Thread: A little more of the workshop is rebuilt.

Originally Posted by derekcohen

which I have little of to spare in my converted double garage (which still must find space for one small car).

Derek, here is a revelation, cars are water resistant. They do not need to be housed undercover . . .

Oh and as usual you have just destroyed the frail psyches of millions of woodies by displaying the toys we only ever hear about let alone see, set in a pristine workshop environment.

With apologies to the Bard "To die, to sleep; To sleep: perchance to dream: ay, there's the rub." For I dream of tidy things but that's as far as I get.

What a wonderful work enviroment. I would be spending to much time purusing the magnificent toys, sorry tools, surrounding me rather than using 'em.

You are a talented and gifted fellow Derek. Enjoyed your website also.


Cheers


Steve

Originally Posted by derekcohen

. . . . A few ploughs moved in, and there went the neighbourhood. The files are sulking in the drawer.

Yeah, they're a pushy lot those ploughs!

Looks good Derek.

What a lovely space to work in.

When you have some time to spare would you mind visiting my shed - it needs your tidiness. Well done.

soth

..set in a pristine workshop environment.

I wish someone would invent a self-cleaning workshop .. then again, the mountain of shavings around the bench do cushion the tools that fall off in my clumsy haste to make a mess.

Trust me, the ONLY time it looks pristine is when I arrange things for piccies. Or when I have visitors. Always happy for visitors (thinks to self ... must arrange another workshop ...)

cars are water resistant. They do not need to be housed undercover . .

Pat, we have had two cars living outside for about 10 years now. Lynndy does not even question the order of priority any longer. I added a shed as her workshop for gardening last year. She scoffed at the idea initially, and now loves it. More room in my cave. However the car (a '57 Porsche 356) that is in the workshop is one that I have been restoring (driving and restoring, restoring and driving) over a period of 10 years. It still looks like hell, but it is an old friend. You wouldn't make an old friend sleep outdoors would you? It does play outside when I am in the workshop.

Regards from Perth

Derek

I think we should pass onto our younger members the ideals of a shed and the difference between car space and shed

Or when building your home allow 30ft x >>>> for a shed

wow thats very nice....i want that lol well done !!!

I really like seeing how others have set up their workspaces, and yours is always an inspiration.
I'm afraid that my shed cabinets and cupboards are usually cast-offs from somewhere else and are made to fit, rather than being made for the purpose. So there is a fair bit of particle board and fibre-board in these creations as well. Occasionally I build something from the ground up, but it is almost always utilitarian in looks.
(Quick piccie of SCMS mobile table attached.)
They don't look anywhere near as nice as yours. Congratulations Derek and thanks for sharing.
Cheers from soggy Tele Point
SG

Hi Tom

Nice SCM saw. I don't have one of those - been tempted for years ..

I'm afraid that my shed cabinets and cupboards are usually cast-offs from somewhere else and are made to fit

Hey, I do that too.

This cabinet is a case in point. It is made of two sections. The top was a drinks cabinet (if you look at it placed in the horizontal) that was in a wall unit in our living room. The wall unit migrated to my new office (and now I am building a new unit for the living room), with the drinks section now available. I recycled it here. It is Beech veneer over chipboard - close enough to Pine. I added a Jarrah lower drawer section, and then face frames in Jarrah to tie it in with the other units.

Another ...

That ladder ...



..became this bookcase for my son ..



I find it so interesting what others "see" in objects.

Regards from Perth

Derek

Jeez, Derek, what an eyeful.
Do you use them all??

Derek, You should be ashamed of yourself

Too clean

Too organised

Derek

Sorry to hijack the thread but the picture of the bandsaw reminded me to ask your views on it now that you have had it for a while.

How many braces do you have? Why so many?