Fine furniture designed and hand crafted by Jerry Work in the 1907 former Masonic Temple building in historic Kerby, Or.

Studio Tour

This is a tour of the studio as it looked in mid-2011. It does change over time so earlier photos may show things in different places. My studio is arranged by work stations, each optimized for one part of the furniture making process. Hardwoods and exotics are stored in covered, secure storage areas. I bring wood into the studio about six weeks before use to allow it to acclimate to the studio environment. The finish is applied in a separate room to the rear of the studio. Lighting is color balanced to daylight (5000 degrees Kelvin). Click on this image to see all the pictures in this grouping, then click any one of those for a slide show.

looking from back of the studio towards the gallery at front

Looking from the back of the studio towards the gallery at the front of the building
another shot looking from the back of the studio to the front of the building. the finish room, store room and a bathroom are behind the studio at the rear of the first floor

Another shot looking from the back of the studio to the front of the building. The finish room, store room and a bathroom are behind the studio at the rear of the first floor.
band saw work station features both a minimax 24" band saw and a 14" delta for curved work.jpg

The band saw work station features both a Minimax 24" band saw and a 14" Delta for curved work. The 24" usually has a 1" carbide blade mounted while the 14" uses thinner regular blades.
battery recharging work station..jpg

Battery recharging work station. Just like your shop or studio, I have a bunch of different batteries that need recharging so it is easier to do in one place. Leave enough air space around the chargers to properly dissipate the heat.
drilling center with a large delta variable speed drill press with laser bit guide..jpg

The drilling center is built around a large Delta variable speed drill press with laser bit guide. Just to the left of the drill press you will see the dovetail jig work station. When not in use, I store the drill bits on top of it so they are right at hand. The drill press work table has a large work surface with slots for a big fence. The white and red work surface you see here secures to the large table and has side to side adjustable stops as well as the low adjustable fence. It gets used for most of the everyday work.
the turning center

The turning center is positioned for good lighting and surrounded by more Festool multi-function tables. To the left is the rose engine I built for ornamenting the turned objects. You can learn more about this rose engine in the how to... section.
here is another shot of the lathe work station and rose engine..jpg
another shot of the lathe work station and rose engine..jpg
rose engine. you can learn more about this in the how to... section..jpg
in addition to the cyclone dust collector, there are also two ceiling mounted units. one runs on a timer at night to clear out any remaining fine dust and the other runs any time the cyclone is on..jpg
it takes lots of clamps to build fine furniture. the longer ones are stored in the finish room..jpg
main routing work station uses a pc 3.5 hp router mounted under a jessem auto lift table. the jessem fence is positioned by a jointech precision positioner..jpg
major machining is done on a combination machine, a minimax cu-300 smart..jpg
sanding work station with festool multi-function tables as assembly benches..jpg
the 17" northstate wide belt sander is a real time saver and highly recommended..jpg
the closet in the background houses the industrial cyclone dust collector..jpg
the festool kapex compound miter saw work station has it's own festool dust collector..jpg
power sanding work station hasan ocilating spindle sander and an ocilating belt sander both with excellent dust collection..jpg
another shot of the drilling work station..jpg