Bill Anderson's Jaw Dropping Workshop Tour

[@fonstersnickare_johansson8375]

Wonderful shop and location! I love that wood-storage outside.

[@TheJagm80]

This man are living my dream! the tools, the house, the peaceful place, birds, nature, lives from the woodworking... Amazing!!

[@WoodAndShop]

Al Gonis Yup, but Bill had to work for the government for decades before he was able to retire in such a peaceful setting. But something to work towards!

[@madcapmonster]

My jaw dropped, what a wonderful shop and an amazing place to work

[@WoodAndShop]

Yea, you're right! If you visit WoodAndShop.com you'll find some tutorials that I filmed with Bill.

[@nickdarbenzio3073]

I move along glacially! Me too. Love his shop!

[@WoodByWright]

Beautiful. I look forward to the day my shop looks like that!

[@nastythomashobbs]

What great piece of property to own. Love the birds in the background. Working with hand tools means you get to enjoy them. No screaming router or blaring table saw.

[@tonyennis3008]

The router is the worst!

[@IveysFamilyFactotum]

Wow that is the most impressive hand plane collection I have ever seen. I'm just getting started in making my own tools to include woodworking and blacksmithing.

[@WoodAndShop]

Yeah, Bill's got an incredible collection!

[@ebbios]

omg those planes.... and all those different molding planes...how i wish i could visit this place...thank you for sharing this

[@oldguy537]

a busy looking shop , a man with lots going on .. enjoyed the video , thanks for sharing ..

[@WoodAndShop]

You're right Tony. Thanks for watching!

[@christschool]

I'm taking a class taught by Bill on Sunday. I'm looking forward to it.

[@islamn799]

OMG , your work shop is so big and busy. thank you to show me your nice place and nice work place.

[@GaryDeans03]

What an amazing collection of planes. Couldn't dream that possible in a home workshop .

[@WoodAndShop]

Yea Gary, it's pretty unbelievable. Bill has AT LEAST one of everything imaginable!

[@fabiandaroca]

I'm not a woodworker but this is one very cool shop!!!!

[@icespeckledhens]

A great shop and I love to see them as they are and not artificiallycreated ones ones thanks

[@phillipyeager3176]

Outstanding shop for an amazing craftsman. God bless and best regards, from a Minnesota Vietnam Veteran Marine.

[@airplanegirl01]

Totally amazing shop. It's bigger than my house. I don't have the property for a dedicated wood shop, so I am trying to figure out how to do things outdoors. Anyway, I am totally awed by your collection of tools and wood. Caley Ann

[@robertbrunston5406]

Thanks for the tour!

[@animalivaganti360]

Wow, wonderland.

[@robertbrunston5406]

Thanks for the tour of your well outfitted shop. I was hoping you would make some more videos of how to create with your molding plains, I think it would help generate more interest in using mold planes. Thanks again.

[@ianryan5727]

Just watched this video again, it is wonderful ty. I am so envious............ drink that beer, if it fizzes when you open it then it is fine. Cheers!

[@WoodAndShop]

Ian Ryan Glad you liked it, and I hope you've seen my recent Williamsburg shop tours.

[@icespeckledhens]

I love the location and I love your shop and we share a passion for planes, although you have a few more in your collection

[@stringmanipulator]

Man that was awesome .. really cool .. what a wonderful workshop and seems to be in a fantastic location as well :)

[@WoodAndShop]

Yup, Bill is a nice guy with amazing tools.

[@DanielStarbuck]

Wow that place is like a dream shop for me, also i thought i had a plane fettish but this fella has a amazing collection, i can only wish to get one of every molding i want, nevermind duplicates of them all.

[@WoodAndShop]

You're right Daniel, Bill's shop sure is fantastic...fortunately now my wife doesn't think I have too many tools :)

[@jimbettridge3123]

Wood and Shop hahahahaha! just as long as your making something, women are usually ok with tools, Wood and Shop!

[@WoodAndShop]

jim bettridge Yea, making something that she likes! But my wife loves that I spend time in my shop rather than in front of video games like a lot of other guys.

[@coasterfrank]

Great video, thank you for sharing.

[@WoodAndShop]

Frank Cruz You are welcome Frank!

[@AnMadreMor]

I picked up a couple of wheels off an old hay rake last summer..was just going to use them for lawn ornaments but I like your idea of attaching bottles to them and using them to store nails and other hardware. Only need one for a lawn ornament. I like your shop on 6 bys ....would like to build a place like that over looking water or a valley someday. thanks for the tour of your shop.;-]

[@brianwynn5081]

love it wish I had a shed like that

[@RoomiesGarage]

wow......if the walls could talk....i bet you we could write a few books...great woodworking shop sir

[@moisesferreira1812]

Bela oficina. Um grande acervo de ferramentas.

