Author Topic: Shop is ready for work(play)! (Read 13105 times)

Dr. Tim-Boone · « **on:** April 22, 2012, 06:59:10 PM »

So last year my wife said I could not build guns on the Kitchen table anymore... the garage is too hot in summer and too cold in winter! She offered me the bonus room above the garage..."She who must be obeyed!"

She kept one end for her landscape design work.

So the big shop vac is in the attic behind the small door on the left. The new pine plank flooring with square cut top nails is down. Can't afford Williamsburg furnishings yet but perhaps gradually .....

A/C and heat is wonderful... Got a couple more lights to set up and then to finish the gun on the bench!!!

Jim Kibler · « **Reply #1 on:** April 22, 2012, 07:30:05 PM »

Looks more like a living room than a shop! Beautiful place.

Dr. Tim-Boone · « **Reply #2 on:** April 22, 2012, 07:31:15 PM »

Give it a couple of weeks!!

alyce-james · « **Reply #3 on:** April 22, 2012, 07:37:30 PM »

Dr. Tim Boone. Sir, great looking man working space. Many great hours will be spent in such a work space. First thing comes to mind. Somebody's landscape design work area is going to need LOTS of dusting.

I personal keep a well lived in work space and under no condition would be able to survive sharing a space with the boss of our house. Outstanding floor. Thanks for sharing. Jim & Alyce.

Tim Crosby · « **Reply #4 on:** April 22, 2012, 08:17:05 PM »

Looks like a good working area, great light with that window.

Tim C.

JoeG · « **Reply #5 on:** April 22, 2012, 09:15:44 PM »

Good looking shop!

joatmon · « **Reply #6 on:** April 22, 2012, 09:30:44 PM »

Now that is nice! You must clean up after yourself better than me, my wife would never want to put our working areas together.

Very Nice Aaron

J. Talbert · « **Reply #7 on:** April 22, 2012, 09:36:07 PM »

That white sofa wouldn't stand a chance that close to MY shop.

Oh well... Let the fun begin!

Jeff

Meteorman · « **Reply #8 on:** April 22, 2012, 10:31:00 PM »

Egads Doc Tim - a futon and a Queen Anne wing chair in the gunsmith shop !

This is a game-changer.
One half expects to see the ghost of Jacob Dickert sitting there late one evening...
Keep us posted.
/mike

A.Merrill · « **Reply #9 on:** April 22, 2012, 10:46:43 PM »

Dr. Tim, just how long do you think your wife is going to allow you stay in her shop? LOL I would say about the time horn dust from that belt sander gets all over that fancy chair

or, that little smear of inletting black on your pants gets on that white couch, your butt will be back in the garage.

Very nice shop Tim wish I had a place like that. AL

WMnBR · « **Reply #10 on:** April 22, 2012, 10:59:28 PM »

That's a fantastic and fancy shop! With regular cleaning, the mess shouldn't be too bad...

Eric Smith · « **Reply #11 on:** April 23, 2012, 02:12:23 AM »

Sir, I congratulate you. You have the best of both worlds, the space and tools to pursue your craft as well as the nessasary comforts of a civilized man.

LehighBrad · « **Reply #12 on:** April 23, 2012, 02:34:22 AM »

As beautiful as that work shop is I can't help but wonder....why do I seem to see a cut off Louisville Slugger baseball bat laying in front of the bench grinder

I must know why a bat was sacrificed like that $:-\$ Some sort of paper weight

Rolling pin

Your favorite ball team lost a game the day it was made

??

Kermit · « **Reply #13 on:** April 23, 2012, 03:45:54 AM »

...and complete with a comfortable "moaning chair" to retire to when you need to reflect and figure out how to fix what you just did. A most important fixture in any shop.

Karl Kunkel · « **Reply #14 on:** April 23, 2012, 04:26:32 AM »

Wow that's a beautiful shop space.

My modest workshop shares the unfinished half of the basement with the laundry. I have to be careful to plan operations around ironing and wash on the line in order to keep down dust and maintain a peaceful coexistance.

JDK · « **Reply #15 on:** April 23, 2012, 04:34:25 AM »

Karl, are you the guy who keeps moving my tools. Sounds like you're using my shop on my off shifts.

Enjoy, J.D.

heelerau · « **Reply #16 on:** April 23, 2012, 04:37:45 AM »

Sir,
reckon there must be a jug of squeezins somewheres.!!! Reckon there will be some great rifles built in your new shop, congratulations

Cheers

Gordon

Dave Waters · « **Reply #17 on:** April 23, 2012, 05:54:12 AM »

I think it's wonderful that your lady wants you where she can enjoy your company and you can enjoy hers. That is the makin's of great harmony

The dust? well maybe it's time to rig some hoses to that big shop vac behind the little door!

A great adventure for sure.

Curtis · « **Reply #18 on:** April 23, 2012, 06:08:48 AM »

Now that is just waaaayy fancy, Dr. Boone, now you gotta post that after use photo!

Curtis

mjm46@bellsouth.net · « **Reply #19 on:** April 23, 2012, 05:03:57 PM »

Beautiful space Tim. I think you'll love it. Somehow it looks smaller than it did in your other photos. LOL

I work in my bonus room as well. My whole shop is crammed into on corner of the room. In the rest of the room is a sofa, 2 chairs, stereo, TV, large coffee table and 2 dormant exercise machines. One large closet is filled with dead storage. One of these days I'm gonna remove the furniture and the old carpeting and make it a proper work shop.

Bill-52 · « **Reply #20 on:** April 23, 2012, 06:10:27 PM »

Dr. Tim,

Wow, what a fantastic setup. I think a Queen Anne wing chair is perfect for a gunsmith shop. If I had one in my shop, it would be well used to ponder how to rectify that last mistake. And heating and cooling..... Well done!

So where is the mini-refrigerator for that end of day beer??

Bill

Don Getz · « **Reply #21 on:** April 24, 2012, 05:07:13 AM »

Tim........now that is style. You'd better get crackin' on that gun, you'll soon need a receptionist...........Don

Dale Campbell · « **Reply #22 on:** April 24, 2012, 02:43:34 PM »

Dr. T, that's not a shop. It's an lounge with a workbench on the side. I'd suggest adding a mini-bar, but it might not go well with the tools

D. Taylor Sapergia · « **Reply #23 on:** April 24, 2012, 06:56:53 PM »

Tim, you obviously have a much different approach to rifle building than I do. Dust...heck, I don't stop to clean up until wood chips are getting into my shoes. And when I clean my rifle, water splashes all over the place, not to mention the WD 40 I spray into the lock and then blast out with the compressor.
I've been married happily for 40 years, to the same bride. But I resent it when she comes into the shop to collect coffee cups. I've got to congratulate you, if you can share the space and not come to blows.

dannybb55 · « **Reply #24 on:** April 25, 2012, 01:01:01 AM »

Quote from: Dale Campbell on April 24, 2012, 02:43:34 PM

Dr. T, that's not a shop. It's an lounge with a workbench on the side. I'd suggest adding a mini-bar, but it might not go well with the tools

Build a still instead.

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Author Topic: Shop is ready for work(play)! (Read 13105 times)

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