Charter33

Time for a final update!
A few modifications and fitting out have been completed so the workshop is now fully up and running. 
The underside of the end of the roof over the doors looked unfinished with the bare ply showing.

I thought about painting this area, but came up with an alternative, finding inspiration in a beautiful little taverna on the island of Santorini recently. 

Fortunately our garden provides a good crop of bamboo......

One issue that came up when using the workshop to make, repair and renovate was the egress of dust into the model making area, even with the extractor in use. To minimise this I've added a pair of dust sheet curtains midway. In the picture above they can be seen in their unfurled state.
Inside the wood turning tools have been racked up....

as have many of my hand tools.....

The 'L' shaped model bench is now in place and the shelves store books, plans, other models and resources.

My Victory is now in her new shipyard and building can continue. Those dust sheets are shown furled here.
I'm still slowly working though boxes of tools, equipment and materials gathered throughout my teaching career and having to make some difficult decisions as to what to keep as space is at a premium in the man-cave. 
I've enjoyed this journey with all it's various challenges, hope you have too....
Cheers,
Graham

Time for an update....
The power supply is now in place and I no longer have to work in a spider's web of extension leads! I'm very pleased with the light levels the LED strip lights provide.


I had a problem getting the metal storage cabinet from where it has been stored to the workshop. Sourced from the scrap metal pile at school were it had been discarded, it is an inch too wide to fit into my current car. This secure storage for my power tools etc. is in place thanks to a helpful and generous neighbour..... a man with a van 😄

Four 8' shelves have been installed either side of the model making end of the workshop but need sealing with paint before they can be used.
The folding work bench is just a temporary measure and will be replaced soon. It has served me well over the years since I made it on a wood machining course at the start of my career but I need something larger now. It will be kept for occasional use, as the need arises, and it makes a great run-off table for my bench saw. My plan is to fit an L shaped work bench along the left hand side and the far end wall. I'll then be in a position to start moving the modelling gear down from the small bedroom I occupy at the moment.

A few pictures and other decorative items are also in place.
On the 'to do' list now are wall mounted storage for hand tools, wood turning tools etc.
The space is already displaying a wonderful sence of timelessness. Once you enter the hours flow by unnoticed..... priceless.....😉 
Cheers,
Graham

Time for a final update!
A few modifications and fitting out have been completed so the workshop is now fully up and running. 
The underside of the end of the roof over the doors looked unfinished with the bare ply showing.

I thought about painting this area, but came up with an alternative, finding inspiration in a beautiful little taverna on the island of Santorini recently. 

Fortunately our garden provides a good crop of bamboo......

One issue that came up when using the workshop to make, repair and renovate was the egress of dust into the model making area, even with the extractor in use. To minimise this I've added a pair of dust sheet curtains midway. In the picture above they can be seen in their unfurled state.
Inside the wood turning tools have been racked up....

as have many of my hand tools.....

The 'L' shaped model bench is now in place and the shelves store books, plans, other models and resources.

My Victory is now in her new shipyard and building can continue. Those dust sheets are shown furled here.
I'm still slowly working though boxes of tools, equipment and materials gathered throughout my teaching career and having to make some difficult decisions as to what to keep as space is at a premium in the man-cave. 
I've enjoyed this journey with all it's various challenges, hope you have too....
Cheers,
Graham

Graham that came out pretty sweet but boy it fills up quick didn't it?My hobby room on the shop is 6'X16'  and it filled up fast also.I am sure from what I have read you will find this place your little sanctuary of peace like I find mine....many hours of happy modeling!!

Thanks for all the positive feedback, and also for the sage advice offered throughout this project. To be honest the evidence of being a well organised workspace is often not the case when a project, especially non-model making one, is underway! I have to conscientiously discipline myself to ensure that it doesn't descend into chaos 😄. 
Dziadeczek - Those are all great machines but unfortunately for much of the wood turning I do I require a much longer bed than these offer. My lathe is a Poolewood 28-48. Belt and cone pulley variable speed, and I can comfortably mount up blanks of wood for Windsor chair legs and back spindles etc. as it will safely take wood up to 40 inches long. In standard configuration the swing on the chuck allows for bowl blanks of up to 12 inches diameter, even larger if the headstock is rotated 90 degrees. It does allow for finer turning too. I've produced ash dowelling down to 3 and 4 mm diameter and recently made Victorian style decorative porch supporting columns and balustrades in maple for a dolls house repair commission. I've used this lathe for over 30 years, she's a keeper...
I also have my trusty Hobbymat MD65 which currently resides behind that metal cabinet on the right of the workshop for when the need arises, metal turning, smaller spars etc. It suffered in the same flooding incident as my workbench but still does a good job. More details of this machine are on post #90 of my Victory build log so I won't repeat the story here.
Finally, thanks to the moderator who added FINISHED to the title of this thread, a task that eluded my feeble attempts to edit it last night.
Much appreciated!
Cheers,
Graham.