[@Ibaneddie76]

I fucking love this guy, I love America and our true craftsmen and women. Hey listen up all you youngsters playing yer damn video games. While those games are fun and all they don't serve your soul like building something with your hands and your brain. Do yourself a favor and go hunt a guy or gal down like Bill and pester them into teaching you how to become a wood worker, metal worker or any type of craft where you use hands and tools. These guys are passing and all of the info and experience is going with them. They are the heart and soul of Americana and its our duty as young Americans to keep there passion for the crafts alive. I'll get off my soap box now. Have a great year.

[@phillipyeager3176]

We have raise a generation of social mutants, who walk around the mall thumbing their phones; and won't even look at another human. They are beyond help.

[@konstantinivanov1986]

Now that is a real shop. Just the way it is supposed to be if you are a handtool guy 😃

[@rhoula]

This guy has more wood planes than the wood planes companies combined have ever made. All my respect :)

[@WoodAndShop]

Abdu ElRhoul Yup, you're right Abdu! Bill's shop is amazing. I hope you follow my blog!

[@rhoula]

I will be honored to. Thank you for sharing.

[@Likemakecom]

Wow. Very nice place and a good shop. And where is it located? Thank you!

[@cyclerjdi]

very nice, wish I lived next door to you

[@moozeemoose]

pretty amazing collection :) no wonder its so hard to find any good old planes anymore lol barely bought my first plane... was too excited to wait any longer and bought a $13 plane from hardware store... its pretty bad. imperfections are visible with the naked eye :(

[@qzetu]

+moozeemoose That's exactly what I was thinking. Hey BILL, stop buying up all the goods! You can get them on ebay or craigslist.

[@mm9773]

Nice shop and whatnot.

[@sanderelo_ru]

Sehr schöne Werkstatt!!! Größer wie meine , aber genau so voll!! Echt klasse! !! Ich liebe so was! ! Danke! Schöne grüße aus Bayern!

[@WoodAndShop]

Sie sind herzlich willkommen!

[@sanderelo_ru]

Wood and Shop Danke Schön!!! Entschuldigen sie bitte dass ich auf deutsch schreibe, aber mein Englisch ist sehr schlecht. Tolle Videos, sehr informativ! Habe sie Abonniert !!!

[@ianryan5727]

Wow that place is amazing, you said you loved it, I can see why its beautiful. I thought you yanks were mostly into big power tools but its great to see you collecting and restoring and preserving all the old gear. I loved watching Norm but I wished he did a little more with hand tools. as a brit and a keen home brewer I have drank home brew over 12 years in the bottle and it was fine, better than fine to be honest. I think your bottle of Fullers porter is about ready for drinking :) If it fizzes when you open it its ok. I showed your collection of planes to my girlfriend..... she hates you...she is going nuts because I have 3 No. 4s, 1 No. 5 half a dozen block planes and a few moulding planes. Thanks again for the chance to look around your place.

[@WoodAndShop]

Nice to hear from a British brother! Where in the UK do you live? I used to live in Scotland. Yes, there is a big hand tool movement in the U.S. and I'm trying to help spread it. I'll have to tell Bill that he can still drink his beer :) Yes, your girlfriend can now see that you really don't have as many planes as she thinks you do!

[@ianryan5727]

well I live in Durham in the north east of england but I was born in Glasgow. I used to work as a joiner a long time ago and for no good reason I have just gotten into restoring and preserving old tools... not very good at it yet but it all helps. The egyptians used copper tools not unlike the tools you have, we built worlds for thousands of years with them. It would be terrible to see the old tools thrown away. I get my old tools from e-bay and local car boot sales, just hate to see them rusting in the bottom of a cardboard box, my girlfriend is quite understanding. So glad to hear the old tools are being looked after over there mate. Keep up the good work. Cheers :)

[@joshuafarnsworth]

Ian Ryan Cool. I used to live in Glasgow. There's a lot of great tools that originated in Scotland. Yes, I'll be sure to make sure the old tools are being looked after!

[@ianryan5727]

Farnsworth Hi Joshua. I was buying a few old saws off of E-bay last week from a guy near me. When I got there he also had for sale, but not on E-bay a Stanley 45 rebate type plane which looked like it was almost unused, he also had a Record 50 or 55 type rebate plane which had been damaged and repaired. These 2 planes were too specialised for me. The stanley I believe was still boxed and came with 4 full and intact boxes of blades in what looked like unused condition. I advised him to hold onto it for a while before putting it on E-bay as it may be a bit of a "specialist" piece. Any advice from you concerning these items would be much appreciated, with special regard to value. I have no idea of its value but suspect he would not get a great price listing it on E-bay in a general "Hand tools" sale. I believe he is given these bits and pieces and sells them for charity. Hope to hear from you soon mate. Take care. Ian.

