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#1 ·
clean out and arrange

Yes the day was filled with moving as many items as i can out of the way to set the new shop up. I have half of the 2 car stall cleared out and a row of boxes stacked by the door. The table saw is in place as is the band saw chop saw and the osculating spindle sander my grinder is last on that wall. I am moving the Wood Rat to a different wall and will re mount it this weekend I have read several books on shop setup but don't know if they helped me much i think they pointed out short Cummings in my budget. the jointer and storage cabinets are in place or close. Ill post a couple of photos tomorrow before i move on to the next phase.
 
#2 ·
big day tomorrow

my son just got laid off he was doing very well in his new job it looks like the company is on the brink so low man is gone . he is coming over tomorrow to help move the things the drs say i am not allowed to lift due to the fall i had in December, my career ender. I am excited and will start taking photos tomorrow of the shop layout if i had the shed built id have the last half of the third stall too but the year is winding down and so did my cash flow the good news is that the lady from the state told me id be getting my ssd benefit in her eyes so its official i am jacked up from the fall that ruptured 6 disks. i want to junk some stuff and steal parts for the new router table and the rest of the stuff needs to get put away. A new lumber rack and norms pipe clamp rack are also in the near future as is the router station and the new workbench i built an assembly table and a sharpening bench is cut but not put together. More great news my uncle is going to start coming over to woodwork with me this winter. So tomorrow is cleanup day for me i couldn't be happier. till tomorrow see ya here is the outside view of the house the shop is the garages http://maps.google.com/maps?hl=en&client=firefox-a&hs=i3H&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:eek:fficial&q=2965+maine+clovis+ca&bav=on.2,or.r_gc.r_pw.,cf.osb&biw=1600&bih=682&um=1&ie=UTF-8&hq=&hnear=0x80945bd4a543c063:0xbfc649b5be4bbd03,2965+Maine+Ave,+Clovis,+CA+93619&gl=us&ei=aYiKTtH7JrSssALciZGtBA&sa=X&oi=geocode_result&ct=title&resnum=1&ved=0CBoQ8gEwAA
 
#3 ·
not going as fast as i would like.

We worked here for two days, i changed the places for several items we dismantled the router table and salvaged a ton of parts off it. I was so tired on both days that i didn't take any photos yet next is the planes workbench and sharpening station, as i have most of what i need to get it ready for use. there are still a few tools id like to store in a shed but i have too much cash tied up in planes and need to sell some off to build the shed its a never ending story. I have to get the shop done to have a better place to do my planes and all the sharpening and japanning the wife hates when i use her oven to bake on japanning most guys are using paint its cheaper and faster likely holds up as well. anyway i finished the out-feed bench its basic and its in the shop now ill get things in place the next couple of days i have my son again on Saturday so hopefully we can start on setting up dust collection hoses etc got to remember to get some grounding wire and some more blast gates and about 60 feet of tubing a few ys and ts i will need a few reducers for the saws that have 2.5 inch or smaller inlets. i put the following tools on the north wall band saw chop saw radial arm saw osculating spindle sander and in the corner the dust collector. on the east wall is the freezer my wife's pride and joy and then the wood-rat and a hallow chisel mortiser. then my a Cabinet and my tool box some of my daughters things from her wedding 10 boxes staked then down the south wall is sheet goods storage and a Cabinet then some more storage in the partition between the garage doors on the west side there is my compressor my sanding table a small cabinet and a gap then my old workbench that i am going to replace with the 21st century bench in front of that bench is the 54a powermatic jointer and in front of the freezer is the lathe a jet 1236 its small but i am no turner. in front of the lathe is the table saw and then in front of that is the out-feed assembly bench i made using the kreg jointer its a cool setup i need a drill press as Dan tool ours when he left town to Oregon to make his wife happy. i have a bench top press i don't like it much its really small i need a drill and want to jeep it under 5oo dollars. maybe ill start a thread on it or put it in the drill of your dreams thread. the router table and shaper will go in the second stall area and then some cleanup and i will be working in my new shop. hopefully with my sons help ill be able to get a couple of hours of work in a day as long as i keep the projects small enough to handle the weight. I need clamp storage and lumber storage i am thinking of a short term solution and a long term one too.until next time see ya later.
 
