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#1 ·
Out with the burned, in with the blue

First and foremost, as most of you would do, get back to work. The Sawmill survived the fire and I still have a few logs to saw. Luckily my entire stock of dry wood did not burn. I did lose about 75% however. So I have to get more cut and drying. In the couple days before the fire I had cut and stacked about 1500 board feet of wood. Those stacks were the first to burn. So this afternoon I got some cut and will stack in the attached garage.

Plant Wood Natural material Sky Lumber


Wheel Tire Automotive tire Wood Tread


Sky Wood Tree Building material Composite material


Right now I am just sawing beetle kill pine. Hopefully by the end of the weekend I will get some oak, poplar, elm, cedar and maple sawed. I did lose my entire stock of everything besides beetle kill pine.

Of course tool procurement is also top priority. The extremely necessary tools first while they clean up the mess. Hopefully I can get caught up on my orders and will be able to start the building.

I have thoroughly enjoyed reading the words of encouragement and suggestions for the new shop. Always up for newIideas.

Thanks for reading
 

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#27 ·
Out with the burned, in with the blue

First and foremost, as most of you would do, get back to work. The Sawmill survived the fire and I still have a few logs to saw. Luckily my entire stock of dry wood did not burn. I did lose about 75% however. So I have to get more cut and drying. In the couple days before the fire I had cut and stacked about 1500 board feet of wood. Those stacks were the first to burn. So this afternoon I got some cut and will stack in the attached garage.

Plant Wood Natural material Sky Lumber


Wheel Tire Automotive tire Wood Tread


Sky Wood Tree Building material Composite material


Right now I am just sawing beetle kill pine. Hopefully by the end of the weekend I will get some oak, poplar, elm, cedar and maple sawed. I did lose my entire stock of everything besides beetle kill pine.

Of course tool procurement is also top priority. The extremely necessary tools first while they clean up the mess. Hopefully I can get caught up on my orders and will be able to start the building.

I have thoroughly enjoyed reading the words of encouragement and suggestions for the new shop. Always up for newIideas.

Thanks for reading
in the words of John Wayne-

"courage is being scared to death, but saddling up anyways…"

Way to "Saddle Up" Monte and keep on keeping on!
 

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#28 ·
Out with the burned, in with the blue

First and foremost, as most of you would do, get back to work. The Sawmill survived the fire and I still have a few logs to saw. Luckily my entire stock of dry wood did not burn. I did lose about 75% however. So I have to get more cut and drying. In the couple days before the fire I had cut and stacked about 1500 board feet of wood. Those stacks were the first to burn. So this afternoon I got some cut and will stack in the attached garage.

Plant Wood Natural material Sky Lumber


Wheel Tire Automotive tire Wood Tread


Sky Wood Tree Building material Composite material


Right now I am just sawing beetle kill pine. Hopefully by the end of the weekend I will get some oak, poplar, elm, cedar and maple sawed. I did lose my entire stock of everything besides beetle kill pine.

Of course tool procurement is also top priority. The extremely necessary tools first while they clean up the mess. Hopefully I can get caught up on my orders and will be able to start the building.

I have thoroughly enjoyed reading the words of encouragement and suggestions for the new shop. Always up for newIideas.

Thanks for reading
Grizz sometimes jokes turn out to be pretty cool ideas- my father in law is building a shop and framing it in with puzzles. that's right…. not drywall, paneling, or wainscoting…. but puzzles. weird thing is, it's actually pretty cool.

anywho, who knows- maybe Monte will be in a glass-encased office with a leather chair???? I could see that!
 

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#29 ·
Out with the burned, in with the blue

First and foremost, as most of you would do, get back to work. The Sawmill survived the fire and I still have a few logs to saw. Luckily my entire stock of dry wood did not burn. I did lose about 75% however. So I have to get more cut and drying. In the couple days before the fire I had cut and stacked about 1500 board feet of wood. Those stacks were the first to burn. So this afternoon I got some cut and will stack in the attached garage.

Plant Wood Natural material Sky Lumber


Wheel Tire Automotive tire Wood Tread


Sky Wood Tree Building material Composite material


Right now I am just sawing beetle kill pine. Hopefully by the end of the weekend I will get some oak, poplar, elm, cedar and maple sawed. I did lose my entire stock of everything besides beetle kill pine.

Of course tool procurement is also top priority. The extremely necessary tools first while they clean up the mess. Hopefully I can get caught up on my orders and will be able to start the building.

I have thoroughly enjoyed reading the words of encouragement and suggestions for the new shop. Always up for newIideas.

Thanks for reading
You are an inspiration Monte.
Many people would have Been down for days.

I will be following the build of your new shop with great interest.
 

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#30 ·
Out with the burned, in with the blue

First and foremost, as most of you would do, get back to work. The Sawmill survived the fire and I still have a few logs to saw. Luckily my entire stock of dry wood did not burn. I did lose about 75% however. So I have to get more cut and drying. In the couple days before the fire I had cut and stacked about 1500 board feet of wood. Those stacks were the first to burn. So this afternoon I got some cut and will stack in the attached garage.

