The workshop

I can smell all that yummy wood all the way over here in Sunny Arizona.

Beautiful workshop, Cobalt! It's pretty easy to see why you would want to spend so much time there. It looks to me like the PERFECT place to be, surrounded by wood, paints, and carving tools. Definitely the perfect place to be.

This is what the wife calls the carvingbarn. 12 x 16 shed/shop.
I went with wire shelving for storage.
1- Small usable scrap and in these containers.
2- The wood wall.
3- Hung weir shelves from the ceiling. That is where I dry stick and store longer lumbers.
4- Tool wall
5- This is where all the damage is done

i just got to do something about my workshop been looking at cv3 to see if i could create more space on the walls to hang things on? even cv3 roof and walls are full .the band saw takes a lot of room but couldnt do without it now,the pillar drill is in the corner taking a lot of space ? the shelves are full of stuff which is a pain when i want something out of them cant remember what box there in?.under the workbench is full of wood and shanks pluss a couple of box`s of of cuts ,i keep telling myself they will be handy?,theres a hundred hazel shanke in the garage seasoning plus 3 boxes of deocrating bits and pieces,trowels and brick work chisels and box full of eletrical stuff pluss a box full of plumbing bits?

I renovated the house when we moved in completely so a lot is left over from that, keep asking myself will i need these again? and thinking what if we downsize, what would need doing apart from a workshop which would be essential as far as i am concerned.

i have always done any work myself that needed doing ,but would i be able to tackle any big jobs anymore?

So will still end up keeping the stuff i`m just a hoarder,who thinks i`m still twenty and can tackle anything

Been forced into doing some tidying up in the workshop, just been putting it of .Had a shelf in there so much stuff piled up on it it pulled the bracket out the wall, what a treat to find the stuff all over the floor xx.>???~$$!!

After calming down and checking the tools no damage done ,relief, It was something waiting to happen to much weight and not enough fixture and putting jobs off

So started the french cleek .Its going to take some time but will just get the essentials done so i can get back to carving, then make things as neaded

So full steam ahead making the cleeks tommorow i hope

Another job designing as i go had to remove the light switch cable /switchs so thats has to be fixed but letf some cables in place as it would be a rewiring job ,so may do that later,but want to get up and running

My wife is a crafter. she is into rubber stamping and scrapbooking. As you can see over the years she has gathered up a lot stamps. She had to go thought plastic boxes to find what she wanted. I made the stamp and ribbon rack for her craft room. I hung it using a French cleat. One of the plans I have is to build a smaller version to store my small containers of acrylic paints in the shop.

Pretty impressive.nice job. bet the scrap books are interesting things like that oftern contain hidden jems

Arts and crafts a family thing eh.just like my family 3 qualified artists and 1 jewellry maker and designer

My brother collects old postcards coins ,

A bit further in the workshop i just want to get the place up and running , but getting there.A few pieces hung but just shoved there at the moment out the way try ing to clear the bench.

A fun day ended up at A&E had to have a few stiches in my hand The cable on the circular saw cable snagged it caused my to overbalance the workhorse and gashed my hand as i slipt on the saw, pretty lucky could have been much worse.

Have decided to get rid of the saw and get one thats fixed to a workbench.So wont be trying to cut a 45 degree angle with that anymore'

But the job is nearly complete just making brackets for some tools that need hanging , will hang and modify the rest as i go along is so easy to move things now much better

I hadnt planed on useing such wide wood but the place had a offer on so just got some wider and cut it in half .it saved a few pound ..and gained a bit extra wood

The system seems to work well havnt finished yet about 50% done ,but will do it as i use the tools ,should tell me what i use the most.It hasnt made much more room but its much tidyer.The tools are within easy reach and not searching thro boxes to find things.But need some more dowel before i can go further