Thread: My Non-existent Shed Story

This is a photo of my first work area alloted to me. There were a number of design considerations but I managed to get a small workbench in there and with very careful thought, some timber storage racks. I did have problems with outfeed room and without a roof, plumbing the dust extraction was never solved. And you tell that to the young people these days and they dooon't believe you!

Cheers
Michael

Gidday Rufflyrustic

Finally........................ I've met someone who does their woodwork just like me!!!! (Just check out any of my posts!!!!!!)

............................My BBQ table is famous here!!!! The boys keep giving me a hard time & a spray about how I use me BBQ table and a small slab a melamine for a workbench!!! I use the BBQ table chairs for all manner a support Jigs, Finishing and what ever else I can come up with!!!!!

.............................bUT HEY THE pATIO N mE TRUSTY TABLE have served me well!!!!

WELCOME TO THE CLUB!!!!!!!

BUT! Hope I beat you to getting some decent Shedspace HAppening!!!!


REgards Lou

RufflyRustic
When I got my first house I worked from a shed just like the one in the back corner of your photo. Had to move a few things outside to get enough room to get in there. Old doors and some clamps have produced lots of work over the years.
Nice to see you make your claim but the thought crossed my mind that there is room to park a couple of cars under that patio.

RufflyRustic,

I think your pretty understanding, despite numerous means that must be at your disposal to get even you have moved to the outdoors. I would have thought threatening to get the sander out onto a bit of dry redgum as he prepares to spray paint may have been just the encouragement needed to see that wall put back up.

JohnC

Hi Wendy,

Want me to come give you a hand to shift some cars and put up another partition wall - after all - 'Every Australian (fe)male needs a shed' - isn't that how the saying goes?!! Love the open area though - nice touches with the plants! At the moment, I am stuck using a combination of the building site (roofed at last!), the old shed - open fronted, unlockable, and down the paddock...or the front veranda of our tiny shed we are currently living in! I built the cowboy wardrobe here on the front veranda - and in amongst the sawdust and many tools, had a small BUSload of visitors turn up - good friends from another state...and the veranda is the ENTRY! Good way for the tall poppy syndrome to kick in - "Oh wow - look at all she is doing - oh, but she can't even keep her entry tidy"!

I'm impressed with what you produce in your open air workshop!

Cheers,

Jill

Youuur luuky.
When I were a lad we used to dream of workshop in cardboard box.
We used to do wood work in hole in t road, & there were 14 of us workin' in there. Couldn't afford thicknesser so we'd runn up & down t road wit wood............... But ya tell that to the young folk these days & they won't believe ya will they. No! No! No!.

Nice solar kiln you got there.

G'day Soundman,

Strueth, you musta livd in the topend of town, us blighters didn't even have a hole we was that poor. No suh, us poor little mites used me Grandma's thimble to cut 6x4's down to toothpicks to sell for the price of a thripnee so we could buy a hole - and the road was extra.

There was 14 rich guys around the corner in a hole... but you wouldn't believe the stories I could tell.

Soundman & Chris

If I didn't know you guys better I would have thought you're having us on!

Ruffly:
There are lots of advantages with an open air studio. Stuff like noiseless natural dust extraction. Plus you can have a fire and a BBQ in your shed without the insurance company slapping on extra premiums.
I would object having the gardening gear in my shed! Maybe its time to remind hubby that saw dust is very good to soak up oil spills.
Nice workshop with a view, lots of appartment dwellers will kill for a work area in such natural surroundings.

I hate to brag But!! After living in our shed for many, many years while building our mud brick home. We have now shifted into part of the house which is finished. Now the shed is MINE ALL MINE!!! I've divided it into 3 parts, each 9x6 meters. One for mechanical and steel work, one for woodwork, one for storage( you wouldn't believe how much junk we've collected over the years).

paul

lucky bugger, like Lou I have to do all my woodwork in the outdoors, unlike Lou my area is not covered so when it starts raining its the "bolt to get all the stuff in the shed" Uncle Toby's Series. I often win but every now and then I end up with some wet tools :mad: .

Oh well, really looking forward to moving in the next few years... hmmmmmmmmm SHED!

remember ruffly salami tactics thats the best way to invade a neibouring teritory.

That's my problem. Big shed, need more tools to fill it up LOL.

Paul

Mic-D - ROTFLOLPMP!!!! You have my sincere empathy !

NewLou - Way cool - Another club membership - those without sheds have to agree, the plastic outdoor chairs have doubled up as spare benches, stands, etc etc. I'm hoping to have the shed by the end of the year, how about you?

RodM - AAARRRGGGHHHH!!! ***NO CARS**** Oooooh, sensitive spot there, HWMNBO swears a car is going to appear in my shed when I eventually get it..

Hi Jill, Thank you. Come on over, kids are welcome, though I don't think we'd get far with that partition . Oh well, I'd prefer my own space to be honest, at least I'd know where all my tools are.

Soundman - Solar kiln is about right for Summer and Icebox in winter....

Joe - Yep, the dust extraction unit isn't bad, bit on and off though. Yes - have plans to put the gardening stuff elsewhere. I do appreciate where i work, and love the trees/birds. Makes the weekends great after being stuck in an office all week.

Congrats Paul!! You must be in Shed Heaven!

RouterManiac - Yep - it's a bugger when it rains, I do the bolt too, to get all tools/wood into the kiln before they get ruined. Not fun, especially when HWMNBO simply walks out, closes the door and grins at me as he walks past into the house...

cheers
RufflyRustic

There is a solution to the car in the shed problem. make the doors less than 1600 wide. you can get a bobcat or a palet in there but no car