Time for a final update!
A few modifications and fitting out have been completed so the workshop is now fully up and running. 
The underside of the end of the roof over the doors looked unfinished with the bare ply showing.

I thought about painting this area, but came up with an alternative, finding inspiration in a beautiful little taverna on the island of Santorini recently. 

Fortunately our garden provides a good crop of bamboo......

One issue that came up when using the workshop to make, repair and renovate was the egress of dust into the model making area, even with the extractor in use. To minimise this I've added a pair of dust sheet curtains midway. In the picture above they can be seen in their unfurled state.
Inside the wood turning tools have been racked up....

as have many of my hand tools.....

The 'L' shaped model bench is now in place and the shelves store books, plans, other models and resources.

My Victory is now in her new shipyard and building can continue. Those dust sheets are shown furled here.
I'm still slowly working though boxes of tools, equipment and materials gathered throughout my teaching career and having to make some difficult decisions as to what to keep as space is at a premium in the man-cave. 
I've enjoyed this journey with all it's various challenges, hope you have too....
Cheers,
Graham

Time for an update....
The power supply is now in place and I no longer have to work in a spider's web of extension leads! I'm very pleased with the light levels the LED strip lights provide.


I had a problem getting the metal storage cabinet from where it has been stored to the workshop. Sourced from the scrap metal pile at school were it had been discarded, it is an inch too wide to fit into my current car. This secure storage for my power tools etc. is in place thanks to a helpful and generous neighbour..... a man with a van 😄

Four 8' shelves have been installed either side of the model making end of the workshop but need sealing with paint before they can be used.
The folding work bench is just a temporary measure and will be replaced soon. It has served me well over the years since I made it on a wood machining course at the start of my career but I need something larger now. It will be kept for occasional use, as the need arises, and it makes a great run-off table for my bench saw. My plan is to fit an L shaped work bench along the left hand side and the far end wall. I'll then be in a position to start moving the modelling gear down from the small bedroom I occupy at the moment.

A few pictures and other decorative items are also in place.
On the 'to do' list now are wall mounted storage for hand tools, wood turning tools etc.
The space is already displaying a wonderful sence of timelessness. Once you enter the hours flow by unnoticed..... priceless.....😉 
Cheers,
Graham

With the bench now finished the next task is the installation of my biggest piece of equipment. My wood turning lathe came into my life back when I was also running woodwork based evening Adult Education classes. The school had a couple of wood lathes which were so popular we had an informal rule that access was restricted to alternating weeks, with a second project being worked on in parallel. I received a letter from a friend of one of the course members offering her late husband's lathe, at a very reasonable price, that would certainly reduce the pressure on the existing equipment. Unfortunately the senior staff rejected my request for the funding. The lathe was too good to pass, and with the Admiral's consent, I scraped enough together to buy it myself. It graced my school workshop for the majority of my career, retiring when I did.
When I collected the machine the previous owner's wife mentioned that her husband had been a pilot in the Battle of Britain and then went on the become chief test pilot for BEA. He was the Captain of the first ever fully automatic commercial airline flight landing. I found this story on-line:
https://bbm.org.uk/airmen/Poole.htm
A fascinating bit of history, and I do wonder if they would get away with not telling the paying passengers until after the event these days!
The lathe came with a piece of branch from a Madagascan ebony tree, allegedly smuggled back in the cockpit of a Trident. I still have some of it in my material stash. There was also a half turned bowl mounted on the chuck and my first job once the lathe was set up at school was to hollow it out and finish it. Once completed I presented it to her.
When originally purchased the lathe came with plans for a sand filled timber stand. While renovating it I added two layers of wood to raise the spindle height to a better height for me and my creeking back.

Time stored in a damp garage had left some surface rust in places but elbow grease, oil and wire brushes soon restored it to it's former glory. 


