2 Car Garage Woodshop - Shop Tour 2015

[@izeugirdor]

Thank you, Jay. I appreciate your encouraging words. It really is "the Indian and not the arrow". I've been teaching my son how to use the tools that we already have and not to waste his money on the "bigger and better" when what we have works. Hearing it from you actually made an impact on him. Thanks!

[@YuvalAS]

@Jay Bates, thanks. I’ve been a fan of your stuff for two+ years now, and it’s great to see all you achieved

[@bakernate88]

Jay, The first video of yours I ever watched was the half-lap blanket chest. I've been watching ever since. I've seen the new shop come to life over the last year and it is amazing. I'm convinced you are the hardest working woodworker on KZbin. Thanks for the tour and God bless.

[@JayBates]

Nathan Baker Thank you for the kind words Nathan. I very much appreciate it :)

[@JohnHeisz]

You've come a loooog way Jay, and I expect we are really only at the start of the story with much, much more to come. Thanks for taking the time to show us around :)

[@JayBates]

John Heisz Thank you very much sir!

[@JeffreyMunro]

John Heisz Well put. I'm excited to see where all of you guys take this in the next couple of years. Keep it up!

[@murraylowe8677]

You came a long way through a very hard time Jay. I am glad to see your tenacity has rewarded you so very well. You deserve it.

[@MarkLindsayCNC]

A huge thumbs up for your closing message, Jay. No tool is worth going into debt for. Think about it - people created for centuries before the invention of the power tool. What has changed? Our nature maybe. A person can develop excellent skills with common hand tools that rival the best power tool ever made. Just ask Paul Sellers. Those skills can later be put to use on a power tool, so it's never a waste of time to develop them. Great tour! Thanks for taking us along for the ride!

[@ikechukwujoseph254]

I've been studying how to start a woodworking business from home and found a great resource at Enata wood system (google it if you're interested)

[@bobbie318]

Lovely workshop and great advice in the end; coz all of us tend to look at these fascinating wood shops and we want to just fill it up with the most up to date tools and gadgets. Growing into this kind of shop and "Earning it, instead of going into debt" is great advice. Cheers.

[@kiwiaussie739]

Watching each video of your shop grow has been an inspiration to start my own projects. Lots of ideas with different ways to approach them. Just putting a bit of time and effort into something and seeing the end results is the best feeling. Thank you, look forward to the next upload.

[@SawDustMakerRJM]

Enjoyed your shop tour. I did not realize it had been a full year. Seemed like a few months ago. Hope to enjoy my shop soon.

[@barbarany69]

Let me tell you that you are an awesome wood master, it is a pleasure watching your videos and see you working. Neat and clean from the tools and shop set up to the work itself. With all the "just-put-it-together" people out there it is great that there are still good artisans that love their job and put passion in what they do. You nailed it!

[@JayBates]

Thank you.

[@jeffk464]

I'm learning a ton from watching woodworking on youtube, it almost seems superior to woodworking classes. You can look up how to's on how to build your next project before you do it, its very timely. I think I will need to hook up a smallish TV with a chromcast in my garage so I can review techniques as I'm working on them. Big thanks Jay and other woodworking youtubers.

[@GunsHarleysUSA]

I like the way you've organized your shop/garage and anyone can tell how much thought you've put into each piece of equipment and tables/benches. This video has given me a few ideas I can put to use in my own shop. Nicely done Jay!! Looking forward to your next video and by the way I really enjoyed this walk through video....

[@magicchef9702]

Very inspiring tour. Kudos on the "work hard and earn it" speech at the end. We all need to be reminded of these values sometimes, especially in today's crazy world. Thanks.

[@eyesopen45]

The last 30 seconds truly inspired me. Thank you for all your videos.

[@elliottvillanueva6513]

Hey Jay, you are a true inspiration. Thank you for the tour of your fort and best of all thank you for the advise you provide. Specially the advise on not getting into debt. Congrats on your new house as well.

