We need more people like you in us World Congratulations you have amazing brain.

Awesome Shop Tour David! You sure did get a lot of equipment in that space. Love the organization and workflow for your set up. Look forward to following along, make it a great day!

WOW, that’s a marvel of organization and space utilization David! I’ve never seen any shop quite like it.

David, Very impressive and so well organized. My collection is similar except I have lots of sheet metal tools instead of your nice mill and metal lathe. All fits into one space of my three car garage and is on wheels except for the big Felder stuff which is fixed. My stuff is working on a PhD meaning piled higher and deeper. I bought a bunch of cabinets to get organized, now need enough body and time to assemble and put all together.

Awesome Shop !Thanks for sharing.

dream shop with dream equipment for a lot of us. I just subscribed and hoping you will be doing more wood working youtube.

Very nice. Great lay out. One day I can machine like that. I’m starting small but you got to start to get any where.

David, I am absolutely thrilled to see you posting some videos on KZread. I generally follow you on Flickr, but I really appreciate and enjoy each video you post. Everything you do is absolutely PRIMO. By the way, I treasure my hard copy of your "Unofficial Survival Guide." As for videos, as Oliver Twist might say, "More, please, Sir."

Absolute workshop goals

Very nice work shop and organized 👏

That’s an amazing ‘home’ sphop!!!

Very nice shop. Excellent choice in equipment. Im a bug fan of Felder and Festool myself. I’m very impressed with the length you went to get all that large heavy stuff into a basement. I’ve subscribed. Think I’ll see what you’re up to down there.

@David_Best

3 жыл бұрын

I'm glad you approve. Most of my shop work is posted on Flickr here: www.flickr.com/photos/davidpbest/albums

You take great pride in your work thats fore sure

Very cool shop👍

Awesome! 👏🏻👍🏻🇺🇸🇬🇧

👍🏿super shop!

Wouaaa👍👍🇧🇪

Nice Shop 👍

The Taj Mahal of basement shops. There are maybe a handful of people in this world than can relate. That said, I am awe-struck at what you have amassed in your shop. You have done well for yourself to be able to have everything you have.

@David_Best

2 жыл бұрын

Well thanks. I wish I had another 400 square feet - then I could have a surface grinder, and a spray booth. :-)

Nice shop

Amazing shop! Would love to see examples of your work!

@David_Best

3 жыл бұрын

Then go here: www.flickr.com/photos/davidpbest/albums

Jeez!!! At first I thought u were in a warehouse, then you said basement I was like whaaaaaat??? Lol AWESOME SHOP!!!

@David_Best

Жыл бұрын

Check out how I transformed the basement to turn it into a shop: flic.kr/s/aHsjH1qkZP

@ryananthony4840

Жыл бұрын

@@David_Best thanks David, I need some input. I'm finally putting my own shop together in my 2-car deep garage.... it's about 14' 6" x 40'...... nice long building for a shop ;-)

@David_Best

Жыл бұрын

@@ryananthony4840 What input can I provide. Feel free to email me: dbestworkshop@gmail.com

@David_Best

Жыл бұрын

@@ryananthony4840 Le t me know if I can help. Email is best for me. dbestworkshop@gmail.com

Absolutely awesome. Thanks for sharing.

Super shop. Absolute great use of space. How did you get the heavy woodworking equipment down into your shop?

@David_Best

3 жыл бұрын

When I bought the house, I added a separate entrance to the basement for equipment and lifts of plywood to come in, and finished projects to go out. It's documented here: flic.kr/s/aHsjH1qkZP

@guybowers9094

2 жыл бұрын

How many square feet is the shop

Good grief. That is a huge area you have there. I always said i wanted a 1 bedroom flat over a huge garage. Never achieved it . Regards from the UK. Steve. Do you have any stickers.

Fantastic tour thank you. What an extraordinary range of skills you must have! May I ask how you came to select Felder? I am going down this road now. I owned some Felder equipment in the 1980s and loved it albeit they have come a long way since then ... but the current cost requires some justification over other quality brands. Many thanks

@David_Best

2 жыл бұрын

Please email me and we can converse on this topic. david@bestservices.biz

Most impressive collection of high end tools. Taking into account you are use to using Felder, which is exceptional quality, do you feel the Northstate wide belt is in the same league? Would you but the same sander again? or go a different route?

