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I built a teak and bamboo handrail and balusters going from my workshop to the second floor, which is now my office/TV room. For some crazy reason my wife wanted the dining room in the house to be returned to a dining room instead of my office.
Drilling holes for the bamboo to inset in the teak was a challenge because each bamboo pole’s end was a different diameter. Spent way more money on fostner bits than I wanted to since many were in the 3 – 3 1/2” range. But I did want something different from normal since I am not normal.
-- Each and Every step of any project should be considered your masterpiece if you want the finished product to reflect the quality of your work. Greg Little


































8 comments so far
isetegija
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posted 202 days ago
Very nice work .
Thanks for sharing with us and welcome to Lumberjocks community.
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patron
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posted 202 days ago
looks good !
more room in house too .
congradtulations .
now you can eat dinner like humans again !
-- david ,new mexico ,allheart
TedM
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posted 202 days ago
Stairway To Workshop… is this the title of a new Zeppelin song? If not, it should be! :)
Nice work, the bamboo ballusters are cool!
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a1Jim
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posted 201 days ago
Very cool great work
-- Jim from Heirloom Woodshop Southern Oregon
Splinterman
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posted 201 days ago
Top job….
-- I will just keep doing it till I get it right.
JonJ
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posted 180 days ago
Sweet! What will you use the upstairs for? I have a similar setup (not finished nearly as nice though) that my 3 sons hang out in while i’m downstairs working. I give ‘em a woodscraps and glue and they have a blast!
I also use it as an assembly and finish area when necessary if the bottom floor of the shop is too cluttered (which is most of the time)
Yours looks like there should be art exhibits here and there…Nice!
-- Jon
Greg
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posted 179 days ago
JonJ,
I converted the upstairs of my shop to an office and TV room. My tv gets lost there because it is a 27 inch tv and too small for the room. I would like to move our big tv up there but my wife ain’t going for it. I also use upstairs for occasional finishing of projects if they are not too big to carry up and down the stairs.
It’s also a good place to store extra junk but I am trying not to do that, but that might be a loosing battle.
-- Each and Every step of any project should be considered your masterpiece if you want the finished product to reflect the quality of your work. Greg Little
janice
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posted 6 days ago
This turned out really nice. The room too.
-- Janice