#4 ·
along with the shop i am moving my office

Today all day i moved things out of my extra room that i used this summer for tool testing due to the high heat in the shop I have been very busy in the shop and so i had several evaluation tools in the room in the house . My office has been in the sitting room that is attached to my master suite. It has been like this since i was moved here 5 years ago. so today i moved everything except my desk to the new office and moved all the review tools to the new shop downstairs so from now on the new office will be called the office its also where i produce rock music and play guitar. The wife is very happy about this and i hope i can keep her happy with all this work. again i had loads of help today my son and his little wife were here and she is a real hard worker we cleaned and emptied all my rock n roll stuff from my bedroom and then emptied the old office everything is done but the desk. I have a bunch of artwork and photographs to hang in the office as well as my swards from the lord of the rings movies.

it turns out the out feed table was made 1 inch to tall because when i measured the table saw it was not dropped to the floor major screw up. so tomorrow ill cut the legs off one inch and all will be well we will move the desk as soon as i can get the jack wired in the office its a phone line now but the house is wired with cat6 wire in every room even the shop. next after the desk is moved we go back to the shop and will be putting in a set of brackets for a lumber rack and mounting the wood rat in its new place I will be very happy to get back to the wood rat evaluation i just got the new mortice rail and it does very nice tennons already. then is just putting everything away and a small storage unit for some of my home building tools. I really cant wait to be back out there a few hours a day i think it will help me out a great deal. so tomorrow ill be taking photos of the shop clean or not the next task will be putting in the dust collection and the air plumbing. I may need to add some more electricity to the shop but we will see how it goes first with only two machines going at once i should be ok at least for a while. I also have to send out some planes on Monday so i have to finish them tomorrow during all the madness.

On a side note the Dr said i am not getting better and he made me permanently disabled and the lady from ssi said i will be getting ssd so at least ill be having some income since the workers comp doesn't pay me enough to live on ..
 
#5 ·
at a dead stop

i have felt bad all weekend and didn't get my shop cleaned up so its in the same messy condition i left it in in the pics. for those following my progress i warned ya it could go slow. the office is now cleaned up and i need to decorate it .
 
#6 ·
sound abound and shelves and a pair of clamp racks

Ok the last 2 days were filled with good intention.s i had a couple of planes to set up and a few things planed to get done in the shop. WE MY SON AND I and my daughter in law busted some ass in this latest heat wave we got a set of six shelves on brackets up not my first choice but i had them so they fit into the budget. we also mounted the 10 inch 3 way speakers to the wall used the 3rill to mount it it drove the screws into the wall they were a full 4 inch screw. not as much torque as the pc 18 volt which drove them in like butter but not bad for a lighter tool. next we put up a full set of pipe clamp racks and a second clamp rack simple design a half a 2×4 and screwed it to the wall.

Wood Line Door Art Electrical wiring


Clamp Rack with my collection of clamps

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The 24 inch 48in and 100in BORA WIDE BODY CLAMPS

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The 6 shelves not really loaded up yet

This is the progress i made in the past 48 hours along with working on some hand planes, real happy with most of this for now. i would like to replace the shelves with cabinets when the budget allows it. we also emptied 5 big boxes of stuff and put away a ton of tools that need a home and we will keep plugging away I will have to treat the kids to a night of fine dining when i am caught up on the budget front. We also filled one of two metal cabinets with tool boxes and tools they all go in there real nice and if you know whats in each box it will be a convenient way to have my tools organized.

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cabinet full of tools .
 

