow!
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I’m struggling to find words. Simply incredible
What a gorgeous shop! That tool chest is nice as well. :)
Absolutely beautiful my friend. This video has been extremely motivating. Thank you.
That's a beautiful tool chest. Amazing job.
Man That cabinet... amazing ,Beutiful shop too
Wow, Dan. Absolutely superb.
I dream of having such a mind blowing shop! So fascinating
I couldn't have been the only one sat there with my mouth open in amazement throughout that whole video
It's a piece of art! Congrats!
Beautiful and functional. Now that is craftsmanship.
I love the shop. The only problem is I am afraid if I had one like that, I would never leave it.
brilliant name for the boat you built with your son's 👌
Agreed! I didn't notice that till I was editing.
Absolutely beautiful!!! It would also be interesting to see a video or find a book about the planning, design and placement of everything. That is a fantastic boat. I hope your family gets to put it in the water from time to time. Good times!
The boat's actually in the water now. We just spent the afternoon sailing her.
Beautiful shop and storage.
Hey Dan love your shop. When I was watching your intro i said to myself that looks like the Maine coast. LOL I live in southern Maine, Kennebunk area.
Holy smokes! Work of Art on the chest.
that is a work of art! Brilliant.
Only ever in my dreams. Absolutely amazing.
Love the tool cabinet!
Argh, I just had an eyegasm. The boats, the shop, the light, the colors. What a dream.
I thoroughly enjoyed watching this video.
Absolutely beautiful!
This is absolutely fantastic!
Super nice, what a craftmanship.
I am a cabinetmaker that worked in a wooden boat yard love this
Beautiful shop and video!
That tool chest is a work of art. Literally
Beautiful tool cabinet and I love your shop. I hope it's not always that clean! 😆
A beautiful handcrafted useful and awesome cabinet ! Would you consider publishing the source of the hardware and share a tutorial on how to make the cabinet ?
What a nice workshop and that view! :-)
Beautiful , and if I hadn't gotten into the craft so late in life, it would be very inspiring as well. But I'm a realist, I'll never have that, but thank you for sharing it.
Well most of humanity doesn't have room for a workshop and look out the window and see a pristine lake:)
At least we can take a hike and enjoy nature:)
Amazing! What a piece of art! Great Life Work.
My dream workshop!!… I left school for a boatbuilding apprenticeship and the first job we had was to make a toolbox, 40 years on and I've still got it... our second job was to build a Clinker. Having decent tools is half the battle, keeping them in A1 condition and sharp is a must... I envy your workshop and tools.
left school for boatbuilding aswell. i am building my first clinker right now
Nicklas Källman Good luck with building it and with hope it's first voyage is successful 👍🏼😊
Dan, that is breath takingly gorgeous!!!!!
Wow! I am blown away.
Organization is key. But wow that's wayyyy too clean! Great job.
Wow, this is beautiful.
Amazing! Congratulations.
Life goals! Beautiful
absolutely beautiful
After years of indulgence and copious space, my tools are now stashed away under the bed in plastic tool boxes in our new house. It will be a few years before I have a workshop again (we have a 3 year old too). This is tool-store-porn. Nice video Dan S. Thanks.
Beautiful, well done.
A woodworkers Dream. Keep it up Sir 👍
Beautiful shop.
incredible work representative of the heritage youre building
Absolutely beautiful
Beautiful shop I myself live in Maine!!
Beautiful cabinet. Your shop is very impressive. All I wanted was plans of how you built your cabinet. What water are you on?
Perfectly inspirational gift wrapped legacy with command over respectability
Wow! that's one beautiful tool chest!
Nice stuff, looks like brand new, might want to use it some more
I could definitely use this workshop.