Tobias @northbayworkshop.co.uk · 25/11/2025Agreed there's a sense of do what you're comfortable with (and safe with). I also don't have my own table saw only having used other peoples with supervision so felt safe. I like seeing more than one way of doing things because it shows a sense of ingenuity 🙂 010
Tobias @northbayworkshop.co.uk · 25/11/2025One day I hope to get a 3d printer for small but very useful hacks like this 110
Tobias @northbayworkshop.co.uk · 25/11/2025Nice! Your work is really cool so well deserved. Sure there will be plenty of admirers there. 110
Tobias @northbayworkshop.co.uk · 25/11/2025Yea I was travelling the right way as after looking into it that came up a lot. Another tip I got was not putting the bit all the way into the router which also helped but by this point my confidence was shot so I relegated the router to the back of the tool pile. 100
Tobias @northbayworkshop.co.uk · 25/11/2025I do like Bosch tools. Also have a cheap Bosch sander that refuses to die despite me abusing it for many years now. The router I had was a Screwfix cheap brand that I never loved. Maybe down the line I spend that extra £5 😂 010
Tobias @northbayworkshop.co.uk · 25/11/2025Looking at your nice round corners I would guess you have mastered the router unlike me. 000
Tobias @northbayworkshop.co.uk · 25/11/2025I always hated routing and ended up selling my router. The bit kept slipping out and jumping ruining whatever I was working on. Either cheap router or bad user. Likely the latter. How do you route these rebates? With my hate for routers I would probably try any other tool like table saw 😅 200
Tobias @northbayworkshop.co.uk · 08/11/2025Cut them short to take the magnets off then add a frame around to get the size back? 000
Tobias @northbayworkshop.co.uk · 25/10/2025Thank you! Glad you like and been nice having you follow along the way 😀 010
Tobias @northbayworkshop.co.uk · 25/10/2025#workshop cladding done! Looks the finished article now - what do people think? Also now I'm close to the end curious if others had a space like this what would you use it for? #woodworking #shed #build 391
Tobias @northbayworkshop.co.uk · 19/10/2025There's a big conduit going from the house to the workshop with the idea being if I need chunkier cable down the line I can push through a new one. 110
Tobias @northbayworkshop.co.uk · 19/10/2025Yea they're metric. Most things are with a few things like road distances and speed in mph. Some wood dimensions are in metric but just converted so we get some not so nice round numbers in mm. 010
Tobias @northbayworkshop.co.uk · 19/10/2025Thank you! Yea I have tried my best to follow people who are making neat stuff and not just posting US politics. Even with that I find myself having a scroll through who I follow and thinking "haven't seen anything from x in a while" to go to their feed and see loads of stuff I seemingly missed. 010
Tobias @northbayworkshop.co.uk · 19/10/2025A few rough ideas scribbled down but the problem is I'm not yet fully sure on everything I want to do in there. Some woodworking for sure but also maybe a place for a 3D printer or CNC. And maybe a small electronics bench. I see lots of people doing lots of cool stuff and want to try it all 😅 110
Tobias @northbayworkshop.co.uk · 19/10/2025Yea so from what I gathered when looking into it planning permission wise all I really needed to do was have a height under 2.5m & for building regs be under 15m² internal floor space. There are a few other points too which I noted at plans.northbayworkshop.co.uk#planning-per...plans.northbayworkshop.co.ukTop Notch Dynamic Workshop Build PlansCustomisable workshop/garden room build plans with dynamic diagrams, material list and potential issues flagged based on sizes you set. 110
Tobias @northbayworkshop.co.uk · 30/09/20253 months ago I was made redundant. It has been fantastic as it gave me the time to build this but I start a new job tomorrow so expect progress to slow down. 110
Tobias @northbayworkshop.co.uk · 30/09/2025Door and window in today. Still lots to do before it's finished but feels good to get this far. #shed #build #workshop 170
Tobias @northbayworkshop.co.uk · 25/09/2025Bought a gift card from a local book shop today for my wife's birthday and it's made from wood. Found that mildly interesting 🪵 010
Tobias @northbayworkshop.co.uk · 24/09/2025After uploading my YouTube video on the workshop dwarf wall one of the questions none of my 8 subscribers asked was hows that going to be attached to the timber walls? Well here's the answer anyway... Big galvanised L bracket, 80mm concrete bolt and a few stainless screws. 000
Tobias @northbayworkshop.co.uk · 20/09/2025Just uploaded a new video on my workshop build. If you've been watching updates on bluesky this is going back in time as it takes me a while to put the videos together so hope you like them 😅 youtu.be/7ciUH6tn53k?...youtu.beGarden Room Workshop Part 3 - Dwarf WallYouTube video by North Bay Workshop 020
Tobias @northbayworkshop.co.uk · 08/09/2025Yep noticed the same came to the feed to see what people are making not what tools I should buy according to what I assume is chatGPT. Thankfully muting accounts is pretty easy 🤐 010
Tobias @northbayworkshop.co.uk · 08/09/2025First furniture purchase for the workshop. Nice to have somewhere to sit. Take a good look as this is the best condition this chair will ever be in. Also still on the hunt for a very used leather armchair on gumtree for when I want to sit but not scoot about on wheels. 230