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#7 ·
sound abound and shelves and a pair of clamp racks

Ok the last 2 days were filled with good intention.s i had a couple of planes to set up and a few things planed to get done in the shop. WE MY SON AND I and my daughter in law busted some ass in this latest heat wave we got a set of six shelves on brackets up not my first choice but i had them so they fit into the budget. we also mounted the 10 inch 3 way speakers to the wall used the 3rill to mount it it drove the screws into the wall they were a full 4 inch screw. not as much torque as the pc 18 volt which drove them in like butter but not bad for a lighter tool. next we put up a full set of pipe clamp racks and a second clamp rack simple design a half a 2×4 and screwed it to the wall.

Wood Line Door Art Electrical wiring


Clamp Rack with my collection of clamps

Wood Religious item Door Sword Hardwood


The 24 inch 48in and 100in BORA WIDE BODY CLAMPS

Wood Gas Engineering Machine Metal


The 6 shelves not really loaded up yet

This is the progress i made in the past 48 hours along with working on some hand planes, real happy with most of this for now. i would like to replace the shelves with cabinets when the budget allows it. we also emptied 5 big boxes of stuff and put away a ton of tools that need a home and we will keep plugging away I will have to treat the kids to a night of fine dining when i am caught up on the budget front. We also filled one of two metal cabinets with tool boxes and tools they all go in there real nice and if you know whats in each box it will be a convenient way to have my tools organized.

Shelving Automotive tire Gas Machine Plastic


cabinet full of tools .
Dude, your shop is coming along very nicely. I can not wait to see it all completed.

Ps, I am waiting patiently for that 608 you are sending me.

Pabull.
 

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#14 ·
oops i forgot storage

as always i forget something in my projects. this project is setting up a working full-time furniture shop. This has left me with a bunch of things that need to be stored in a shed I have decided to make a 10×12 shed its the largest the building code allows with out inspection. I will use a barn style roof and this will give me a loft in half to 3/4 of the size of the shed I will be placing things like Xmas boxes and stored household goods and all the garden tools and the bicycle collection of my son in law in this shed as well as my home building tools and my tile saws and things i don't use often. The shed will look like a little red barn when done and it will empty my shop of junk and things i don't know where to put. This project begins the day after tomorrow and will progress quickly as possible i want the frame up in a weeks time and then the roof in a weeks time. This project was not in the budget but must be done to have the room i need to start working on a daily basis in my shop. once this is done the shop will need lighting and dust collection plumbing as well as compressed air to get to work i fear this will use the money i was going to use to buy a saw stop. major bummer .
 
#15 ·
the shed goues up

the past few days we put the foundation down built the sub floor and sheeted the floor then we framed out the 4 walls next is truss construction I am anxious to start this but need to do the math so i get this right and i am off to lowes to look at the model it is the exact model i built but i made my walls higher so i can stand up strait in the shed once completed the things that take up floor space in the shop will be gone and the shop will move toward production ill post photos tomorrow
 
#16 ·
more time on the shed

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this entry is for yesterday the day before Thanks Giving

I spent a few hours nailing up the truss and then cut out the gussets for them since this is a barn style roof it was hard to get the strength i wanted out of the truss . They are made from 2×4 and are cut at 22.5 degrees using 4 boards for each truss that's three joints each with 16 nails driven in using the palm nailer then the gusets are attached using 12 penny ring shanked nails i had some trouble with the pasload gun and am awaiting a call back to see if it can be fixed without a trip to the shop It is my favorite framing nailer. I do have others but they all use air. I cant believe how many nails are in this project. I did go with the 2foot on center 2×4 construction instead of 16inch on center but it is only a storage shed and cost does mater on this project the tools in the shop are dying to be decluttered and put back into service. I was looking for a way to get this done before xmas i sure hope i do get it done.
 