[@thejonesbunch1940]

It's great you've done this all with no debt! Props to you! You've got one of the best channels on the web!!!

[@JayBates]

+andrew jones Thank you very much Andrew.

[@oakoliver7183]

Thanks for the tour Jay. I have been watching all of your videos. It is very impressive watching your talents evolve over time. Your videos are so easy to watch and learn from. You are very articulate. Keep up the great work.

[@seattlescottb]

Hey Jay, great video, I just wanted to make one suggestion/comment. I live/work in the Pacific Northwest and am 50+y.o.. When I decided to dedicate one stall of my garage to a wood shop the first thing I did was lay down a floor, to cushion my feet from the concrete. I used Delta FL dimpled plastic sheet material to lift the OSB T&G flooring off the concrete. Then I painted it primer gray and added non skid. I have to say this was a HUGE improvement in both physical comfort for my feet and my ability to heat the garage (critical for our cold winters). Anyway, again, thanks for great videos, really appreciate the time you take to put these on line.

[@JayBates]

+Scott Bulger Thanks for the suggestion. But there's no way I'm moving my miter saw station just for the flooring benefit. And my floor is really uneven so sheets won't lay flat.

[@johndaugherty2287]

Thanks Jay. Our shops (garages) are nearly identical in size. I like your layout and having things mobile is key. I'm constantly moving things around for different projects.

[@craig7680]

You are seriously inspirational. Love your shop, and your attitude. I’m in Ann Arbor, grew up in Plymouth. My shop has to be put away come November 1, until April 1, so the cars can be out of the snow. I’m going to do some measuring, some dreaming, and get busy in Sketchup and see what I can come up with. Keep at it!

[@JayBates]

+C Berry Thank you

[@chrisgarofalo4671]

Just watched this video for the second time. Thank again for all your work. I'm about to move from a one car to a two car garage and this is very helpful

[@craigpereira6381]

Thanks for the tour Jay, I have been following the show for a while and remember the show when you got the house and you mentioned the plans to make your new shop. Another true inspiration on what hard work will get you. keep up with the shows and great projects.

[@Animal719]

Great shop. Thank for the inspiration Jay. I have a small 2 car garage i work out of and your shop is a fantastic example of how things should be done.

[@Cooltoolshedwoodworking]

Very cool Jay! great space and definitely a big change from the "apartment shop"!

[@discgolftrainnut]

I like your update. Looks like you have a place for everything and everything in it's place. My shop/garage is an organized mess, but I do have everything on wheels. Usually, I just roll what I'm going to need outside so I don't have to worry about dust collection. It never goes back in the same place twice, so it's like a new shop every time. lol

[@heru-deshet359]

Great shop! I like that you have everything on casters, which I will now do myself and that open bay work table to hold tools for work in progress is outstanding.

[@pter81]

greetings from Los Angeles, thanks for the tour Jay. you inspire me to get into woodworking. peace

[@DirkMitchell]

Great intro, nice balanced view. The power channel around the edge is a great idea, I am an electrician and that is a great idea. I may do something similar now that I have seen that. Great way to build up a show debt free thanks for sharing

[@ShopNation]

Love the details Jay! It’s always awesome seeing what other people do/use in their shop. Lots of innovation showcased. Keep it up!!!

[@jasoncopsey]

As always Jay a fascinating video. Really good to see how far you've come based upon your own hard work. Thanks for all your tips and the time you take to edit them and upload them. Take it easy. All the best from Norfolk, U.K.

[@chrisgriego549]

I really enjoy your videos and your approach to everything. I very much agree on the comments about going into debt on tools. I in fact extend that to almost all areas of my life. Congratulations on a job well done. Look forward to many more of your videos and inspirations.

[@MikeMerzke]

Great overview of the shop Jay! I sometimes like going back to some old pictures of my shop and seeing how it has evolved and grown over the years. I also think it is good for people that want to put together a shop to see that it didn't happen over night. Keep up the good work!