Plant Wood Natural material Sky Lumber


Wheel Tire Automotive tire Wood Tread


Sky Wood Tree Building material Composite material


Right now I am just sawing beetle kill pine. Hopefully by the end of the weekend I will get some oak, poplar, elm, cedar and maple sawed. I did lose my entire stock of everything besides beetle kill pine.

Of course tool procurement is also top priority. The extremely necessary tools first while they clean up the mess. Hopefully I can get caught up on my orders and will be able to start the building.

I have thoroughly enjoyed reading the words of encouragement and suggestions for the new shop. Always up for newIideas.

Thanks for reading
Please, no more fires round your wood.
 

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#31 ·
Out with the burned, in with the blue

First and foremost, as most of you would do, get back to work. The Sawmill survived the fire and I still have a few logs to saw. Luckily my entire stock of dry wood did not burn. I did lose about 75% however. So I have to get more cut and drying. In the couple days before the fire I had cut and stacked about 1500 board feet of wood. Those stacks were the first to burn. So this afternoon I got some cut and will stack in the attached garage.

Plant Wood Natural material Sky Lumber


Wheel Tire Automotive tire Wood Tread


Sky Wood Tree Building material Composite material


Right now I am just sawing beetle kill pine. Hopefully by the end of the weekend I will get some oak, poplar, elm, cedar and maple sawed. I did lose my entire stock of everything besides beetle kill pine.

Of course tool procurement is also top priority. The extremely necessary tools first while they clean up the mess. Hopefully I can get caught up on my orders and will be able to start the building.

I have thoroughly enjoyed reading the words of encouragement and suggestions for the new shop. Always up for newIideas.

Thanks for reading
Sounds like a plan Monte, keep moving forward.
 

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#32 ·
Temporary work space

Tomorrow I want all of you to go stand in your shop and realize how lucky you are to have it. Regardless what type of shoo you have, it's your domain. It's set up the way you like it. It doesn't matter if anyone else even likes the way your shop is organized. It only matters to you.

I am currently working out of my brothers furniture restoration shop. He does an awesome job of restoring all types of furniture. I thank him dearly for sharing. He does have a lot of nice equipment. The problem is, it's not my shop, it's not my equipment and it's not set up the way that is comfortable for me to work. I want 10 to 12 foot ceilings. His are 8. It is very difficult to work with very long stock. Not a problem for him, big problem for me. His wood shop section is relatively small. Most of his space is dedicated to upholstery work.

Again, I am extremely thankful that he is letting me work there, but man I miss my own shop. The saying about "you don't appreciate what you have till it's gone". It couldn't be more true. It certainly doesn't compare to the death of a loved one, does it?

But as I get all the paperwork taken care of so that I can get on with life, I am slowly getting things working again. In time I will have a new domain. And every day i will be thankful and much more careful to take care of that part of my life.

Thanks for reading
 
#47 ·
on a cold day

I have the heater going in my attached garage trying to bring it to a manageable level. We're at -8F outside. Trying to get it up to 55-60 range. I don't want to sound like a whimp, but it is just a lot nicer to work in. Today I want to get my 220 circuits run and start setting up the machines. I will show pictures of the machines as I get set up. I am setting up temporarily in my attached garage. It's 20×20. I know many of you would love that much space. I just need to get it functional for me. Hopefully the weekend will bring many advancements in there.

Hope you all stay warm this weekend.
 
#67 ·
The weekends accomplishments

The mitre saw is setup,
Saw Motor vehicle Radial arm saw Automotive tire Window


Tire Wheel Automotive tire Bicycle tire Motor vehicle


The table saw is assembled and ready to fire

Wood Gas Automotive exterior Thickness planer Machine


The dust collector is prepared for action

Automotive tire Engineering Gas Machine Auto part


Although the Dewalt mitre saw is 120 volt, the table saw and dust collector are 220. I have all the wiring run with the exception of making the final connection to the breakers. Primarily because I can't find the right screwdriver at home and chose not to make a special trip into town for the screwdriver. Most of those tools were in the shop. I did manage to get a workbench/out feed table built. I will put a sheet of masonite on the top of it.

Table Furniture Wood Floor Flooring


Nothing overly fancy, but functional.

Hopefully this week will bring further advancements.
 

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#68 ·
The weekends accomplishments

The mitre saw is setup,
Saw Motor vehicle Radial arm saw Automotive tire Window


Tire Wheel Automotive tire Bicycle tire Motor vehicle


The table saw is assembled and ready to fire

Wood Gas Automotive exterior Thickness planer Machine


The dust collector is prepared for action

Automotive tire Engineering Gas Machine Auto part


Although the Dewalt mitre saw is 120 volt, the table saw and dust collector are 220. I have all the wiring run with the exception of making the final connection to the breakers. Primarily because I can't find the right screwdriver at home and chose not to make a special trip into town for the screwdriver. Most of those tools were in the shop. I did manage to get a workbench/out feed table built. I will put a sheet of masonite on the top of it.