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#17 ·
more time on the shed

Sky Building Wood Biome Tree


this entry is for yesterday the day before Thanks Giving

I spent a few hours nailing up the truss and then cut out the gussets for them since this is a barn style roof it was hard to get the strength i wanted out of the truss . They are made from 2×4 and are cut at 22.5 degrees using 4 boards for each truss that's three joints each with 16 nails driven in using the palm nailer then the gusets are attached using 12 penny ring shanked nails i had some trouble with the pasload gun and am awaiting a call back to see if it can be fixed without a trip to the shop It is my favorite framing nailer. I do have others but they all use air. I cant believe how many nails are in this project. I did go with the 2foot on center 2×4 construction instead of 16inch on center but it is only a storage shed and cost does mater on this project the tools in the shop are dying to be decluttered and put back into service. I was looking for a way to get this done before xmas i sure hope i do get it done.
It's fun to see these things come together.

I'm currently building a cottage-like shed for my parents-in-law.
 

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#25 ·
Major setback AS SHED COLAPSES IN FREAK WINDSTORM

Ok well at 2am today we were hit by a major freak windstorm with some gusts as high as 90miles an hour the shed was going to be sheeted tomorrow and instead we are faced with a major cleanup the pics will do the talking
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I have no clue what i could have done to avoid this it was really bad several of the new homes being build in our neighborhood also collapsed anything that was not sided fell to the ground in a few cases the homes were 2 story homes collapsed the same as my shed I pray no one got hurt in this tragedy tons of power outages and tree collapses
 

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#26 ·
Major setback AS SHED COLAPSES IN FREAK WINDSTORM

Ok well at 2am today we were hit by a major freak windstorm with some gusts as high as 90miles an hour the shed was going to be sheeted tomorrow and instead we are faced with a major cleanup the pics will do the talking
Sky Natural environment Wood Tarpaulin Plant


Wood Tree Sky Natural material Trunk


Wood Plank Wood stain Building material Hardwood


I have no clue what i could have done to avoid this it was really bad several of the new homes being build in our neighborhood also collapsed anything that was not sided fell to the ground in a few cases the homes were 2 story homes collapsed the same as my shed I pray no one got hurt in this tragedy tons of power outages and tree collapses
I am sorry to see this. I read about the recent tremendous Santa Anna winds in the western US. I hope that you are able to get things back together soon.

Best wishes.
 

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#59 ·
cleaning up the remains and starting over

Ok well i just had to do major keyboard surgery but it is working better now. Tomorrow we will start with the cleanup and the reconstruction. I am hoping we can get back to where we were before the storm this weekend and have it done by mid week next week. After that i need to make the door and do the trim work. which i can take my time on as i don't need to rush any of it except the door. I feel a great deal of support from my LJ friends but they all live to far away or have previous engagements. So I will take photos as we go tomorrow and will blog again tomorrow night . thanks for you support it does matter to me Lance
 
#65 ·
the clean up is well under way

Well My Friends It took about 4 hours of hard work today to get the studs picked up and the bottom plates up. then removing tons of nails I cant believe how many nails were holding this thing down and it just lifted off like no body's business. I am thankful to Matt who offered to help but i didn't want to have him here and my son not here it didn't seem right to ask a new friend to help with out an able bodied worker her to help. i pulled nails till my arms hurt so i called it a day after 4 hours we still have i top plate to separate and 4 corners to dis assemble. then we will rebuild the walls we lost one board as it split in half under the pressure every thing else was salvageable. Tomorrow ill pull the corners apart we did get a new wonder bar and it works great. I have a few thousand nails for the now working Passlload framing Nailer I love the gun but learned a valuable lesson about passlaod nailers do not buy more gas than you need it appears the gas has a shelf life and becomes inert and wont fire the gun once its old bummer so be sure when you buy this kind of nailer you need to check the bottom of the fuel canisters for the expiration date. well tomorrow ill buy the other piece of lumber i need and I will start on the walls. This trip will also be to find hurricane straps for the stud walls as i wont let this happen again. thanks for reading my blog soon it will be back to setting up the shop. which this was all about in the first place if you get a chance read the entire blog and you will see where i am coming from and going to. Lance

we lifted the roof up on two ladders to let us get the bottom of the top plates off so we can build the walls again it worked great we got the bottom top plate off in a few minutes