[@WayneBrownWoodworking]

What an amazing transformation in a year. It's been a great ride to take. Looking forward to the many upcoming projects, thanks Jay!

[@JeremyMcMahan]

Great video Jay. That miter saw station is on my list to build for sure... The advice about debt... Spot on!

[@handydan1591]

Like I said before. Very big inspiration for me I'm still currently situating my garage to my workshop but have lots to do eventually I'll be starting a tour of mine but you really inspire and encourage me to accomplish this. Great shop jay amazing work you do

[@AngieWilliamsDesigns]

Looks great! And I definitely agree about the casters. Currently making everything mobile in my shop and I am loving it. Also... agree with what you said in the beginning about the tools. I actually really like starting out with a tool thats used and inexpensive. And when I have upgraded it's been because I've learned what I like and don't like about it and therefore I'm better informed about what to buy new... and because I've earned the money to buy it. Your shop looks great.

[@benjamindamon1109]

I watch a lot of wood workers on KZbin you seem like the most relatable guy I'd like to have a beer with

[@KSFWG]

Great shop tour. It's always good to see others shops once in a while to gather some ideas to incorporate into your own shop. Thanks for the video.

[@ASliceofWoodWorkshop]

You've done an awesome job on the design of the layout and also all the shop improvements.

[@gaizus]

Found your channel and have enjoyed all the videos. Very amateur wood worker with low end tools but enjoy messing around in the shop when I have time. I was shocked when you said you were from "central Mississippi". I'm an east central Mississippi native. Thank you and keep up the great work!!

[@HBSuccess]

I think as u go along you'll realize that great tools INSPIRE great work. Sure u can use Black and Decker and Sears and do decent work, but Festool and Powermatic will amaze , and therefore inspire you to do the same. Great tools are just more fun.

[@devogle7905]

Great Tour Jay, I have watched your Video sense the beginning and have enjoyed everyone of them. I agree with you on the Debt free advise. Live your life like no one else now so you can live your life like no one else later.

[@mtstans]

***** dave ramsey fan myself

[@Owendinga]

Jay, great video. It's exactly what i'd been looking for. It's as much a shop tour as it is a 'how you might want to set up your shop'. We just bought a house and I'm about to convert half the garage into a shop. I live in norther Virginia and unfortunately I am going to have to insulate the walls (30 degs in the garage this morning)... your comments on 'just running electrical in the walls' was very helpful as well as having everything mobile. Keep the videos coming man!

[@demmery1160]

I am really enjoying the newer videos you are doing. Slightly more comedic and not so much how to but this is what i am making take it how ever you like. I wish you much success and hope everything is well in your life.

[@JayBates]

DEMMERY11 Thank you !

[@billreal8692]

Thanks for the tour. My favorite part was the advice you give at the end.

[@veronica5896]

Your shop is amazing =) I have been following you for a while now, and it is really impressing to see how far you have come. You have built it step by step, with your own two hands and hard work. You should be so proud! From a cheap mitersaw, to top of the class everything, with no debt. So glad to see there is still people who know the meaning of building a solid base, and then brick by brick, for something to last! Looking forward to see more from you, and best of luck further on =) Thanks for sharing your journey, and some great projects =)

[@daveweber1331]

Thoroughly enjoyed that - and appreciate the word of wisdom at the end... Cool to hear that someone was able to go from a few bucks capital to the shop you have there! I will look forward to seeing what you add as you grow from here! Excellent videos, in my opinion - no nonsense, not as wordy as some on KZbin, with just a touch of humor! :-) Keep up the good work.

[@eldento34]

Thanks Jay, love your videos. I'd love to have a workshop that size and think it's great you change the layout and admit you don't like the way u have it sometimes. I like your comment on the grizzly bandsaw too, 'the dust collection really sucks'.

