Obi's Workshop

Congratulations. You are now on the map!

-- Bill, Turlock California, http://www.brookswoodworks.com

Where are the pictures of your shop, Obi?

-- Jesus is Lord!

Right here

It’s all I got right now

-- http://ye-olde-cabinet-shoppe.com/

Thanks, Obi. Next project…More pictures of your shop, not just the one showing all that great lumber you have, O.K.?

-- Jesus is Lord!

Next Project is to get a shop bigger than 10’ x 16’

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There you go!

-- Jesus is Lord!

A shop 100×160 would probably be about right Obi.

-- Bill, Turlock California, http://www.brookswoodworks.com

That’s a 50 X 80 shop for you and Bill, Obi. The two of you could share tools, lumber, the cost of building it, the electric bill, ideas(oops, you already do that here),etc. Sounds like a win win situation to me. When are you going to start pouring the foundation? Take plenty of pictures!

-- Jesus is Lord!

I can work comfortably out of a 20×20 shop.

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There you go, Bill…more shop for you! Isn’t Obi a nice guy?

-- Jesus is Lord!

He might have something, Bill… we can call the larger part the Showroom.

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That is what I want to have, a showroom as well as a shop area. The shop should be big though, as we might have a ton of projects going on at the same time. And, we need room for a spray booth. I think that will help my finishing.

-- Bill, Turlock California, http://www.brookswoodworks.com

O.K. My Shop is actually in my brother-in-law’s garage. I’ve got a 10’ x 16’ area in which I have 6’ x 10’ in which to move around in. If you look at the picture, you’ll notice that I have wood on top of the Table saw you cannot see, you cannot see and of the tools actually including the dust collection, the drum sander which was directly to the left of where i was standing.

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Wow, you’re really close to Oakdale, I lived there back in 97, I love you’re part of the world Obi

-- Cheers

Yeah, and I’ll be moving back to Modesto within the next couple of months.

So where’d you move to, Shawn?

Never mind. Canada, I just saw* ( referral to a Lumberjocks tool) that

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I hope your move will allow you to have a real shop Obi! Do not forget to have storage space for all that lumber you will be purchasing this year.

-- Bill, Turlock California, http://www.brookswoodworks.com

BTW Obi, I spent some time at Castle once upon a time. I used to fly on the B-52s there.

-- We must guard our enthusiasm as we would our life - James Krenov

Well pretty soon I’ll be moving back to Mo-town

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Do you have a new shop lined up? Hopefully a little bigger.

-- http://www.woodsongsfurniture.com

Got a new shop yet Obi.

-- Karson Southern Delaware karson_morrison@bigfoot.com

not yet

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Good luck. Maybe Bill will put a bed in his shop for you.

-- Karson Southern Delaware karson_morrison@bigfoot.com

My wife’s aunt lives in Mo’town but she lives in a double-wide. So I don’t think she has any room or shop space.

-- Karson Southern Delaware karson_morrison@bigfoot.com

Modesto? or Detroit?

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Modesto will be a hop, skip and a jump from here. The only dangerous part is you will be closer to both WoodCraft and Rockler.

-- We must guard our enthusiasm as we would our life - James Krenov

Modesto.

-- Karson Southern Delaware karson_morrison@bigfoot.com

You’d be suprised what I could do with a double wide LOL

And maybe I know her.

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Think we can get some photos of the new shop?

-- We must guard our enthusiasm as we would our life - James Krenov

Picture Number 1

Picture Number 2

Picture Number 3

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Quite a nice shop Obi. Lots of room for you to work, an office area and restroom. Did you say it has roll up doors too?

Are those drums there for when you get frustrated and need to take out your anger rather than tossing wood around? just kidding…

-- Bill, Turlock California, http://www.brookswoodworks.com

Well Obi This shop has a floor. You shouldn’t have to hang your work from the ceiling. And also a restroom. How upperclass.

Great shop Obi. Congratulations.

-- Karson Southern Delaware karson_morrison@bigfoot.com

nice new shop obi when did you move?

-- Phil, Chattanooga,TN

Moved into the shop in the beginning of May and now have a weekly meeting with the Central Valley Woodworkers Club

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Great a weekly meeting. Are the woodworkers hobbyiest or pro’s? and how many?

-- Karson Southern Delaware karson_morrison@bigfoot.com

Also what time on Saturday do you guys meet?

-- We must guard our enthusiasm as we would our life - James Krenov

o.k. I guess I should confess… I am the Central Valley Woodworkers Club. Wanna join? We meet every saturday (if you want) at my shop at whatever time you want

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Hi Obi
I’m looking forward to pictures of your new shop, when you get the time. I know your pretty busy now.

-- Dick Cain, Hibbing, MN. http://www.woodcarvingillustrated.com/gallery/member.php?uid=3627&protype=1

how big is the new shop

-- Phil, Chattanooga,TN

DIck,
the new pictures are posted about 10 posts up titled picture number 1, picture number 2 and picture number 3

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776 sg feet and as soon as I built the mezanine the floor space will double

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Obi, You move to Detroit you’re about 70 miles from me. I have a 33×44 garagae we could call our home or business, About 20 miless from Lansinig. I think we could really make a go of it. Plus budman is only a couple hrs.north of us. Let me know if you are serious. I could really help you out here in Michigan. Jockmike

-- Mike. Profisher50@yahoo.com

Mike,
Thanks for the great offer, but I’ve got full funding here and I think I’m alergic to snow. It makes my nose run. But the offer is a nice one… let me give it some consideration. My money guy just commited to the shop for at least a year and if things continue to go like they have been, in a few years I’ll own the whole complex, and I’ll be looking to setting up shop in Jamaca mahn. and my first big project will be a yacht

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Also, Mike, I’m planning on building a mezanine which will double the floor space.

-- http://ye-olde-cabinet-shoppe.com/

How does this Saturday sound?

-- We must guard our enthusiasm as we would our life - James Krenov

Sounds like a plan…

Hear Ye, Hear Ye… Let it be known to all, far and wide, that on this upcoming Saturday, on the 9th day of June, in the year of our Lord 2007, The first “Official” Meeting of the Central Valley Woodworkers Club will meet at Ye Olde Cabinet Shoppe in the township of Salida, California. All are welcome, leave your matches at home.

-- http://ye-olde-cabinet-shoppe.com/

I’ll hop in the car Saturday and head that way. I’ll ping ya later for directions. Bill? Coming?

-- We must guard our enthusiasm as we would our life - James Krenov

I hadn’t visited your shop. It’s really messy. :) Motty likey!

-- You can discover more about a person in an hour of play than in a year of conversation. (Plato)

Upper deck is almost finished. Floor trusses are up and 85% of the sub floor in on… Pictures to follow

-- http://ye-olde-cabinet-shoppe.com/

Yeah Obi! We can’t wait to see the new pictures! Have you been building anything else since you started working on your shop?

-- Bill, Turlock California, http://www.brookswoodworks.com

Looked like there was lots of building going on when I was down there last month…

-- We must guard our enthusiasm as we would our life - James Krenov

Hi Obi,

I just now got around to looking at your shop post. Thanks for the pictures. I tend to use my ts as a storage bench as well. Probably not the best habit to get into but it is available.

Do you have any follow- up pictures?

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