Sky Wood Beam Roof Bridge


we were able to save the door way in tact as it was ripped clean off the foundation

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we then stacked up all the studs in a neat pile then then dogs knocked them over I am too tired to re stack them again

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then we pulled all the bottom plate off the foundation this went well except the back board on the end away from the door which was the opposite way from the way the shed fell was ripped up pretty bad so i am replacing this one board

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#66 ·
the clean up is well under way

Well My Friends It took about 4 hours of hard work today to get the studs picked up and the bottom plates up. then removing tons of nails I cant believe how many nails were holding this thing down and it just lifted off like no body's business. I am thankful to Matt who offered to help but i didn't want to have him here and my son not here it didn't seem right to ask a new friend to help with out an able bodied worker her to help. i pulled nails till my arms hurt so i called it a day after 4 hours we still have i top plate to separate and 4 corners to dis assemble. then we will rebuild the walls we lost one board as it split in half under the pressure every thing else was salvageable. Tomorrow ill pull the corners apart we did get a new wonder bar and it works great. I have a few thousand nails for the now working Passlload framing Nailer I love the gun but learned a valuable lesson about passlaod nailers do not buy more gas than you need it appears the gas has a shelf life and becomes inert and wont fire the gun once its old bummer so be sure when you buy this kind of nailer you need to check the bottom of the fuel canisters for the expiration date. well tomorrow ill buy the other piece of lumber i need and I will start on the walls. This trip will also be to find hurricane straps for the stud walls as i wont let this happen again. thanks for reading my blog soon it will be back to setting up the shop. which this was all about in the first place if you get a chance read the entire blog and you will see where i am coming from and going to. Lance

we lifted the roof up on two ladders to let us get the bottom of the top plates off so we can build the walls again it worked great we got the bottom top plate off in a few minutes

Sky Wood Beam Roof Bridge


we were able to save the door way in tact as it was ripped clean off the foundation

Plant Wood Road surface Grass Asphalt


we then stacked up all the studs in a neat pile then then dogs knocked them over I am too tired to re stack them again

Wood Wood stain Hardwood Gas Lumber


then we pulled all the bottom plate off the foundation this went well except the back board on the end away from the door which was the opposite way from the way the shed fell was ripped up pretty bad so i am replacing this one board

Wood Plant Composite material Wood stain Hardwood
Good job Lance. You'll be back to where you were in no time. Hope the wind stays in your favour now.
 

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#74 ·
Back at it and again we have a structure The Shed Rebuilt after the Storm

Well after several days of pulling and cutting off nails,The Shed started being rebuilt on Sunday. I then i worked on Monday and Tuesday and today we were back at it we stood up the other three walls today. I will be using hurricane ties tomorrow to tie the studs to the top and bottom plate. I am very excited we got this much done. It will take me a while to tie all the studs in to the plates and then i am going to tie the walls to the foundation. with long straps no more silly wind storms going to collapse my Shed. I may make the Christmas deadline yet. I will add photos in the morning so come back again and see where I am at I want to raise the roof in the morning if we can a nice crane would be good tomorrow for sure. but most likely a few young guys will lift it up there by them selves and we will nail it.
 
#77 ·
RAISE THE ROOF THE RESTORATION OF THE SHED HELP FROM LJ BUDDY

I was tieing all the huricane ties to the studs for an hour today and then . waited for the help to arrive it came from several people My son my son in law and My new friend Matt from LumberJocks and his dad Craig They came to help me raise the roof so to speak. We took the main part of the roof of the shed and lifted it into place atop the structure I will secure all the rest of the hurricane straps in the morning we are not expecting high winds tomorrow or tonight I really need to make a quick job of nailing once the light is here. I want to thank Matt and his Dad for the help This is what LJ is all about friendship here is a couple shots of the rebuilt frame .
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#78 ·
RAISE THE ROOF THE RESTORATION OF THE SHED HELP FROM LJ BUDDY

