Below are some pictures of my workshop.  It's vastly different than 6 years ago.  Back then I worked in a 1 car unheated garage in Great Falls Montana.  My current workshop is very different.  It's an opulent blessing.  However, the workshop is used considerably and my boys enjoy their time spent with dad in the workshop.  It occupies about 1/2 the basement of our ranch home in Omaha. Here are Evan and Nathan.  There is just enough space for them to ride all the way around the workshop on their bikes. This picture offers a better sense of the space in the basement that I enjoy.  My wife truly is a saint! This is the workbench were I assemble crossovers, and accomplish other tedious things.  One key to a pleasant workshop is the lighting.  I have sufficient Philips 865 series fluorescent bulbs on electronic ballast fixtures throughout my workshop.  These 865 bulbs offer excellent acuity. This picture is a bit dark, but results from the very good light from the south facing windows.  This light & radiant heat is a major boon for the worship but not so good for taking pictures.  Camera's just work this way.  Additionally, this down-draft workbench make MDF dust clouds disappear.  The electrical outlet strip attached directly to the front of the work bench make tool use very convenient. This is a test speaker.  It uses the SEAS P21RF/P & SEAS 27TBFC/G and sounds surprisingly good in the workshop.  During the course of any work, Evan and Nathan want to help.  Seconds before this picture was taken, Evan (4 years old) convinced Nathan (2 years old), that Nathan really needed the  hand-held screwdriver.  Of course, what Evan really wanted was the power drill!  With the torque clutch reduced on the drill, it's a very docile, yet fun, tool. This is my favorite tool in the workshop.  It's a woodsucker cyclone dust collector.  It moves very serious air and is very reliable.  I learned recently that attaching this dust collector to a cement wall makes a huge reduction in sound pressure.  I previously had the woodsucker attached to a stud wall and it produced a dull droning vibration throughout much of our home.  The droning wasn't terribly loud, just bothersome.  With the woodsucker attached to the concrete wall, it's vibration-free.  Also, having the woodsucker in a remote room kills significant noise in the workshop.  Best of all, dust has NEVER arrived in any other parts of the house with this unit in operation!  MDF dust is a non-factor.