Tobias @northbayworkshop.co.uk · 04/09/2025#workshop #build progress. This week got roof OSB up, wall insulation, breathable membrane, soffits & fascias and laid rubber roof. Letting the creases flatten out a bit before I glue it down tomorrow. Minus the massive holes for the door and window the #shed is water tight now. #woodworking 070
Tobias @northbayworkshop.co.uk · 30/08/2025Cool you have the skills to attempt to make one. Scrolled back to your own attempt and feel like after another go or two you would have managed. 010
Tobias @northbayworkshop.co.uk · 23/08/2025It's just under 15m² internal floor space which is the max I can get away with in the UK without needing building regs approval. 110
Tobias @northbayworkshop.co.uk · 22/08/2025Big progress on the #workshop #build today. Walls and roof joists went up. Quick progress thanks to my dad coming over for the day to add a pair of hands and big mitre saw for the roof joists. #woodworking 1101
Tobias @northbayworkshop.co.uk · 14/08/2025Nice bit of kit there. Puts my tiny slow cooker I use for pulled pork to shame. 000
Tobias @northbayworkshop.co.uk · 14/08/2025One side wall up, back wall built but needs to be lifted into place (waiting for some extra hands as it's heavy) and started on second side wall now. #shed #build is progressing well and can really get a sense of the size now 😁 030
Tobias @northbayworkshop.co.uk · 06/08/2025In other exciting news I also ordered the wood for the walls and roof of the workshop and it arrives Friday. Means next week I can work with materials more in my comfort zone and do some #woodworking 010
Tobias @northbayworkshop.co.uk · 06/08/2025DPC added and joined to DPM. This is attempt 2 as I started by just using DPM tape but it wasn't holding all too well. There's now 50mm double sided butyl tape holding it together and all weather gorilla tape to tidy up the joins. This is 1000 times better! 120
Tobias @northbayworkshop.co.uk · 05/08/2025Finished laying bricks for the workshop base. Will do the DPC tomorrow as it's still a bit windy today for that 💨 Then of to the builders merchants and ordering the wood for the walls and roof 😁 010
Tobias @northbayworkshop.co.uk · 23/07/2025Nice! I'm away enjoying the Czech sun this week but very close to finishing the dwarf wall so not long before I post some stuff on my amateur attempts at brick laying 😂 after that I'm very much in my comfort zone of wood. 020
Tobias @northbayworkshop.co.uk · 23/07/2025Despite your earlier comment on the thread not being the most interesting I quite enjoy the behind the scenes process 😁 110
Tobias @northbayworkshop.co.uk · 13/07/2025Got up to something a bit different yesterday and had a day sail on the Williams II out of Blyth. Great feeling being back out on the water. #sailing #tallship #woodenboat 071
Tobias @northbayworkshop.co.uk · 09/07/2025#sheds #building #workshop #howto and other hashtags that may get your attention 😅 000
Tobias @northbayworkshop.co.uk · 09/07/2025Posted a workshop foundations video before but that was a quick and dirty time lapse. I'm working on a more polished #youtube build series & wanted to share since the foundations video was added yesterday and it goes into more detail. Here's the playlist so far. youtube.com/playlist?lis...youtube.comWorkshop Build - YouTube 100
Tobias @northbayworkshop.co.uk · 03/07/2025Somewhat related if there's any people out there that have contacts as interesting companies looking for a lead #devops #cloudinfrastructure #aws engineer I wouldn't mind saying hi 😂 #recruiters 👀 000
Tobias @northbayworkshop.co.uk · 03/07/2025So I was made redundant yesterday and have 3 month gardening leave. That means today there's workshop build progress so silver lining 😅 First time laying bricks so slow a process for me. There will be 2 courses of these that the rest of the timber structure will be built on. #shed #diy 110
Tobias @northbayworkshop.co.uk · 27/05/2025Exactly that. I think the ease of having a solid square wall to lift is why it's done so often. I'll have OSB on the inside to act as a vapour barrier & another plus for a workshop is screwing stuff to the wall will be a bit more solid than to plasterboard and easier than finding studs each time. 020
Tobias @northbayworkshop.co.uk · 27/05/2025Couple examples of not so good I saw a lot of on YT: - Wall framing/timber not 15cm above ground level. - OSB sheet on the outside of the framing. 110
Tobias @northbayworkshop.co.uk · 27/05/2025Nice let me know how you get on and which bits are the most confusing. Will help with my own plans which I want to keep updating over time for others. I found loads of good stuff on YouTube but also things not so good after digging deeper. Lurked on www.ukworkshop.co.uk that helped a lot too. 110
Tobias @northbayworkshop.co.uk · 27/05/2025Once I'm more confident and better with the camera & editing I'll try and get a full series on the workshop build uploaded. 030
Tobias @northbayworkshop.co.uk · 27/05/2025Some extra content on my summer house #workshop #build. This is my first go at a #youtube video so maybe not the cleanest editing but it's a start. youtu.be/dw2RrEBnnDA?...youtu.beGarden Room Workshop Foundations TimelapseYouTube video by North Bay Workshop 240
Tobias @northbayworkshop.co.uk · 25/05/2025This is really sleek. Look forward to a full making of video. 000