Small Woodworking Shop Tour: Plus Garage Organization Tips

Organization and storage ideas for a garage or woodworking shop. Our two car garage doubles as a woodworking maker space and family storage. This shop tour gives some ideas for layout and how to maximize space for both woodworking projects and family. Of course I also go through some of my bigger tools and inspiration for an efficient shop.
-⏱Timestamps⏱-
00:00 Shop Tour
01:06 Shop Layout
01:56 Mobile Cart/Outfeed Table
02:55 Table Saw/Drum Sander
03:59 Router Table
04:28 French Cleat Wall Organizers
07:15 Drill Storage
08:30 Workbench
09:31 Sheet Goods & Jigs
10:22 Lighting
11:28 Miter Saw Station
12:40 Clamp Storage
13:48 Pegboard Wall Organization
15:05 Drill Bit Storage
16:05 Drill Press & Bandsaw
17:02 Corner Storage
18:09 Lumber Cart
19:19 Scroll Saw
19:51 Lathe Cart
21:02 Dust Collection
23:02 DIY Overhead Storage
23:59 Garage Pantry
25:00 Garage Storage
25:40 Wrap-Up
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[@michaelbradford4444]

I just found your channel today and I like what I see . Being a long time framer I say this with ease. I would use the whole garage for a shop and build a carport to park your vehicles under and build a shed in the backyard for the bikes , boxes , rakes ect.

[@johnh4833]

Great ideas for organizing. I agree that you cannot have too much light in a wood shop. My suggestion (if you can access relatively empty garage) is to paint it white semi gloss. White makes a big difference when trying to brighten up your work space. At least if you could paint the ceiling that would be a big help.

[@janodjano5828]

Have the same table saw, guess now I’m bringing the bench top router table up from the basement and try keeping it under the saw.

[@ToolsandTime]

Wow awesome organization and well thought out shop--very impressive!

[@djchucksta]

exellent video i love ur shop set up and i love how you put tutorials together with the shop tour is perfect

[@kevinwillis6707]

man you fit a lot in the space, nice to see it.

[@SixEightWoodworks]

Appreciate it!

[@ClintonCaraway-CNC]

I love your comment about the "old woodworking books"!! I was a professional woodworker from 1991-2012 and almost everything I learned was from a book or magazine. Fine Woodworking was the KZbin of the 80s through 90s!!

[@TheHumbleCarpenter]

Great video!!! Thanks for all the great suggestions!

[@thomasswenddal772]

I sure enjoy your videos. You are very creative in whatever you put out. I'd also have to say that your garage shop has more corners than any I've ever tried to keep count of as I've taken a tour. Yup, you'd get the award for garage-woodshop creative use of space. Kudos!😎

[@mellymel1100]

Love this! Found you cause of the shop tour, but will stay cause I see you're a brother :P

[@SixEightWoodworks]

Awesome!

[@ozzyeyre]

Thoroughly enjoy all your videos and this tour of your shop was fantastic. You call your shop small but most of us Brits can only look across the pond with envy at the amount of space you guys have at your disposal :) Thanks for the continued inspiration

[@SixEightWoodworks]

Appreciate. It is true. I’m blessed with the space I have.

[@denniss2420]

This video was great! Gave me a lot of ideas. I have really enjoyed your other videos as well. Trying to upgrade my skill set and you have really helped that process. Keep them coming. Take care.

[@ibrahimibrahim-px6yv]

Good luck 👍

[@lVl1GGL3]

Love the lathe and sharpening cart / station!

[@SixEightWoodworks]

Thanks! It’s a fun little turning center.

[@markturbitt8807]

Fun shop. Good job with space utilization.

[@SixEightWoodworks]

Appreciate it!

[@DuxDucis77]

Great tour, thanks for sharing! I definitely picked up a couple ideas to try and incorporate into my available space.

[@SixEightWoodworks]

Love hearing that! Appreciate the feedback.

[@allenhall37]

Thanks for the tour. You have inspired me!

[@SixEightWoodworks]

You bet. Have fun customizing!

[@HillyBillyWoodworks]

Great set up 👍👍

[@SixEightWoodworks]

Thanks!