[@wandererinadistantland]

Thanks Jay. I really enjoyed the video. I have almost the exact same size garage. I rewired it, though, and made extensive overhead storage (after re-enforcing the roof) and put in a wack of LED lighting. I have just finished, as you did, putting all the bid tools on casters and instantly had double the space even before organizing the little stuff. Also looking forward to being able to configure it for each job and not being locked into a fixed setup. If time allows, maybe I will start a channel and you and others can see it.

[@tompalmer334]

enjoyed your tour i live in Alabama Plesant Grove to be exact i like seeing your builds sage advice on not going in debt for equipment keep it up Jay

[@d1deuce]

Thank you for inspiring me to build with what I have in my shop. Love your tools and your work too.

[@Retroweld]

Great shop tour Jay. Cool to hear you grew up in MI. My wife grew up in Grand Blanc, MI. That wasn't too far from you. Douglas

[@lwilso20]

Just found your channel. Loving it. I'm a hobby woodworker in Mississippi. Slowly moving towards running a side business building furniture. I don't know about you, but my garage shop is like a boiling sauna in the summer. It's almost unbearable. Great channel man.

[@vochaalloy33]

Nice shop tour Jay. Nice idea having the tools on rollers so they can be moved to fit the project your working on.

[@Bman1878]

When you said that the dust collection on your bandsaw "really sucks" I thought you were making a bad joke. Nice shop. One thing that I really like about your shop compared to others is how neat it seems to be. The other thing I love is your mitresaw station, which I plan to buy the plans for and make one day. I'll just change the length guide to metric and the drawer handles to something more drawer handle-like. Nothing against the red wings, but I don't even know what sport they play Have a nice day Jay

[@JoeOsChannel]

Good video and great looking shop. Like you, I also work from a similar size two car garage. Just watched your video while puttering about here in my shop, working on kayak paddles, some cutting boards, cliboards etc. Now you have me thinking of starting a few shop upgrades myself.

[@regibson23]

I think i like the drill press stand the most. So cobbled together yet so useful.

[@ippolitofred]

Nice shop Jay. Thanks for the tour and great ideas. Really enjoy your work and encouragement to others. Wish you the best on your business and this channel.

[@diegocarrillo1298]

Great use of space, and making your shop practical. Awesome job!!

[@WarrenPostma]

Love your shop. As a guy with a basement shop 1/4 this size, next time I move I want a detached shop outbuilding.

[@BackyardWoodworking]

You've come a long way since the first video you made. I have been watching you from the beginning. Good going Jay nice shop you have made. have a great 4th or July.and thank the wife for her service to our country. Roland

[@31beerman]

Awesome shop Jay! Really enjoy your video's. I've been following your page since the beginning and can't believe where you are now. Keep it up!

[@leemarlowe2997]

I will use a couple of ideas from this video in my new( and first) woodshop. The rolling wood storage and miter station will be build 1 & 2. Thanks Jay!

[@RLH47]

Great video, Jay. I’m slowly working on turning my two-car garage into a workshop and this video provided me with some ideas I’ll try to include. Keep up the excellent work.

[@cybercapri]

Hi Jay, Nice video. Highlighting the area you are speaking of is an excellent touch and made it very easy to follow along with what you were speaking of. With regards to your Free Cabinet, seems to me you can easily replace that lock, should you care to lock it. Great video....

[@DavidSteinkuhler]

to be completely honest, when i saw it was just a shop tour and it was 23 minutes, i almost skipped it. when i hit play, i figured i would skip through it ... i ended up watching every second. my garage is really cluttered, and i really want to clean it up and organize it, and have started to many times. we have storage out there, and my wife has given me the green light to make a full shop. it's been over 100 degrees for weeks here and still hot before that, so i haven't spent much time out there lately. things always end up out there anyway, so right now it needs de-cluttered again. i actually really appreciated your comments about the harbor freight dust collector. i've been eyeing it for a year and not sure that i want to spent $200 on it. until i make a decision, i'll just keep sweeping piles that i suck up with my portable shop-vac. i've also saved up and been eyeing some bandsaws, including some from grizzly. your last comment was a good one too. debt sucks, and any good shop should be able to pay for itself. as soon as i got my first wood lathe, i made harry potter wands for my kids and that snowballed into making them from exotic hardwoods for friends and family and i found myself with spending cash for the shop over night.

