http://www.getwoodworking.com August 2019 The Woodworker & Good Woodworking 43Workshop Q&A FEATURE
NEXT MONTH
In the next issue, we look around Devon-based
artist, sculptor and furniture maker Caroline
Arbon’s workshop. We’d love to hear about
your workshops too, so do feel free to send in
a photo of your beloved workspace, and please
answer the same questions as shown here –
just email [email protected]- What is it – and where is it?
My workshop is half of an altered garage:
woodshed one one side, greenhouse on the other. - What’s the best thing about it?
The windows open onto my wife’s amazing
garden. The view is inspiring! - And what’s the worst?
The concrete pad extends too far from
the wall and water leaks under it. - How important is it to you?
It’s a vital part of my life; I’d be unable
to exist without it.
Me and my workshop
Doug Zech- What do you make in it?
Mostly cigar-box guitars and ukuleles,
with the odd piece of furniture thrown in. - What is your favourite workshop tip?
Six words: test fit... Test fit... TEST FIT. - What’s your best piece of kit?
An antique Stanley backplane my wife’s
grandfather gave to me. - If your workshop caught fire,
what one thing would you rescue?
A box of random hand tools I inherited from
my father. - What’s your biggest
workshop mistake?
Not test fitting. - What’s the nicest thing
you’ve ever made?
An upright electric bass guitar.
11. And what’s the worst?
Nothing. Some pieces are more successful than
others, but to make something is all I need.
12. What’s the best lesson you’ve
learned?
Broken record here: to test fit everything.
13. If you won the lottery,
what would you buy for your workshop?
I’d buy a building in Venice, Italy.
Doug in his Canadian workshopHere we take a look
around the workshop
of Canadian artist,
craftsman and kayak
fisherman, Doug Zech