Setting up dedicated woodworking shop #2: Brightening things up.

Paint smocks are cool.
Surprised the older daughter did not use the younger daughter as a target.

Lee

-- No piece is cut too short. It was meant for a smaller project.

I ‘ve never seen a more beautiful crew in the world.

Do they belong to Pretty smiles Local 102?

Too bad Target does not sell house paint they might give you a couple a grand for the photo. Could add it to their college fund.

-- "Not skilled enough to wipe jam on toast!"

This is looking pretty good, Scott and it great to see you getting the girls involved too.

-- With God's help all things are possible- even woodworking. Woodworking is not just a hobby, it is an (expletive deleted) expensive hobby.

Your work crew looks great, brings back many memories of my two girls on our projects around the house :o).
As for the the loft, I would paint it white as well and put another light fixture there, the white will really reflect the light well. When I was in the Navy, we would paint the underside of the catwalks, white, in the Main Spaces to help reflect the overhead light and brighten up the lower levels.
Your shop is coming along nicely, keep up the good work, just make sure to give your crew all the cookie and juice breaks they need! One suggestion is to let the girls sign\paint their names on the walls somewhere that can been easily seen. It gives them a thrill to know their contribution will always be documented and will be a sense of pride in the future each time they see it, will definitely bring back good memories for them, pretty priceless.

-- "You get what you inspect, not what you expect"

for the lighting under your loft. At home depot they sell the 2’x4’ recessed florescent lights that mount into hung ceilings for about $35-$45 depending on the model. They hold 4, 4ft bulbs and come with a diffusser reflector plastic sheet. You’ve seen them I’m sure. My shop is fitted with these and they throw ton’s of light. They can be mounted between joists or flush and still look good. You can run them with 2 lights if that’s enough also. Some of mine have 4 lights; some have 2 depending on the relationship with windows or the type of tool in that area.

You’re a gettin there! After you get the walls/ceiling finished and sort of clear the place out it looks bigger and like it has promise. I also opted for light paint. the room looks larger and it doesn’t show the dust nearly as much.

-- The smell of wood, coffee in the cup, the wife let's me do my thing, the lake is peaceful. http://web.me.com/deceiver6/Deceiver/Craftsman_on_the_lake/Craftsman_on_the_lake.html

She’s too smart to directly paint on her sister, instead she is more subtle…

As for signing the work, that wall is for lumber storage so I’ll have them sign area near where their workbench will be.

I’ll checkout the 2’ x 4’ fixture, 4 bulbs should be more than enough light for that area.

-- Scott

Nice work. Glad to see the young ones helping. I have two grandkids about the same age that would just love to do that….......LOL

-- Jerry--A man can never have enough tools or clamps

If you left the drop cloth up you could have gotten the floor painted at the same time. Love the pictures! Thanks for posting.

god Bless
tom

-- Mc Bridge Cabinets, Iowa

Two helpers!.............lucky guy, I had to paint my workshop walls and ceiling myself. I also found that painting OSB is not easy.

In my “Workshop in the Woods”, I installed T-8 type fluorescent fixtures with “daylight” bulbs in order to maximize the color rendering index (CRI). These lighting fixtures have electronic balasts that operate at 21,000 HZ, thus there is no hum or flicker. It’s my opinion that lighting with electronic rather than magnetic ballasts should be chosen, even if there is a cost difference.

-- "Heaven is North of the Bridge"

Great helpers, they are just older than my two helpers. Momma seems to get more help out of them in the garden than I do in the shop.
The white paint will be a big help. Looks like you have a good plan in place. Good luck getting everything underway.
BTKS