the humble house workshop #9: one door closes, another opens

Congratulations! Finding someone who believes in you is always a great thing. It usually follows right after you believe in yourself so I’m certain you are on your way.

Let’s hope you are not making ‘Modenr and Artique’ furniture, otherwise your competition is next door!

Care to share what the business plan entails? Maybe you can make some overseas sales…

-- Steve, New Zealand, www.steveracz.com

Hey steve. the neighbours actually make the carved stuff I blogged about awhile ago and I have no intention of going into competition with them, or hireing their signwriter!. My stuff will be based on Art and craft and 1950,s modern and at this stage it will be local only, but my backer has some future export ideas, and knowing how tough that game is we will have to wait and see about that one. At this stage there will be a small storefront onsite and some rented space in some of the furniture marts around manila.

-- if the hand is not working it is not a pure hand

Congrats and Good Luck!

-- Todd A. Clippinger, Montana, http://amcraftsman.com

Wish you the best of luck! My thoughts and prayers go out to you.

God Bless
tom

-- Mc Bridge Cabinets, Iowa

Hi Daryl – congrats! And best wishes for your enterprise.

-- ... must be time for a cup of tea and a sit-down

sallam, congratulations! that looks like a great start.

-- When in doubt - There is no doubt - Go the safer route.

Hey Daryl
Again I’m so happy for you. This is a much better set up than working on you patio with just hand tools.
May your business grow and prosper and you happines with it.
Jim

-- Jim from Heirloom Woodshop Southern Oregon

Mabuhay!

Where is your shop located? I can’t figure it out from the shop signs beside your shop.

Best of luck!

Rico

-- "Real jocks do it on a bench"

Wishing you success! Working for yourself you will find your boss is never satisfied and expects incredibly long hours :-)

-- ...it's rennovation time!!!

Hi mark. you forgot mention how poorly the boss pays!
Thanks everyone for the best wishes, I know it won,t be easy but I reckon if I managed survived here for this long on fresh air and hope then the rest should be a cake walk. Inshallah!

-- if the hand is not working it is not a pure hand

Congratulations!

Is that your original workbench supporting the miter saw?

-- I still have all ten thumbs

nope, it,s made especially for the saw. Just made from ordinary grade 3/4 ply. Hope the neighbours don,t mind you haveing a workshop in your house!

-- if the hand is not working it is not a pure hand

The neighbors are mostly gone in the daytime, plus there’s a bit of open space for the noise to dissipate… Your workshop’s in Las Pinyas? I’d like to drop by for a vist someday, though navigating that area is quite a challenge.

Is that table saw from Torq? I’ve seen the ad and I’ve been tempted to buy one (more precisely, tempting my wife to let me buy one ).

-- I still have all ten thumbs

Good Luck Keep the Good Work up

-- Jim, Kentucky

Hey Kiwi,

Got your message. Thanks. Just as I thought. I have not been there in 10 years. Maybe more. For pipe clamps, try Han’s tools. It’s at the 7th floor of the Shangrila at the corner of EDSA and Shaw. Take the MRT and get off at Shaw. A bit expensive though.I got it then at about P1250 for a quarter incher without the pipe of course. That’s US$25.00 for all you lucky Stateside Jocks. For the pipes, I bought a 20ft long piece of G.I. pipe at a the nearest hardware store. I asked them to cut it into 4 pieces and to put threads on the middle pieces.

I was also able to get a .8 meter F-style clamp at a store called “DIY Shop” in Cubao for about P400. That store has several other branches. I don’t know if they have one near you. Probably in Alabang.

Rico

-- "Real jocks do it on a bench"

thanks for the info Rico. 1250 does sound a bit steep so I will certaianly try the DIY store.
axilla, all my tools are Torq except the drill press (power craft) and the router (Bosch). All were bought from Tools from us but I got the router for a steal from a store in festival mall at 10000php which was half price. It,s American made and weighs a ton.

-- if the hand is not working it is not a pure hand

I got #50 pony pipe clamps at 855 each, and have spotted clones selling at half the price. Just pm if you want the details.

My Makita 3601b i got for php1000 :) Heavily used but still good.

-- I still have all ten thumbs