Building a New Wood Shop #1: Frank's New WoodWorking Shop

Wow, I’m jealous. I will be watching for progress stories and photos. Thanks for sharing Frank.

-- My favorite piece is my last one, my best piece is my next one.

Very good start, I always figured if I moved far enough into my wifes space she would find away for me to get out. It works for you too i see .

-- Mike, Bruce Mississippi = Jack of many trades master of none

Hi Frank

You are going to have a great shop there when it is done. I will be looking forward to seeing its progress. It makes it nice when MaMa thinks this is a good idea. My wife let me have our garage with the understanding I would clean her car off in the winter months. I have to do it for my truck anyway, so it is no big deal to do hers as well. Good Luck on the new shop.

God Bless
tom

-- Mc Bridge Cabinets, Iowa

Very nice, wish my wife would say that or just quit insisting that her car go in the garage either one would be fine.

-- Glenn, New Mexico

Your shop is going to be great. It is about the same size as mine (Check out the Pics) Mine is also still under construction. Unfortunately, I have been called back to Iraq so the shop is on hold tilll I get home miid September. Keep us posted. Cheers/Wudbutcher

-- Big Steve

Seeing the other WoodJocks working in their shops & building their shops did make me a bit envious too. But it also gave me ideas on what & how to do things when I started to make a shop of my own. I’d still like to have a bathroom in my shop like Big Steve but there’s not enough room on my lot to go larger… Darn!!!

When we found we had to block in the basement windows it meant that our daughter could no longer use the room in the basement as a bedroom. When we moved her back to an unused upstairs bedroom, my lovely, wonderful, thoughtful wife & I were able to use that room in the basement to make wifey a den of her own. Now she has her computer, desk, treadmill & the like in her own area. Worst thing is…. HER ROOM IS DONE ALREADY!!!! She’s a “Happy Camper” now. We are both still waiting to get the cars back into the garage though. That’ll take a few more weeks.

I took a couple of more pix to post. They’ll be up in a few days.

Thanks to all for the “Flowers”!

-- Frank, Florissant, Missouri "The New Show-Me Woodshop"

Sounds great, it will be a nice size and I cant wait to see your progress!

Thanks for the post

Callum

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We’ve had a “Situation” arise!

My wife’s Uncle Chuck, in Florida, is worried that he hasn’t heard from his niece for a while & insists that I prove that she’s not bricked into the “crawl space” beneath the house. Soooo… here’s a photo of her AFTER the windows were bricked in. But on a twist of an old Memorex ad… is she REAL or is she “Photo Shopped”?! LOL

-- Frank, Florissant, Missouri "The New Show-Me Woodshop"

This looks like it will be good!

-- Gary, East TX -- The longest journey begins with a single step.

Looks like a great shop, in the making.

-- What happens in the workshop stays in the workshop. No wait that doesn't sound right. Karson Southern Delaware karson_morrison@bigfoot.com †

Go to it Frank:
There’s something really pleasant about making one of these hideouts.

Bob

-- A mind, like a home, is furnished by its owner

Here’s my wife in the den that we fixed up for her while in the process of making my shop. You can see that I left the window openings alone in the basement & left the bricks exposed. My wife uses them as nic-nak shelves.

I hope Uncle Chuck is happy now.

-- Frank, Florissant, Missouri "The New Show-Me Woodshop"

Make this a nicer world and let’s build more woodshops!

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Congratulations on breaking ground! I look forward to following your progress.

-- Patrick, Chicago, IL http://www.TenonAndSpline.com/blog