@David_Best

2 жыл бұрын

There are many Felder owners in the USA who have purchased this Northstate sander at my recommendation. One was installed in Minneapolis just last month in a Felder shop. For what it is, it's an exceptional machine at a very fair price. Of course, you have to be comfortable with the 16" width, and the fact that it's a single-head machine, and that the platen is thick graphite-impregnated cloth and not an air balloon type, but otherwise it's a quality piece of gear that has given me 15+ years of service. In some respects, this machine is better designed and fabricated than some of the Felder equipment. Leneave Supply (the dealer) provides excellent support, and just recently set me up with a new rubber feedbelt from a USA manufacturer since I'd worn mine threadbare. And since the Northstate is identical (except for color) to the Powermatic 16" widebelt, a lot of spare parts are locally stocked and available through them - although I have never needed to avail myself of that service. But it is nice to know there's a second source for parts. If you talk to the guys at Leneave, ask for Greg (co-owner) and tell him David Best sent you his way. I have more information on the Northstate on my Flickr archives here: flic.kr/s/aHsjBncCo5 and here: flic.kr/s/aHskkF1CTX And you can see my projects at this link: www.flickr.com/photos/davidpbest/albums Felder makes some good equipment, and some not-so-good equipment. They are far from the gold standard. I specifically DO NOT recommend Felder widebelt sanders. DM me if you need more info - bestservices.biz/contact_us.html

What an amazing shop! I dream about many of those tools. How on earth did you get that equipment down there? I'm assuming you have floor access to the outdoors.

@David_Best

Жыл бұрын

Thanks. First thing I did when I bought the house was add a bulkhead entrance to the basement without stairs so that I could bring machines and materials in/out with a forklift from above. Have a look at this: flic.kr/s/aHsjH1qkZP

Very nice Great layout. Could you please do a review on the Duel51

@David_Best

2 жыл бұрын

DM me if you want opinion/analysis of the Dual 51. David at Bestservices dot biz

How in the world did you get all that heavy equipment down that narrow stairway? And how to get projects out? Very impressive shop. Are there any tools you don't have?

@David_Best

2 жыл бұрын

As noted several times in the comments below, the first thing I did after buying the house was to add a separate bulkhead entrance to the basement - no stairs, just a big concrete box with flip-up doors. I can bring machinery directly through the garage out the other end and lower equipment/supplies down into the shop with my walk-behind stacker. This is discussed in my garden tour video here: kzread.info/dash/bejne/k6RtqbKlZpWwZZM.html Here's a link to the entrance build: flic.kr/s/aHsjH1qkZP Have a look at this sequence: flic.kr/s/aHskFDYt4a

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Do you use a sled with a pulley for the stairs or have another entry for the heavier/awkward/large? Beautiful shop. The difference the floor and it’s bright paint make is impressive. Your organization is high caliber. I’m like to put things away when done.

@David_Best

2 жыл бұрын

As noted several times in the comments below, the first thing I did after buying the house was to add a separate bulkhead entrance to the basement - no stairs, just a big concrete box with flip-up doors. I can bring machinery directly through the garage out the other end and lower equipment/supplies down into the shop with my walk-behind stacker. This is discussed in my garden tour video here: kzread.info/dash/bejne/k6RtqbKlZpWwZZM.html Here's a link to the entrance build: flic.kr/s/aHsjH1qkZP Have a look at this sequence: flic.kr/s/aHskFDYt4a

@FearsomeWarrior

2 жыл бұрын

@@David_Best Glorious. Going through all of those links. Thank you. I tried looking up the lathe table with the storage drawers too. Very nice.

@David_Best

2 жыл бұрын

@@FearsomeWarrior Everything is here: www.flickr.com/photos/davidpbest/albums

Amazing. How did you get this heavy equipment down into your basement?

@David_Best

Жыл бұрын

Watch the first 2 minutes of this video: kzread.info/dash/bejne/k6RtqbKlZpWwZZM.html

What an incredible shop. Very well done. Question: how in the world did you get all that stuff down there? I'm assuming you have some sort of external access and didn't have to bring it all through the house and down those stairs.

@David_Best

2 жыл бұрын

First thing I did after buying the house was to add a separate bulkhead entrance to the basement - no stairs, just a big concrete box with flip-up doors. I can bring machinery directly through the garage out the other end and lower equipment/supplies down into the shop with my walk-behind stacker. Here's a link to the entrance build: flic.kr/s/aHsjH1qkZP

@David_Best

2 жыл бұрын

Have a look at this sequence: flic.kr/s/aHskFDYt4a

What's your full-time work? That a dream shop for just about any creator! A+ all the way!