I was tieing all the huricane ties to the studs for an hour today and then . waited for the help to arrive it came from several people My son my son in law and My new friend Matt from LumberJocks and his dad Craig They came to help me raise the roof so to speak. We took the main part of the roof of the shed and lifted it into place atop the structure I will secure all the rest of the hurricane straps in the morning we are not expecting high winds tomorrow or tonight I really need to make a quick job of nailing once the light is here. I want to thank Matt and his Dad for the help This is what LJ is all about friendship here is a couple shots of the rebuilt frame .
Wood Tints and shades Facade Symmetry Darkness


Plant Wood Beam Symmetry Arch


Brown Wood Flooring Tile flooring Floor


Wood Beam Wood stain Plank Hardwood
You're making GOOD progress!

Thank you.
 

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#81 ·
on with the show

the loft is made and the final bit of siding needs to get done the gable ends need the top on them and the roof is half way done with the sheeting . I got a new drill and a new router table this is getting to the point where i can tell i am going to begin working the wood very soon here are some photos
Wood Window Wood stain Beam Floor

the loft is 8×10 and uses the f feet to the top of the shed to a great advantage and if the wife kkicks me out a nice place to sleep
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#82 ·
on with the show

the loft is made and the final bit of siding needs to get done the gable ends need the top on them and the roof is half way done with the sheeting . I got a new drill and a new router table this is getting to the point where i can tell i am going to begin working the wood very soon here are some photos
Wood Window Wood stain Beam Floor

the loft is 8×10 and uses the f feet to the top of the shed to a great advantage and if the wife kkicks me out a nice place to sleep
Sky Wood Shade Architecture Ladder
Coming right along!

Somehow, I expected the roof to be next… but, you went for walls…
Does that give it more rigidity & strength for the roof?

You going to have one of the lil attic ladders so you can Hide-a-way? LOL
 

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#93 ·
the shed is water tight and is ready for shingles just in time for our first rain

the siding is done the roof is sheeted and the shed is closed in. i have to make the door and put the shingles on the roof to call it done and yet i will continue to do molding work for quite a while as i will make all my own molding. I am very pleased with the loft i have it loaded with several things already and it helped clean out my office as I made room for my wife's best friend to move in with us she is going through that d word and she is a big help around the house, I am exactly one month behind in this project not to bad for a disabled old man I cant wait to start showing photos of the shop instead of the shed soon my friends soon together with your emotional support and good friends like Joe I pushed on when i felt like giving up.
 
#94 ·
Hey!

You're still there!

... and getting more things done on your Shed…

Looks like you're about ready to start using it.

Pictures would be nice…
 
#99 ·
cleaning out the shop and moving things to the new shed

Well my friends the last week has been filled with moving things from the shop to the new shed the shed is now water tight and the shingles will be going up any day completion photos of the shed in the next blog entry.

Having the shed water tight and tested gave me the confidence to get things moved into the shed and out of the shop. so all the building tools and the rest of the automotive and gardening tools that went in the garage have been moved. the next days were filled with placing the machines and benches into a way that it makes for a very nice shop. all the machines are plugged into the gang boxes I use to power the shop. since the shop is so short on power it will be a one man shop, till the wiring is upgraded to accommodate for home runs to each major tool. then will be the dust collection and the compressed air are piped in the shop will be complete and it will be successful. as I just took my first new order for this new shop yesterday she is going to sketch up the cabinet that she wants i don't have any details on it yet but am excited that i will be ahead in the orders area I also got a second cabinet ordered from my sisters and mom. who want to have a new vanity in the bathroom of the home they own together. I also have a piece for the museum to make that one is mostly hand work and a lathe. It will be a period piece and will have a chess set and a walnut and wormy chestnut wood selection with walnut being the dark and chestnut the light color wood to make the set and table i think will take a few weeks once i get the chess pieces turned the basic table should do very well if my design is right also during the next two weeks and first on the list is a federal style book case It was featured in Wood Magazine I cant find the issue and i had two copies as i grabbed a second copy when i knew i was going to make the bookcase Buy the time these pieces are done i will have started selling some deckchairs in Norms PLAN SET AND THE ROCKLER HARDWARE KIT I PLAN ON MAKING THESE CHAIRS FROM IPPI At this Point I will also be making the wine racks from norms collection I plan on selling these to collectors and hope that the pieces I have chose to build will sell well and I will be able to make a living doing what i love Woodworking.

