The Bedroom
Workshop
Back again. My hats off to people who have their own shop,
blog, twitter and sell their stuff and can keep up. I haven’t learned yet i would be interested in any and all comments!
Let’s talk about a “Bedroom Workshop”. :)
Being single and living in a three bedroom home has advantages. :) Generally as I have lived here its gets pretty cold from mid December till about the end of March. Heating an 1800 sq ft pole building is either expensive or you work a lot in the cold. Last summer was thinking about this and got to thinking about the way we use to do carpenter work when I was young in the 50’s when you didn’t need your house in 90 days.. Back then we would frame in the warm weather and when cold weather came on we moved inside to trim the place out. My idea then was to build a lot of project carcasses and then finish them up in the house when it got cold. That meant turning an unused bedroom into a minishop. And that is exactly what I did. I built a new workbench, sort of a hybrid, from things I have learned from my other three benches I use and the fact that “storage” was important.
Being single and living in a three bedroom home has advantages. :) Generally as I have lived here its gets pretty cold from mid December till about the end of March. Heating an 1800 sq ft pole building is either expensive or you work a lot in the cold. Last summer was thinking about this and got to thinking about the way we use to do carpenter work when I was young in the 50’s when you didn’t need your house in 90 days.. Back then we would frame in the warm weather and when cold weather came on we moved inside to trim the place out. My idea then was to build a lot of project carcasses and then finish them up in the house when it got cold. That meant turning an unused bedroom into a minishop. And that is exactly what I did. I built a new workbench, sort of a hybrid, from things I have learned from my other three benches I use and the fact that “storage” was important.
I like working with hand tools but not everything. So I dusted off the old shopsmith I used for
sanding and made it and the new bench the focal for the “New bedroom Workshop” :) And here are the pics of how it looks
now.
I got a room full of stuff to
finish. A lot of it was in the last pics
I posted. So far I love it. Using hand tools has proved to not to make
the space seemed so cramp and I have had to learn and adapt some new
techniques. But day by day I am
finishing a project or two. If I need I
can sneak out to the big shop for to do something I can’t accomplish inside. Now I just have to sell a bunch of it :)
The down side: It’s been mostly warm and in the 50’s this
winter :)
This a great idea since you have no wife or kids to share the house with. I have moved from a garage shop to a basement shop and I certainly like being in the basement all year.
ReplyDeleteGood move with the bedroom workshop, Dave. My workshop is in the back room of the house, right off the kitchen, and my wife actually likes that arrangement.
ReplyDeleteI like what you're making, too, and the way you are using recycled wood.
I like the looks of your work. I had my own business for years, and I did a lot in my own shop---miniatures of antique furniature was one of my specialties. If you havn't visited his site, may I suggest going over to check out Odie's work at...
ReplyDeletehttp://woodstermangotwood.blogspot.com/
I am found at...
http://thescottcarpdream.blogspot.com/
Odie is the comedian and I stick to satire; but we are staunch rightwingers with a twist. Old woodworkers to the bone. Good luck with your shop and your blog. Odie has helped a lot of newbies on the scene.
Scott
DeleteMiniatures was one of the ideas I had in mind along with hand planes and shop type stuff. Problem is I have 9 kids 26 grankids and 3 great grand kids. And I've just got into marble machines ,maybe :) I can't believe the price of marbles LOL
HI guys
ReplyDeleteNice to meet ya'all
Having followers is new to me. Never really thought of it. Don't know why. Guess I pretty much keep to myself. I
m still learning how to do this and take the time.
I really like the way the bedroom shop has come together but I seem to be having trouble adapting to it. Its like its not right not to be in the "big shop"
As far as wood I have 6 acres and I have local saw mills. SO I cut my own. Use recycled, Stuff I saved from jobs from Commercial remodeling before I retired. Long as its dry fits the job I'll use it. I like the natural stuff the best. Don't know if knots go with fine woodworking or not :)