Well, you have probably figured out by now that I used a Jigsaw, pretty obvious isn't it? But wait, I do use more than just a jigsaw. My shop has a variety of different tools. I have acquired most of my tools through department store sales and most recently from the Woodworking Show and from Tool Crib .

 

This is a Craftsman 10” Table Saw with the extra side tables that I found on sale at Sears. I used my router on the wood table extension to make the cut-out space for my table router to be placed. This was a close-out item and also a floor model that was going for half price. There were a few parts missing like the owner's manual and the handle for the fence but for a few extra bucks I was able to find these parts to make my table saw complete.

 

This DeWalt compound sliding miter saw is probably the most used saw in my shop other than the jigsaw. My sweet Judy had purchased this for me for Christmas 2003.

 

I purchased this DeWalt Hand Saw with my 2003 income tax return. I really needed a replacement for my old Craftsman Skill Saw as it had been dropped several times in the past and was not cutting such a straight line.

 

Here it is!!! The Honey Pot!!! This sweet piece of DeWalt ingenuity was also a gift from my Lovely Judy on Valentines Day 2004. It has also replaced an old Craftsman Jigsaw that was handed down to me by my father. Talk about a major difference in power!!! This DeWalt cuts at least 10 times faster than my old jigsaw.

 

I also purchased this DeWalt Router with an interchangeable stationary base and plunge base with my 2003 income tax return. As noted above and in the picture, I have mounted the stationary base to my table insert and placed in the wood extension table of my table saw.

 

Here is my DeWalt 18 volt Cordless Drill Driver. This was also a Christmas present in 2004 from my Sweetheart Judy. This is also replacing a Craftsman 12 volt Cordless Drill whose batteries have just about seen their last days.

 

We had started to remodel our kitchen around Father's Day, 2004, when my Honey Bun Judy purchased this DeWalt Reciprocating Saw to help with the project. I had some great pictures of us using this saw during the remodel, but my computer crashed before I had a chance to burn them on a CD. Oh well, live and learn.

 

This Craftsman Piston Compressor had belonged to Judy's late father. To her recollection, she thinks he purchased this sometime in the late 1960's. It still has a lot of power but lacks the capacity for large jobs but is perfect for the projects we make.

 

This was my first yellow and black (DeWalt) purchase. I had originally bought this to sharpen lawnmower blades but have found that with a wire wheel attached it cleans up old rusty tools with a new sparkle.

 

This DeWalt Scroll Saw was purchased for me by my beautiful Judy as a Valentines Day gift in 2004. I had previously owned a Dremel which I had sold in a garage sale.

 

What a find this was!! In the summer of 2000, I was working as an Environmental Technician; I came across this Packard 16” Floor Stand Drill Press. The owner of this property, where we were doing an asbestos survey, had told us that we could help ourselves to anything we found worth keeping. When I saw this baby in the barn, I immediately backed my truck up to it and loaded it in. When I got home, I unloaded it and plugged it in. The motor started but would not turn the spindle so I replaced the belts, cleaned it up and oiled all the moving parts. I also used a little electric motor cleaner to clean out any dirt dauber nests that had been built inside. When I turned it on again, the motor was trying to run so I gave the spindle a little twist to help it out. This worked and all the dirt that was inside the motor came pouring out!!! There was at least half of a gallon size paint can of dirt in there. With a little more motor cleaner, she now runs as quiet as a mouse. The spindle was slightly off center so I wrapped it with masking tape and slowly inched my way to the spindle with a pencil while the machine was running. This let me know where the problem was and then I tapped the spindle with a sledge hammer repeating this procedure until I had centered the spindle almost perfectly. It still doesn't cut the perfect hole but it sure is close. I think I'll keep this as a drum sander!!!

 

Being that my old drill press was still not exactly centered, I decided to purchase a new one for those precision holes. I purchased a Jet 16 ½” Floor Stand Drill Press at the Woodworking Show in Houston in April 2005.

 

I also purchased this DeWalt Heavy Duty 13” Planer at the Woodworking Show the same day I purchased my Jet Drill Press. This will come in handy on the 2 bundles of lumber that is sitting out in the yard at our Montana home.

 

My sweetheart did it again!! She purchased this SandFlee also at the Woodworking Show. The flat spindle is great for getting the perfectly smooth finish and the 6” sanding mop is perfect for the fine fret work edges. Its amazing how this works without breaking such fine work.

 

I guess by now you are curious of the layout of my shop. Here is the layout of the old shop in Houston .

 

Now here is the layout of my new shop in Hamilton , Montana .