[@WoodAndShop]

Ian Ryan Hi Ian, that Stanley 45 sounds like a great find! You should buy the Stanley 45 "combination plane". eBay would fetch a fair price for his plane in the U.S., but I'm not sure about the U.K. You can look at "sold listings" on eBay to get an idea. Man, I need to make a trip to the U.K. to find tool owners like him! You can read more about choosing handplanes on this page: woodandshop.com/woodworking-hand-tool-buying-guide-handplanes/ and my video with Bill Anderson shows how to use the Stanley 45: woodandshop.com/how-to-use-a-stanley-45-combination-plane-to-cut-grooves/ We have a DVD coming out soon (with Popular Woodworking Magazine) that talks all about joinery planes, including the Stanley 45: how to buy, refurbish, tune, and use.

[@raimondocondello4160]

BELLISSIMO .....

[@newstart49]

It's refreshing to see a real working woodshop for once instead of the surgically clean shops. Clean shops means nothing is being made and most of the time is spent cleaning instead of working. I strip mine once a year for cleaning.

[@WoodAndShop]

newstart49 Yeah, it sure is refreshing...I guess that means I don't need to sweep my shavings up? :)

[@newstart49]

Sooner or later you'd have to. LOL.

[@phillipyeager3176]

I agree with you. I clean mine more often because it is small (one garage bay), and I get cloister phobic if there is too much wood leaned up all around.

[@XenoDarkness]

This exactly!!!!! Dude I was about to write the same thing. A proper working man's shop.

[@bbfoto7248]

It sure is a beautiful shop AND certainly a dream shop. Beautiful location, as well. :) But it sure wouldn't be Safe OR Efficient to work in! There's barely enough elbow room to turn around with your arms at your side! I was sure that Josh was going to take a major stumble while trying to video it. And I didn't see a single fire extinguisher anywhere. Crikey, that would be tragic. :/ To get ANYTHING done, you'd have to spend at least a half hour to clear a single area to actually work in. Then you'd have to do that All Over Again to move on to the next part of your process. Sorry, but no thanks! LESS IS MORE! I understand the joy and desire of collecting these amazing planes and other classic hand tools, but that's more than a bit excessive. And yes, I also realize that Bill needs to have multiples of everything for his classes. But CULL IT DOWN to only keep the tools that are actually usable and in great condition, and let the others go to people who will restore and USE them. You will NEVER get around to restoring ALL of them! And even if you could, you would only be doing that and never actually working on creating any beautiful furniture or other fine wood products. Perhaps gift one of the tools to each student who completes a certain number of your classes? IDK? Figure out SOMETHING! Bill is obviously fine with it, but I would go absolutely mad with so much "stuff" EVERYWHERE. I would have absolutely no desire or incentive to go out into my workshop and start a project! I'd never get anything done because it'd be such a chore to work around everything and always have to move everything, even to do a simple task. :/ Joshua, look at your own shop and classroom. It's spick and span. It's organized, safe, and you still have room for ALL of the tools that you AND the students need. Again, it's a dream shop, but I could never WORK or PLAY in it. Did Bill ever get the storage sheds built behind the main shop? At least he could then move all of the raw timber and wood blanks to the sheds, and only bring in what is needed for a project. That would clear up A LOT of the horizontal work surfaces. I had an uncle who unfortunately passed away a few years back who had THREE separate shops just like Bill's, and each one on different properties. His name was Bill as well. It was incredibly stressfull and time consuming for my parents and family to sort through, clean up, and sell off all of the tools, lumber, and properties. It took 2 & a half years, even with heaps of help from family and lots of friends. I could literally watch my parents age significantly and become depressed due to the stress and time involved. :( So I made a vow to myself to stop any future hoarding, AND to get rid of absolutely every thing that I hadn't touched or used in the last 6 months, except for the bulk of my good raw timber stock. I need to beautify it a bit, but I bought a new or "one-trip" 20ft shipping container to store all of my wood stock and flammable/finishing supplies in. I built an overhead awning or "carport" along the length of one side of the shipping container for covered outdoor storage and wood drying racks. I also enjoy doing some of the work outside in the fresh air under the awning as well when weather permits. Too much rambling now, so anyhow... THANK YOU for all of the incredible shop tours and instructional videos. 👍

[@GennysonBernardo]

fantástico!!!!

[@jimbettridge3123]

No kidding MadCapMonster..gee Bill, do you have a plane I can borrow? Lol. Very nice.