[@JayBates]

David Steinkuhler Glad you stuck around and thank you :) Once you get the big organization taken care of it's smooth sailing from there. Good luck!

[@ausguitarist]

so jelly of your ceiling height. I have a single car garage and just yesterday recorded my first video. Your videos have inspired me big time! and only after recording a video I can really appreciate how much time it takes to do it. the amount of shots I had to redo because I was out of focus or my head and arms where in the way was so tiring! haha

[@gregoriovii8746]

BEST EDITION EVER. WHAT A GREAT VIDEO!!!!!!!!! CONGRATULATIONS FROM ARGENTINA.

[@Finlandiabeach]

Great shop layout! Gave me a lot of ideas for my own shop in the near future. Thanks again!

[@TraderQuiet]

Insulate your garage door with Foam Board Insulation! It's cheap, easy and helps with the heat!!! I leave in Houston Texas and it is HOT with HIGH humidity. Works great for me.

[@MarzNet256]

Nice setup. I also run extension cords along shop floor for my tools. My advise is to keep a lot of slack on the cords so if it catches your foot you or your tools won't come crashing down.

[@Hylanda11800]

I Loved it Jay, Well done again, I sometimes buy small priced tools I need too but I use them appropriately, so I don't have problems. Great wisdom at the end of video, "Debt Free = freedom." Beautiful house you have. Happy life to you Jay

[@jonathanteneyck]

I love the set up and especially love that it was achieved debt-free! Nice job! I'm also a displaced Michiganer, so I share your affection for lousy football! Great projects!

[@JayBates]

+Jonathan TenEyck Go Lions!!..... I mean.... hopefully they don't blow it on Thanksgiving.

[@sjbl1962]

Thanks for the tour Jay, the shop looks good, nice layout.

[@fuohio1]

I'm really diggin them red wings nobs. nice setup man. nice and organized and set up for proficiency, well done.

[@JayBates]

Thank you.

[@intramedia4191]

Scott Stalmack LGRW!!

[@HumbleStoic-x4c]

My shop is a similar size. I have had doubts as to how functional I can be with my limited space. This video has been very helpful.

[@HeavyboxesDIYMaster]

I did the same thing. I keep a utility trailer in my shop and I spray painted where the wheels need to line up because I only have +/- 1" of play to either side. Now that you have your shop projects built, the tour was great to watch! I'm already working on stealing some ideas. HA!

[@njrworkshop]

Awesome shop! Love the Red Wing drawer pulls. Fellow Livonia native here.

[@JayBates]

WCG Nice! I grew up on the North East side of 5 and Middlebelt. Or Middle Belt as they are calling it now.

[@njrworkshop]

Oh nice! I grew up near 5 and Farmington.

[@alexpettigrew8971]

I love casters! Everything possible should be movable. Also love Craigslist. Constantly on the hunt to update tools. Best thing I did in my shop was put some electrical drops from the ceiling. Avoids the cords which you almost never trip over. :) Thanks for sharing the details.

[@DaveGatton]

Great shop tour Jay. I picked up a few tips for my shop while watching it. Thanks!

[@MsRmaclaren]

Binford 5100...More Power!! I admire your tenacity to work in the heat. Where I live in the Central Valley of California it gets over 100(last couple of days the thermometer has been buried over 120 but probably around 110) with almost 100 percent humidity. It about kills me. I can only work from 6AM to about 10AM when it is this hot. I dream of insulation and A/C in my studio/shop.

[@JayBates]

MsRmaclaren We stay in the high 90's in the hot part of summer and occasionally break 100. If my shop were subject to the temps you mentioned I would probably break down and get the AC going.

[@davidrestivo8598]

Very nice job, I'm gesing your new home has awesome trim and finishing work. Great job dude!!

[@charleyandsarah]

Love how down to earth you are, Jay. Great tour.