[@EricFroehlich]

Nick, I have seen a bunch of your video’s and think they are some of the very best. You are incredibly generous with all the details and techniques you use to create some wonderful products. I finally came across this video you produced almost a year ago of your shop. I have a two car garage shop which actually is entirely dedicated to woodworking (minus the Washer & Dryer) and even then, with all that room, trip over stuff and can’t produce nearly the same quantity of product, shoot videos, and be a father and husband. Your productivity is amazing. Thank you!

[@SixEightWoodworks]

I so appreciate this! Thanks so much!

[@chrisroyak4479]

Great ideas!! Especially like the clamp storage on the crossbeam! And you were so right about the dust collector. Got the same one and added a dedicated 30-amp circuit and haven't had a tripped breaker since!

[@SixEightWoodworks]

Thanks buddy. Glad it worked for you too!

[@palbergwerx.comcreativedir1338]

Nice presentation style and good job fitting all that shop and household stuff into that space - phew!

[@SixEightWoodworks]

Appreciate it. There sure is a ton of stuff in here.

[@morgancork]

Great shop tour. Thanks. I’m amazed how dust free everything seems to be. I have a thin coat of dust that encapsulates every square inch of this place😃

[@SixEightWoodworks]

Leaf blower 😆

[@missedyadobalina8619]

Really good use of a “1 car”!

[@SixEightWoodworks]

Got to maximize that space!

[@maryplewes5040]

nice😃

[@SixEightWoodworks]

Thanks!

[@onehandedmaker]

Hi Nick, from an Australian Woodworker. Loved your shop tour and have subscribed to catch more of your videos. It's amazing what you can do in a garage. I will check out more of your videos and if you get time have a look at One Handed Maker to see what I get up to. Regards James

[@crossgrainwoodproductsltd9230]

I have the same saw just a generation or two behind yours. It is the 745, which can not take a dado stack, which stinks!. I did buy a 10" radial arm saw for $50.00 and I put the dado stack on it. It's great too because I can put an 8' board down and zip right through it whereas before I used my router to make dados and rabbits which is time-consuming with all of set up, move, and set up again. So you can use the dado stack on your table saw? I love how organized your shop is! Your boys are adorable!! You three should build a mini workbench for them to make things on. Oh, by the way, in case you did not already know this, Rigid now has a space-saving miter saw with the fold-up arm at Home Depot. The 10" is $399.00 which is at least $200.00 less than the Bocsh miter saw that everyone has. I just subscribed and I can't wait to go through your past videos.

[@ramblinreck]

Great tour. Very informative. Thanks. Go Seahawks.

[@SixEightWoodworks]

Appreciate it! Go Hawks!

[@VinceEspositoJr]

Thanks. Very interesting. Still in search of a hand screw clamp storage system.

[@SixEightWoodworks]

Should have zoomed in at that back corner. I have five screwed to that overhead rack. Works pretty well.

[@VinceEspositoJr]

@@SixEightWoodworks Will check. Thanks!

[@scottr8588]

A flip table would work great for your planer and sander.

[@SixEightWoodworks]

Yeah, it’s been on the to do list for years.

[@alexreid4131]

LOVE your channel brother and I’m learning so much from you! One wee heads up…you mention utilizing time stamps but there aren’t any currently. No biggie on my end just figure I’d info you in case you’d put in the effort to make them and didn’t realize they hadn’t uploaded with the post.

[@SixEightWoodworks]

Appreciate it! They must have not saved. Should have it fixed now.

[@jeffdamon5419]

Man, that's some serious use of shop space. I have a 28 by 30 shop, and complain always of how small it is. Granted, I have some larger setups than you, my cabinet saw has a 5 x 5 foot out feed table, but when I see what you are accomplishing with you're space...amazing. Thanks for sharing. Is that a WEN air filtration unit ceiling mounted? If so, how would you rate it?

[@psychocowthree]

Great video. I see you likely live in Washington like my BIL. I have a mobile shop in my 2 car garage. I say mobile because I can push everything to the back and still park my minivan. I live in Wisconsin and I'm curious about rust build up on your tools. Is that a problem in the Pacific Northwest? Do you have humidity or heat? I have a portion of my garage insulated, but not the door, which I think is a big problem. I'm curious if I need to invest in other items to combat humidity to avoid rust.

[@stephenmcgeown]

Wow, you have organized your garage so well! Great inspiration for me and my garage which is the same size. Exciting to hear you're getting a new table saw maybe. Which ones are you looking at? I'm looking to upgrade my job site saw as well.