[@nobuckle40]

It's good to know that the shops of the professionals looks just as cluttered as mine. What a pleasure it would be to be taught how to make planes from him.

[@Бронсон-ы6п]

Master !!!

[@uranyo8371]

INCRIVEL PARABÉNS .

[@ddekiw]

I'd like to have that shop

[@WoodAndShop]

Yes, me too David :)

[@davidcunningham257]

Very nice Bill! Come visit and see me at the sawmill some day.

[@WoodAndShop]

David, this is Joshua Farnsworth. But I just forwarded your comment to Bill, and he said I need to see your mill too. If you send me an email through WoodAndShop.com we can talk more about your mill!

[@angusgreeneyeslefay9485]

my ever dream ,the environment the shop,aahhh sweet Mother Goddess, I'm weeping

[@JayjayWalkers]

Holy crap!

[@WoodAndShop]

Yup, exactly!

[@sanderelo_ru]

Schöne Werkstatt! ! Sie aus wie meine, nur größer! !! Danke!!!

[@hdwoodshop]

Please tell bill that there's a west coast woodworker who would love to assist him in de cluttering his shop. 🤓

[@WoodAndShop]

I think there are plenty of us east coast woodworkers who will be in the front of the line Hugo!

[@tombskater3000]

I'm only 16 now, but I think I'd trade my life for his, maybe.

[@SamuraiWilko]

wondering how can u clean dust there? :)

[@WoodAndShop]

No dusting goes on in Bill's shop! Thanks for your comment.

[@brianmowers307]

He says "what not"...a lot!

[@kjpark0907]

Brian Mowers I can't not notice it now that you said it lol

[@robthewaywardwoodworker9956]

The kinda guy everyone should have for a grandpa!

[@WoodAndShop]

Yeah, except he doesn't have kids or grandkids!

[@Liazon098]

If the camera was more steady, I could see more beauty. XD

[@WoodAndShop]

It's pretty hard to walk around a crowded workshop with a camera up to your face. :)

[@pinkeye00]

1983 ... still having storage problems.

[@NonFerricIrony]

As much as I admire Bill Anderson I find it reassuring that his shop is only just a *little* bit more organized than my own.(Or should I be depressed that this is the fate we woodworkers all share?)

[@yasarmevlut8376]

Good👍👍👍🇹🇷

[@bryanenglish3242]

Wish we were friends

[@WoodAndShop]

Come take a class from him, and you will be!

[@jimbradley1155]

I can’t believe what a planevert this guy is😂😂😂😂😂 They’re frigging everywhere🤪🤪🤪😂😂

[@_trismegistus]

So that's where all the old planes went.

[@ngirabedechal]

thats alot of planes and what not.....

[@1pcfred]

This skeleton over here is the last poor bastard that tried to film the place. Watch your step!

[@juliandaniel2343]

thought you would have had an accent

[@ScottBurel]

Whatnot count: 56

[@WoodAndShop]

Guess what's even more obnoxious than someone saying "whatnot"? Actually counting it and posting it. Bill's an amazing person.

[@ScottBurel]

Wood and Shop I think there's a slight comedic effect that was a miss and now it's lost a bit of it's risible abilities. Sensitive little fella.

[@WoodAndShop]

***** No, it's not comedic. And I'm not a "sensitive little fella." I'm a huge fella who doesn't like people being rude about my friends. Pointing out someone's shortcomings isn't funny. Bill Anderson is a gem in the world of traditional woodworking, and I'll stand up for him. Maybe you should rethink what you put online...just because you're tucked behind a keyboard doesn't mean that you shouldn't be mannerly.

[@WoodAndShop]

Wood and Shop P.S. I can shrug off and ignore people that are rude about my idiosyncrasies (or even use them to improve) but I'm very defensive of my family and friends.

[@ironmantooltime]

Cut the sanctimonious crap guys, the guys a hoarder and has filled that shed full of junk. 95% of it he will never ever use. In truth, none of you want to live like that and if you do you're already mad like him.

[@markclemence9429]

video is making me nauseous, "and what not"

[@Jimmyageek]

First You Having to Many Tools Which You Don't Use So Start Cleaning Your Shop and Donate it

[@MadMulberry]

I found the shop tour to be uncomfortable and I felt anxious while watching. I am one of those people who needs order to function. As soon as clutter starts I lose the ability to think clearly. In my workshop I can happily plane a board and watch the shavings pile up, but I am unable to start the next task without cleaning up first. It may sound inefficient, but when it becomes a habit and is part of the work flow then it is very quick to do. I never misplace tools, I always know where everything is. My tools are always put away clean and sharp. It works for me and is enjoyable. That's just the way I function, no criticism of Bill or any other woodworker who works in clutter. To each his own. 🙂