[@JayBates]

Slowvannah Farms I'm only 5'-6" tall so I'm more down to earth than the average guy.

[@charleyandsarah]

Lol...

[@WILSON.1]

Awesome shop! Have you thought about sending the dust collection pipe into your attic space, and then having flexible lines come down from the ceiling?

[@joshuakim5905]

great video with lots of inspiration! i especially liked your last bit of advice to not get into debt buying tools. it is inspiring to see all that you have built and accomplished with starting w a miter saw and $200. i did the same for my hobbies. im heavily into salt water fishing so i built and sold custom rods so i could build up my own collection. i also did the same with saltwater aquariums. i sold coral and saltwater fish and built up my own personal tanks and livestock! kudos!

[@muhammadpanjwani9043]

Very nice ! Just watching all your videos and I love them ! Good luck ! Keep teaching us !

[@JustMakeIt]

I lived in Brighton (which is a little further west) for about 3-4 years when I was about the same age before going back to Canada. Your comment stating the band saw's dust collection sucks made me think of Wayne's World and the Suck Cut! "It certainly does suck".

[@beanzie99]

awesome! seriously thank you for all that you do. I wait each week for your videos. I believe I have watched every video you ever did. Just love what you do cause its very close to how I do it. thanks again.

[@TheVegasMatt]

Great video! Nice to see other guys killing it with a two car garage. Props on the no debt. Debt free!

[@roireb1]

Another great video. Thank you for the shop tour and advice about not going into debt for tools at the end of the video.

[@PaulMeyette]

It's a beautiful shop Jay. I have a 2 car, 2 story ( full loft upstairs ) garage, and picked up a couple things I may institute in mine. (meaning the WAY you did it). I appreciate the "out-tro" HARD WORK. it's the answer, always. Good luck, and keep doing what you do! Thanks - Paul p.s. mailed you a sticker yesterday. Want to make it on the cabinet before it's full!

[@gabrielcerdas5914]

Great Shop Jay. Congratulations. I have been watching your videos for a long time.

[@brans7269]

Congratulations you have done very good in these past few years keep it up!!

[@BoredAtWork2000]

Love the diagram of your house. "His"..."Hers"...awesome!

[@froztikilla]

Awesome shop Jay! You have a mighty fine selection of tools!

[@robertphillips4097]

great video jay and with all the advice that a person can receive on this you tube the debt free kind is always the best. thanks for the content and I am in the middle of a miter station with yours being the inspiration and possibly my first video release

[@wanabewest]

Love the stuff on wheels, I couldn't agree more with the concept the business should finance itself, I got most of my tools that way.

[@iangodfrey2005]

Hey dude did not know you were a fellow mississippian i really enjoy your builds and videos honestly you really inspire me to build and be creative, i have build a couple of you projects recently being the toy box for my girls i build toy of them. Thank you and keep it up. GOD BLESS

[@JayBates]

iangodfrey2005 I love the Mississippi life. Southern hospitality at its finest.

[@giljimenez482]

Jay Bates have really enjoyed your videos. You take a common sense approach to things. what kind of camera do you film with? What editing software do you use? I look forward to your video weekly.

[@JayBates]

GIL JIMENEZ I use a Canon T3i with either a Tamron 17-50mm constant F2.8 lens or a wide angle Canon 10-17 F4.5-5.6. I edit videos with Premiere Pro CC and Photoshop. I make plans with SketchUp, Photoshop, and InDesign. I spread peanut butter with a spoon.

[@giljimenez482]

Jay Bates I use a knife..Lol thanks Jay.

[@Blazer19742002]

Jay Bates Ah yes, the old double dipping method ;-) lol Btw, dogs LOVE peanutbutter but makes them lick for quite a while.

[@mikehedden5997]

Nice shop and very well done. Light years from the apartment. Congrats...

[@kyrstonmgoss236]

I love your vac setup. Ive been trying to think of some way to set up my shop vac,and dust deputy.