WayneC's Workshop

Welcome WayneC But you haven’t posted any pictures are they coming?

-- Karson Southern Delaware karson_morrison@bigfoot.com

Glad to have you aboard Wayne. Welcome….

-- Max "Desperado", Salt Lake City, UT

Thanks for the warm welcome. I will post some pictures once the shop is cleaned up. Lol. I have to find a place for the stuffed peacock my wife put on my table saw.

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

Let us see the before picture!!!

-- Karson Southern Delaware karson_morrison@bigfoot.com

I will take some before I start working on it tomorrow.

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

Take a picture with the peacock on the saw. It will give a nice light hearted look at the shop.

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

I was planning on including the peacock in the before pictures. I had just come home from a trip to Houston and it was quite a surprise to find the damn thing there. For some reason, my wife though my son would want it and brought it home.

LOL. come to think of it I have a mounted deer head on the wall of the shop that has similar origins. I had been collecting deer and elk antlers to turn some writing pens and I saw a large mount at a garage sale. I belive it was going for 2 or 3 dollars. I purchased the head and headed home to remove the antlers and dispose of the head. My family saw the head and would not allow me to carry out my plans. It now adorns the garage wall.

I think one of the biggest challenges of having a garage shop is keeping your family from cleaning house by dumping stuff on your tools, work benches and in the floor space you need to work safely with the tools. I would love to have a large detached shop that I could keep “pure”.

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

Man is that true.

The storage area is the Garage.

Ops, thats Dad’s shop!

Oh Well!

-- Karson Southern Delaware karson_morrison@bigfoot.com

have you named the Peacock?
He’s becoming sort of a mascot around here :)

-- "Functional WoodArt" by Debbie, Canada (http://www.execulink.com/~yohan)

Not yet. If he hangs around much longer we will have to have a name the peacock contest or something. The winner for the best name gets, hmmmm, a peacock?

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

hahaha too funny Wayne,
Perhaps his initials are “L.J.”

-- "Functional WoodArt" by Debbie, Canada (http://www.execulink.com/~yohan)

Should we be expecting baby peacocks soon?

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

LJ the Peacock with sons Chip & Splinter

-- "Functional WoodArt" by Debbie, Canada (http://www.execulink.com/~yohan)

I guess we should name the deer too. I do not think he is going anywhere as well.

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

ah yah.. we don’t want to play favourites and leave anyone out.
hmmm let’s see..

-- "Functional WoodArt" by Debbie, Canada (http://www.execulink.com/~yohan)

How about those shop pictures? Times up!

-- Jesus is Lord!

Guess I need to go get that Flicker account. : ^ )

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

Here you go. Some pictures of a very messy shop. We are in the process of de junking it.

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

There is a lot of room there – Not.

-- Karson Southern Delaware karson_morrison@bigfoot.com

Yeah. I’m working on it. But you did ask for the pictures….

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

How could you get rid of L.J. the Peacock?? !!!!

and look at how neat and tidy that table is, with the planes on it!

-- "Functional WoodArt" by Debbie, Canada (http://www.execulink.com/~yohan)

Thanks for visiting my shop WayneC. I have two Stanley planes that I have apart that I would like to “tune up.” Some times I wish I had a long base plane cause I don’t have a jointer machine.

-- John

Your most welcome. Take a trip to the local antique malls and flea markets. You should be able to find a good jointer plane for $30-40. If not, you can always try ebay.

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

He lost the mascot?

The shop looks in good shape and ready to go in the last picture.

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

The shop is getting cleaner, although the mascott is still on the table saw. It was to the right of where I was standing when I took the pictue. I’m about to move the slot machine back into the house. Hard to get anywork done if your pulling the handle.

I’m thinking I can put him on the slot machine when I move it into the house. Although, I do not have “approval” to do either.

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

THanks for the comments. You have all the right tools so cluttered or not, you are good to go! I probably spend more time one cleaning/organizing than I do actual woodwork. I’ll need to remedy that!

-- Branden - Sacramento, California - www.ShopDogUSA.com

Changed the photos some as the shop is getting cleaner. I left the pictures of LJ (the peacock) and the deer in for MsDebbieP.

I got a little shaken up yesterday. I watched the Woodwright show on PBS with Roy Underhill and realized he has a stuffed Turkey in his shop. I hope I’m not headed that far into hand tool land.

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

Did you make the stand for the lathe? It’s a beaut.

-- Better to say nothing and be thought the fool... then to speak and erase all doubt.

I agree it is a beaut. It came with the Lathe. Some day I will have that level of skill.