Table Furniture Wood Floor Flooring


Nothing overly fancy, but functional.

Hopefully this week will bring further advancements.
Monty, do you really want to say this this way?
"The table saw is assembled and ready to fire"
Tempting fate aren't we? Glad the rebuild is going well.
 

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#96 ·
cleaning up, starting up and a few logs

The clean up is supposed to be done this week.
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It's a black ugly mess. I am very happy that the concrete pad is still in very good shape.

In my attached garage, I am thrilled to say that the 220 circuits are alive and the equipment all started perfectly. Got a couple more pieces of equipment to get, but it's going in the right direction.

Of course the world didn't come to a stop waiting for me to be ready. I have been getting calls to get logs. These are some elm and poplar.

Snow Mountain Tree Wood Slope


Jeans Wood Formation Artifact Flooring


On the poplar, the wood appears darker than I am used to. Am I missing something or is it something other than i thought?
Snow Wood Plant Trunk Freezing


Brown Wood Tree Natural landscape Trunk


Hope all of you are warm and happy.
 

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#97 ·
cleaning up, starting up and a few logs

The clean up is supposed to be done this week.
Sky Cloud Snow Plant Natural environment


Sky Water resources Snow Highland Slope


Sky Water Wood Event Trunk


It's a black ugly mess. I am very happy that the concrete pad is still in very good shape.

In my attached garage, I am thrilled to say that the 220 circuits are alive and the equipment all started perfectly. Got a couple more pieces of equipment to get, but it's going in the right direction.

Of course the world didn't come to a stop waiting for me to be ready. I have been getting calls to get logs. These are some elm and poplar.

Snow Mountain Tree Wood Slope


Jeans Wood Formation Artifact Flooring


On the poplar, the wood appears darker than I am used to. Am I missing something or is it something other than i thought?
Snow Wood Plant Trunk Freezing


Brown Wood Tree Natural landscape Trunk


Hope all of you are warm and happy.
I'm glad that you aren't letting any water flow under the bridge waiting for things to happen. You have a big task ahead of you but you can accomplish it step by step… I am enjoying seeing the progress you are making…
 

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#121 ·
Getting into the swing again

I will be the first to admit that I have been a little down the last couple months. I knew what I needed to do to get back up and running, but it has been lacking in heart some. I compare it to when I lost my dad. He was my best friend. It took a couple months to get my head focused after his passing.

The first few days is paperwork and meeting people. Busy work. Then I was alone again. Yes I had my LJ friends (who have been nothing short of awesome), my regular job and family. But my place to be happy was my shop. I started to look for equipment and plan for the shop in the attached garage. But I couldn't actually make anything. I worked temporarily in my brothers shop, but it's like staying in someone else's house. You can't be yourself when you are there.

But now, I have things somewhat organized in my attached garage and I can make things. I am getting the equipment working the way I like. I had minimal amount of lumber on hand. Now the stacks are growing. It brings comfort to know I can walk out and make something. There are still some inconveniences, but I can make them work.

Other topics, my insurance company was great and issued a check immediately. However, the mortgage company had to cosign the check and approve what is done with the money. This obviously isn't a democracy. It is their decision to keep the entire check and apply it to the mortgage. In other words, I get none of it to rebuild with. Yes, it is a benefit to have the mortgage paid down a significant amount, but it adds to the stress level. However, I built the last building myself, I will build the next one as well.

I would like to thank my family here at LJs. All of you have contributed to my recovery. Some have sent gifts, many have given true moral support. I am getting back to normal and can even make bad jokes again. Life is good.

Thanks to all of you
Monte
 
#149 ·
Progress sort of

I am about 80% functional in my attached garage. I would like to salute all of you that work in smaller shops. I know many of you think that 20×20 is not a small shop. I assure you it is if you build bigger items and were used to over 4 times that much space. I have much more organizing to do, but I feel very cramped. I am used to having several stacks of different lumber available in the shop at all times. Oh well, it sounds too much like whining now.

I have nearly completed the first couple projects out of the new shop and will probably post them later this weekend.

There hasn't been any progress on a new building for a couple reasons. First, the snow is finally melting, I hope it's all gone and we can trust the weather in a few more weeks. Second, the guy that is supposed to clean it all up has failed to do so. I sent a rather harsh message to his cell phone demanding repayment if they were not going to finish the job. His girlfriend called me right back and assured me that he would finish the job as soon as he gets out of jail. Probably the first of the week. I opted not to ask any further questions. I can wait a few more days.

Keep making sawdust folks, spring is here.

Thanks for reading
 
#150 ·
LOL!

Great to hear you're moving forward. Jim Post wrote a book for people who wanted to build cabinets for a living. I remember ond great phrase that made sense then and now, "don't build it if your haven't got a place for it." Some guys/gals are box builders, others are furniture builders, some both. From the Monte Pitman projects I've seen here you're the furniture builder.
 
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