Those of you that have read this blog from the beginning to the freak windstorm and my bad health are all key reasons i love it here at LJ Your support has pushed me on even when I feel down I can hear joe say come on lance you can do it and to Matt and Dave from LJ thanks for coming by to help me build the shed and to the guys from the hand-planes of your dreams thread with out their support this would still be a pipe dream instead tomorrow will be the day I say I am done and I can start taking jobs I will not have everything I want but who starts out a new shop with everything perfect I know i will get the rest done as the cash starts to roll in. If I can build you something please let me know Ill Be showing off my works in the near future at the Kirney Mansion in Fresno County. the Fresno county historical Society. and maybe your home.

Thanks for your help again with out you we would still be asking can i really do this is my health going to hold out to let me do what i love . Peace Lance The Dude
 
#107 ·
Moved in and up and going but not finished

To all my friend who have inspired me and helped me when the evil winds of change blew down my shed . i AM NOW MOVED INTO THE SHOP. i will ask you all to please visit my killer new shop. I wont say it is perfect because moving in has yielded a few disturbing things like a lack of breakers in my shop to support the power tools. as i had asked the builder to make sure there was enough to support my shop and they did put in plenty of outlets they just put them all on one 15 amp circuit. an and i know they used awg12 wire because i insisted on it. I cant believe they were so dumb to screw this part up. there is a serious lack of overhead lighting. this is a big problem and will have to be solved and will be so this blog is not over be sure to look at the photos of my shop and leave me feedback. i will be adding new photos as i get the bugs in the shop worked out . we have begun filming things for our upcoming Chanel on you tube. the website is very busy with the new Delta grams downloads and we are all happy to be back in the shop. tonight i finished the first project from the new shop. I had been working on a early American table and thought that would be first but tomorrow is my Moms 84th Birthday She asked for a lamp so i decided to turn one today. we went and got the shade and stuff and i began by cutting up an old beam of wormy chestnut its Als fault he kept showing all those killer photos so i started looking on eBay and found a few beams. I knew i was dealing with the deck stacked against me but the old beam lamp flew to pieces when i finished drilling the hole for the cord. it made a loud pop and it went crazy on the lathe .My wife came out about then like her raider was on and she said make something else, she wont see it as 150 year old barn wood she will see it as broken junk I promptly glued the wood together and will make a lamp out of it for myself. but i had to shift gears so i looked over the wood pile and found a nice piece of Claro Walnut burl this would work for the base and it was a not to big. so to the lumber rack and a nice piece of black walnut to make the spindle the wife chose how tall and it was a go the walnut was already square so i cut it to length and marked the centers i went to the jointer 4 passes on each corner had them knocked pretty far down chucked it up thought what i wanted it to be like and followed my minds eye. i love to do what feels good and sometimes it works and some times it don't. I liked the little lamp spindle so then i turned the base drilled the pilot hole in the base and then i remembered Daniel had taken the forstner bits we had with him. i think they were his so i broke out the auger bit and brase i bought years ago it works well i waxed the whole thing as i was finished sanding right on the lathe the wire hole is done on the lathe with a bit years ago the whole thing looks good to me you will see it when i post the project but that's how the damn lamp became the first project in the new shop thanks again to all my friends especially Joe he has stuck with me for months and when it wasn't looking good he helped me stay focused . the dude
 
