My Workshop and DC unit

**amelie** · 17th January 2006, 12:45 AM

Jill - you're my hero!!! No shed, powerful engine & a beautiful view.

I use an old kitchen table under my patio as a workshed. Power point from the kitchen and off I go. Looks like you undertake much more exciting projects than myself. What are you making at the moment (besides a house)?

Regards

**Harry72** · 17th January 2006, 10:01 AM

Originally Posted by Benny

Here's the amount of hair I have

Your not Zenwoods long lost twin brother are you?

Ruffy is right Jill thats a nice photo of you'se... look better in front of your Ubeaut house tho!

**Jill** · 17th January 2006, 11:12 AM

Benny - there are usually about 60 - 70 roos up on the neighbour's paddock (in the background of the first pic) every afternoon! We get a few on our place now and then - and that is why I am waiting to plant up my big garden...fencing = time! Last year the rabbits, roos and calves ate off everything as it kept regrowing, except for the tomatoes, and then the roos decided they were great to sleep on, just when they started bearing!! So this year, I only used our little shadehouse - stacked with heaps of veggies that are going really well. About the vines....we're not drinkers, sorry! But I'd love to have some table grapes later!

Amelie - I'd love to see your work. Projects - at the moment I am concentrating on getting the house built, but also helping our 13 y.o. daughter build her desk (& bed & other furniture soon). I'll also be soon building a wardrobe for our eldest daughter. I worked out I have about 70 + doors to build yet for the house - for rooms and built-ins, and that's just the doors!! Then a sleigh bed for one daughter, and other furniture for the house - whatever we need - which will keep me in projects for the next 12 months at least! After that I want to build a guitar & a few other things - oh, plus a couple of beds for the younger girls...with them helping. One wants a twig bed, so we'll make that out of tagasaste off our place, using a round tenon drill bit. We're also building a matching hanging cradle in a stand.

Thanks, Harry - down the track we'll be able to take one like that! We
got the roof on the garage yest. arvo. We're getting there, slowly but surely.

Cheers,

Jill

**bennylaird** · 17th January 2006, 11:16 AM

With all those projects you have no time to be on here, get back out in your "shed" and do some work.....................

Hope the vegies survive this year.

**Tonyz** · 17th January 2006, 05:42 PM

For REAL farmers

(not that Iam one) there is no such thing as roos and emus........................omly big rabbits and giant chickens :eek:

Tonto

**Jill** · 18th January 2006, 08:55 PM

Lol - put that whip away, Benny - ladies have other responsibilities to co-ordinate as well - children, washing, cleaning, etc., plus being on here is part of my R & R, AND inspiration/education/etc.!!! Any more excuses I can dredge up...

Tonto - I grew up a farmer's daughter but maybe Queensland farmers haven't caught on?! I hear you guys like to catch big reds bare handed....?

Cheers,

Jill

**RufflyRustic** · 18th January 2006, 09:02 PM

Well said Jill - our work doesn't stop sometimes. I personally make it stop by going out and making sawdust - much more fun

cheers
Wendy

**amelie** · 18th January 2006, 11:39 PM

FAR OUT Jill. When do you sleep and eat? 70 doors did you say? I'm knocking knees at the thought of my first dovetail drawer.

At the moment I am sanding and whitewashing a New Zealand pine wardrobe (circa 1930); also I am building a Tassie Oak bureau in a French Provincial style, a storage shelf for my mum, some decorative wall hat stands, some cute little storage drawers for my study, and hopefully I can convert an old insurance desk (circa 1920) into a great hall stand/desk (it's beyond repair to it's original state).

Although this sounds mildly impressive I am truly a novice with lots and lots of trial and ERROR. I just love the amazing versatility of timber. It will let me make a mistake and try again.

One day I would love to see a picture of that sleigh bed. Stay happy.

Amelie

**bennylaird** · 19th January 2006, 08:03 AM

Originally Posted by Jill

Lol - put that whip away, Benny - ladies have other responsibilities to co-ordinate as well - children, washing, cleaning, etc., plus being on here is part of my R & R, AND inspiration/education/etc.!!! Any more excuses I can dredge up...

My wife gets home from work later than I so I get to do the washing, cooking, cleaning etc as well. She won't mow or wippersnip or feed the animals. Bit one sided this new age job sharing.

Might have to borrow some of your excuses to make more dust.

**bennylaird** · 19th January 2006, 08:09 AM

Thought you girls might like this one?

A woman was sitting at a bar enjoying an after work cocktail with her girlfriends when an exceptionally tall, handsome, extremely sexy middle-aged man entered. He was so striking that the woman could not take her eyes off him.

The young-at-heart man noticed her overly attentive stare and walked directly toward her (as all men will).

Before she could offer her apologies for so rudely staring, he leaned over and whispered to her, "I'll do anything, absolutely anything, that you want me to do, no matter how kinky, for $20.00......on one condition."
(There are always conditions)

Flabbergasted, the woman asked what the condition was.

Then he replied, "You have to tell me what you want me to do in just three words." (controlling, huh?)

The woman considered his proposition for a moment, then slowly removed a $20.00 from her purse, which she pressed into the man's hand along with her address.
She looked deeply into his eyes, and slowly, and meaningfully said....

"Clean my house."

**RufflyRustic** · 19th January 2006, 09:23 AM

I certainly wouldn't want to miss an opportunity like that

Amelie - when do you eat and sleep??? Wow - great projects. Hope you can post some pictures sometime.
cheers
Wendy

**Jill** · 19th January 2006, 10:05 AM

Hmmm, so do I, Wendy - it's lucky people can't see our house, sometimes, but then - we wood-working females have priorities, right!!

Actually, I'm really lucky to have daughters who love to cook (even the 7 y.o. can whip up a great meal!), and the kids all don't mind helping blitz the house now and then!

Wow, Benny - good for you being so multi-skilled! Thanks for the joke, too!

Amelie - when are you going to show us pics?!! I'd love to see some, even if they are still works in progress!

Cheers,

Jill

**amelie** · 28th January 2006, 10:24 PM

Sorry about the long break in transmission. Jill & wendy - I'll try to figure out how to post a photo. Wish me luck!!!

**la Huerta** · 3rd February 2006, 08:35 AM

ahhh Benny , that's bloody hilarious, i can't stop laughing, going to pass that one on down the cyber space road if that's ok...

Jill...you seemed to have inspired and attracted the attention of most of the forum, do you normaly have this effect on woodworkers...and are you related to wonderwoman or superwoman...

well you've inspired me too...i'd love to have a bit of property and build a house, if you can do it then so can i...i can feel your positive energy from here...good work and well done.

la H

**bennylaird** · 3rd February 2006, 08:40 AM

Originally Posted by la Huerta

ahhh Benny , that's bloody hilarious, i can't stop laughing, going to pass that one on down the cyber space road if that's ok...

No probs, thats where I stole it from anyway.

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