I purchased the lathe from a retired cabinet maker and cabinet shop owner. He made it. I also had the opportunity to view his home. The walls were all covered in mahogany frame and panels. He had a stair case also made of mahogany. There was an amazing amount of hand spindle work in it.

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

Awesome shop Wayne! Wish I had all that space. Which Delta bandsaw is that?

Corey

-- http://woodshop51503.tripod.com/index.html

It is a 28-190. An older delta 12”. Similar in design to the 14” saws with a 1/2 hp motor. It is on my upgrade list.

I would like to have a saw with 12” resaw capacity. Perhaps the powermatic 14”, Delta X5” 14”, Rikon Delux 14” or hopefully a used industrial bandsaw. I would love to have an old 20” powermatic or Cresent. Although room in my shop might be an issue for something too large.

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

Thanks for the shop pictures! Now, I know why everyone was talking about a peacock all this time.

-- Jesus is Lord!

What a great setup. It looks like you are good to go. When do we get to see the projects?

-- Making sawdust is what I do best

I had some better pictures of LJ. So I added them.

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

Nice setup Wayne! I do think I failed to look at it until now!

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

A really neat looking shop. I’m glad you posted new pictures, because I missed this the first time.

-- -** You are never to old to set another goal or to dream a new dream ****************** Dick, & Barb Cain, Hibbing, MN. http://www.woodcarvingillustrated.com/gallery/member.php?uid=3627&protype=1

My first time to see your shop as well, nice set-up…can’t wait to get mine built so I can get back to making sawdust…

-- Sawhorse - Sulphur Springs, TX - www.sawhorseworkshop.com

Nice pictures Wayne. I love that workbench, and it is great to see the mascot is still there!

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

I like your shop Wayne,(clean and sharp) thats a nice blue scarecrow, I bet it works better than a watchdog and less maintanence. I’ve been wanting a second lathe Wayne, a jet actually(JML 1014VSI 10 Inch X 14 Inch Variable Speed Indexing Mini Lathe $325 delivered), hows yours work? would you recomend a jet to me for a second lathe?

I’ve been trying to get rid of the watchdog. I keep getting promised that he will leave the shop. Time will tell. I’ve been very happy with my Jet Lathe. It gets used all the time. Never an issue. It is the same model.

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

Very nice shop Wayne – and I love the peacock – reminded me of an incident that took place between my son and his grandmother. He was about 6 – had been trained to shoot a 22 very well. Grandma complained about the neighbors peacocks (4 of them) doing thier job on her car and wishing someone would do something about the critters. My son took her words to heart – grabbed the 22 and got rid of all 4 peacocks. Needless to say – Grandma – grabbed the shovel – disposed of the birds – and told my son never to speak of them again. The neighbor never did figure out where his 4 peacocks went. Grandma learned not to complain around my son. Was a good lesson….anyhow….was a funny memory that your pet peacock reminded me of – and again…great shop…..

-- Larry "In dog years - I'm dead"

Thanks Larry. I have a similar story from my childhood that came back when I read your story. I’m not sure I am ready to share it yet….

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

The statute of limitations has probably run out by now Wayne…hahaha

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

Nice shop Wayne!

-- miles125, Alabama.."Architecture is frozen music""

I’m not so sure about that Bill. Mums the word.

Thanks Miles.

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

ye old curiosity shop, eh?

-- Dorje (pronounced "door-jay"), Seattle, WA

Thanks for the welcome. I added a long winded shop description with photos to follow.

-- Check out my new website! http://www.theeasellife.com

Added link to additional photos and to the shop inspection blog entry.

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

Wayne, Thanks for the welcome and comments on my projects. I did notice Obi in Salida and Bill in Turlock. I spend a lot of time in both cities so I keep my eye out for them. I am very close to Castle, El Capitan off Santa Fe just north of the Merced river. I grew up in Cupertino near San Jose and moved to this area in 1992. See you around on the site and thanks again for the welcome.

-- Ron Central, CA

Nice place to think and work Wayne.
Your have the full complement of necessary tools and the know how to use them.

Bob

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

Thanks Bob. I’ve got quite a ways to go to catch up to your level of skill and knowledge.

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

Hey, Wayne,
I finally found this. Good shop. I tlooks like a fun place to get a way from those conferences.

-- Thos. Angle, Owyhee Design, Oregon

Hey Wayne, thanks for the welcome…looks like you hit your year mark. I look forward to a year as well. Nice looking set-up by the way. Love the peacock!

-- Scouts Out Front!

Thanks. Still not gotten the peacock off of the saw….

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

Nice shop. Would you mind if I added your pics to my website at www.woodshopics.com?

-- Dave, Golf...Woodworking...more Golf, www.woodshopics.com