#108 ·
I am in the permit / contract stage of building a new garage/workshop; I have planning and agonizing over all the legal issues (survey, lot consolidation, ergonomics and the planning and zoning beaurocracy of my area. As much as I want and need this new shop; I have had times when I thought it just too much of a hassle. Anyway, I am about about six weeks for grand breaking and expect the actual build will take 4 to 5 weeks. I have built detailed large porches and I have a lot of experience with interior remodeling but this project is crazy and the unexpected expense aggravating. The original plan called for a monolith foundation 43' x 24' (five windows. tow skylights, two 9' x 8' steel insulated garage doors, 3 steel entry doors and a roof pitch of 7-12. After the building department finished with me I was allow only 43' x 24' and I had to have a comletely new survey and lot plan ($1000). This shop has been a long time dream; otherwise I would have just quit.
 
#114 ·
The Shed is now 99 % done it is water tight

Well guys a long time coming due to finances and then trouble finding a good roofer that was willing to climb on the roof of the shed to put the comp roof on. But at last I found Pedro he is a roofer who is doing the comp roofs in the development going in down the block. We quickly settled on a price and he re estimated the materials and said the other guy was trying to do it cheep and that he would not space the shingles that far apart . So in less than 2 hours the two brothers had the roof complete. Tomorrow I plan on finishing the door to the shed and I hope it goes as planed. With the completion of the shed my focus will be entirely on the shop. I have several improvements in the works on the shop. Including a new 100 amp sub panel and 2 new 230 lines for the new Saw Stop and for the New 60 gallon 3 hp compressor. Finally a compressor that can keep up with my sand blaster. I can see this helping my big plane restorations a great deal. Also I am installing a big Rapid Air System in the shop. These are the guys that plumb your compressed air throughout your shop in lines that are flexible yet strong. This is not the cheep junk they peddle at harbor freight. I went with the professional series of hose as the runs are long and I have several drops in the shop one by each machine and one by each workbench and one in the driveway. The Big Compressor will be in a small free standing shed outside this tiny shed is a one day build at most it is more like a closet than a shed. But it will be insulated for noise suppression and it should work out there very well. I am also about to finish the first of two workbenches I have to get the chops set right and install ed then I will finish the bench the tops are already flat and have been stable for weeks. I need to make the tool trays and then install both vises. I am very excited to bring this to a close so I can use bench one to finish bench 2. As all this heavy work has destroyed my old bench. It was a nice light work bench with bad vises but it was flat and I used it all the time now it is begging to be put to bed. I have used the other bench to do things when the top was sized and bolted to the base it was a joy to have a big solid bench to work on. So I must focus this next week and get this done and ready to go. My Electrician had a bad fall and he will try to finish my wire job next Saturday. I ask you all pray for his speedy recovery from a 14 foot fall off a ladder. and that he will be well soon so the shop can get wired for the new tools. One more piece of good news the shed being water tight has made it so that the bicycle wall in the shop is now gone. This gives me 10-12 more feet of wall space Things are looking up Cheers my friends

Lance
 
#118 ·
The biggest problem I have is the shop is running but was never finished

I have 5 unfinished projects in the shop today and I will have to finish these before I can get back to the job at hand . Which is setting up shop. I need a tool cabinet in the worst way and a plane till and a planer stand and so many more things I have a radial arm saw that is in the middle of a restoration and still I keep working I have two half finished workbenches in the shop and have not touched either on in over a month. And still the work keeps coming in and I cant pass it up to do work on my own projects so the shop remains in a state of working chaos. I have done all the rewiring for the shop and the last line for the compressor is not hooked up to the new big compressor also I purchased a central air line system from rapid air and it needs to be installed I don't like climbing in the attic but I will find a small friend to help me some how.I think I need a battle plan and should take one day a week to work on the shop. Tell me what you think.
 
#119 ·
Makes sense to me! Reserve one day a week for cleaning and one day a week for shop work. That sounds like a lot but I'll bet you waste more time than that a week because the shop is messy and/or disorganized. Cleaning could be spread out by taking the last 1 1/2 hours every day to clean/straighten up. I have seen pro shops do this.
 
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