@David_Best

3 жыл бұрын

www.bestservices.biz

@bigdogmn73

3 жыл бұрын

@@David_Best you should have another business called Best SHOP as that's about as nice of a shop as I've ever seen...

I don’t see an outside entrance so how the hell did you get that equipment down there ?

@David_Best

2 жыл бұрын

The shop is 1,100 square feet as noted in the video. First thing I did after buying the house was to add a separate bulkhead entrance to the basement - no stairs, just a big concrete box with flip-up doors. I can bring machinery directly through the garage out the other end and lower equipment/supplies down into the shop with my walk-behind stacker. This is discussed in my garden tour video here: kzread.info/dash/bejne/k6RtqbKlZpWwZZM.html Here's a link to the entrance build: flic.kr/s/aHsjH1qkZP Have a look at this sequence: flic.kr/s/aHskFDYt4a

how many sq feet is your shop? awesome tour thanks

@David_Best

2 жыл бұрын

1,100 as noted in the video.

Amazing looking machines and shop. I'm looking into buying several of them myself by next year. Would it be possible to say what you think of the egl 1350 table saw accesory? I saw it hanging on your wall and I was debating on getting it. Is it any good? Worth the money? Thanks in advance.

@David_Best

3 жыл бұрын

If you build picture frames or a lot of other complex milter work, then the EGL or DGL are very handy. I don’t use mine often, but when I needed to make a dozed picture frames it was terrific.

@Baziell

3 жыл бұрын

@@David_Best thanks for the reply sir. I was thinking it would come in handy when doing lots of small pieces with miters. Sounds like it will work great for that. Pretty expensive piece of kit tho. I'll have to sleep on it :)

@David_Best

3 жыл бұрын

@@Baziell The EGLis not worth the up-charge for the built-in trig calculator. Stick with the DGL - less expensive.

@Baziell

3 жыл бұрын

@@David_Best thanks for the advice, much appreciated.

How many amps do you have running to your shop?

@David_Best

2 жыл бұрын

100 AMPS total to the shop on a dedicated sub-panel. I work alone, so the biggest draw is running the jointer/planer in combination with the dust extractor (13 and 6 HP, 3-phase respectively). The 3-phase equipment is powered by a 20 HP Phase Perfect converter that's on a 60 Amp circuit breaker.

As a furniture maker of 56 years and still going I’m very impressed with your collection of tools and the organization. Question, do you make anything? It seems to keep a shop like this clean and organized as it is ,is a full time job in it self., No criticism, just wondering.

@David_Best

3 жыл бұрын

Yes, of course I make things. I run a small remodel consulting business and through that I tackle the projects that interest me. Some examples: tinyurl.com/nhte579x

@David_Best

3 жыл бұрын

BTW, I have you beat by about 5 years. :-)

@sphlouge

3 жыл бұрын

First of all , congratulations on your endurance of woodworking. I don’t come across many people our age and longevity of doing what we do. Second , very impressed with your work. Obviously love what you do and a perfectionist. Kudos my fellow woodworker !

How did you get that stuff down there?😂

@David_Best

2 жыл бұрын

As noted several times in the comments below, the first thing I did after buying the house was to add a separate bulkhead entrance to the basement - no stairs, just a big concrete box with flip-up doors. I can bring machinery directly through the garage out the other end and lower equipment/supplies down into the shop with my walk-behind stacker. This is discussed in my garden tour video here: kzread.info/dash/bejne/k6RtqbKlZpWwZZM.html Here's a link to the entrance build: flic.kr/s/aHsjH1qkZP Have a look at this sequence: flic.kr/s/aHskFDYt4a

You sound like Billy Bob Thornton, but without the twang.

@David_Best

Жыл бұрын

Well, that was certainly a constructive comment. I've worked hard at removing the "twang" from my Ozarkian roots. Thank you.

Holy smokes.

What a great shop! You said that you used 1-1/8" T/G plywood - I can't tell if that's painted or if you used some type of epoxy - might you clarify?

@David_Best

3 жыл бұрын

Polyurethane Porch Paint.

ooops you gave the sq footage at the end :)

A wet dream! LOL !!!

@David_Best

2 жыл бұрын

How nice.