[@SixEightWoodworks]

Appreciate it. Looking to pull the trigger on the SawStop. Have gone back and forth. But with my wife being an ER nurse and all her stories, going with it for the peace of mind.

[@stephenmcgeown]

@@SixEightWoodworks Wise choice!

[@chippychippy8291]

@@SixEightWoodworks don’t wait any longer, it is worth the money!

[@rebeccabourland2390]

Great video tour. I was very interested in your comment on the 30 Amp RV Power plug. I too recently bought the Grizzly 860 Dust Collector and have been in conversation with Grizzly support about the same issue of the blowing breaker on startup. They act as if no one has ever brought this issue to their attention. I have mine on a dedicated 20 amp breaker and about 1 in 10 startups it blows. I am interested if you could enlighten me more on what exactly you did to remedy this issue. My electrician has not figured it out and will enjoy your input as well. TIA, Roger

[@SixEightWoodworks]

You bet. Came across the idea from the comments section on Grizzly’s website. Added a 30 Amp outlet, then use an RV adapter for the dust collector. If you pause the video when I’m showing the unit, you can see the yellow adapter. Best of luck!

[@rebeccabourland2390]

@@SixEightWoodworks Nick, So let me see if I understand what you did. You installed a 30 Amp Breaker and outlet and used the RV converter plug in order to not rewire the male plug from the 860, is that correct? I am familiar with the RV conversion plug. No problems thereafter? I usually always run the collection on only one machine at a time.

[@theratnuts]

Great video! I have to ask, what is the meaning behind the name six eight?

[@keithbrock6410]

Great tour! How do you like the dewalt 734 planer? I’ve been looking hard at that one

[@SixEightWoodworks]

Thrown everything at it for five years. Love the machine. I eventually want to upgrade to a helical head. But at the price range, can’t really beat it.

[@dudedude7952]

I believe I am just across the puget sound from you. I also work out of half a garage. Any other good place besides edensaw that you know of? Who is your pick for the playoffs now that we are out?

[@SixEightWoodworks]

Yeah, I’m over in Lake Stevens. I talked about some other spots in this video: kzbin.info/www/bejne/l53KeGateJ2AY6s Aside from Edensaw, Crosscut is great. Pulling for any of the AFC teams at this point. Bengals would be a fun story.

[@davidstewart3797]

Thank you for the video. Not knowing where you are located, do you do anything for climate control (Air Conditioning and/or Heating)? Do you have issues with humidity and tools rusting in your garage?

[@SixEightWoodworks]

I’m pretty fortunate. We have a pretty mild climate, and don’t have the extreme temps and humidity fluctuations here in Western Washington. The garage is insulated which helps too.

[@alexreid4131]

I also live in the Seattle area. Would you mind sharing where you opt to get your lumber from? Much appreciated. Blessings. GO HAWKS!!!

[@SixEightWoodworks]

You bet! Just shared this video with more options: kzbin.info/www/bejne/imHEZKCmo71oea8 Crosscut and Edensaw are usually my go to’s.

[@alexreid4131]

@@SixEightWoodworks perfect. Can’t believe I missed that video! Thanks mate. We moved across the pond to Port Orchard but still in the area.

[@alexreid4131]

Ha ha from that lumber vid I heard you’re in Port Townsend. Peninsula Life. Go big or go home 💪

[@SixEightWoodworks]

@@alexreid4131 You got it! Edensaw is really my favorite spot. Always great selection and great sales on shorts.

[@alexreid4131]

@@SixEightWoodworks bit of a hike but me and the missus will make a day trip out of it sometime and check it out. So stoked your channel is growing brother. Long may it continue.

[@HillyBillyWoodworks]

So. You do this full time

[@SixEightWoodworks]

I’m a fifth grade teacher full time. This is late nights and when I can get time on the weekends.

[@affordablewoodworking4508]

what mitre gauge are u using with ur table saw

[@SixEightWoodworks]

I use the stock one as well as this Incra one: amzn.to/3raQkqc

[@affordablewoodworking4508]

@@SixEightWoodworks I had a similar one without the fence, I added my own fence. but with the dewalt blade placement it was hard to use it lol, upgraded to a bigger table saw and now the the incra gets used quite a bit more. keep up to good work