It runs as smoothly as ever, but will need bolting down to the floor before I can use it in anger.
Attention can now turn to tool storage, and benching out the model making area. Happy days!
Cheers,
Graham

Thanks for all the positive feedback, and also for the sage advice offered throughout this project. To be honest the evidence of being a well organised workspace is often not the case when a project, especially non-model making one, is underway! I have to conscientiously discipline myself to ensure that it doesn't descend into chaos 😄. 
Dziadeczek - Those are all great machines but unfortunately for much of the wood turning I do I require a much longer bed than these offer. My lathe is a Poolewood 28-48. Belt and cone pulley variable speed, and I can comfortably mount up blanks of wood for Windsor chair legs and back spindles etc. as it will safely take wood up to 40 inches long. In standard configuration the swing on the chuck allows for bowl blanks of up to 12 inches diameter, even larger if the headstock is rotated 90 degrees. It does allow for finer turning too. I've produced ash dowelling down to 3 and 4 mm diameter and recently made Victorian style decorative porch supporting columns and balustrades in maple for a dolls house repair commission. I've used this lathe for over 30 years, she's a keeper...
I also have my trusty Hobbymat MD65 which currently resides behind that metal cabinet on the right of the workshop for when the need arises, metal turning, smaller spars etc. It suffered in the same flooding incident as my workbench but still does a good job. More details of this machine are on post #90 of my Victory build log so I won't repeat the story here.
Finally, thanks to the moderator who added FINISHED to the title of this thread, a task that eluded my feeble attempts to edit it last night.
Much appreciated!
Cheers,
Graham.

Thanks for all the positive feedback, and also for the sage advice offered throughout this project. To be honest the evidence of being a well organised workspace is often not the case when a project, especially non-model making one, is underway! I have to conscientiously discipline myself to ensure that it doesn't descend into chaos 😄. 
Dziadeczek - Those are all great machines but unfortunately for much of the wood turning I do I require a much longer bed than these offer. My lathe is a Poolewood 28-48. Belt and cone pulley variable speed, and I can comfortably mount up blanks of wood for Windsor chair legs and back spindles etc. as it will safely take wood up to 40 inches long. In standard configuration the swing on the chuck allows for bowl blanks of up to 12 inches diameter, even larger if the headstock is rotated 90 degrees. It does allow for finer turning too. I've produced ash dowelling down to 3 and 4 mm diameter and recently made Victorian style decorative porch supporting columns and balustrades in maple for a dolls house repair commission. I've used this lathe for over 30 years, she's a keeper...
I also have my trusty Hobbymat MD65 which currently resides behind that metal cabinet on the right of the workshop for when the need arises, metal turning, smaller spars etc. It suffered in the same flooding incident as my workbench but still does a good job. More details of this machine are on post #90 of my Victory build log so I won't repeat the story here.
Finally, thanks to the moderator who added FINISHED to the title of this thread, a task that eluded my feeble attempts to edit it last night.
Much appreciated!
Cheers,
Graham.

Thanks for all the positive feedback, and also for the sage advice offered throughout this project. To be honest the evidence of being a well organised workspace is often not the case when a project, especially non-model making one, is underway! I have to conscientiously discipline myself to ensure that it doesn't descend into chaos 😄. 
Dziadeczek - Those are all great machines but unfortunately for much of the wood turning I do I require a much longer bed than these offer. My lathe is a Poolewood 28-48. Belt and cone pulley variable speed, and I can comfortably mount up blanks of wood for Windsor chair legs and back spindles etc. as it will safely take wood up to 40 inches long. In standard configuration the swing on the chuck allows for bowl blanks of up to 12 inches diameter, even larger if the headstock is rotated 90 degrees. It does allow for finer turning too. I've produced ash dowelling down to 3 and 4 mm diameter and recently made Victorian style decorative porch supporting columns and balustrades in maple for a dolls house repair commission. I've used this lathe for over 30 years, she's a keeper...
I also have my trusty Hobbymat MD65 which currently resides behind that metal cabinet on the right of the workshop for when the need arises, metal turning, smaller spars etc. It suffered in the same flooding incident as my workbench but still does a good job. More details of this machine are on post #90 of my Victory build log so I won't repeat the story here.
Finally, thanks to the moderator who added FINISHED to the title of this thread, a task that eluded my feeble attempts to edit it last night.
Much appreciated!
Cheers,
Graham.

Time for a final update!
A few modifications and fitting out have been completed so the workshop is now fully up and running. 
The underside of the end of the roof over the doors looked unfinished with the bare ply showing.

I thought about painting this area, but came up with an alternative, finding inspiration in a beautiful little taverna on the island of Santorini recently. 

Fortunately our garden provides a good crop of bamboo......

One issue that came up when using the workshop to make, repair and renovate was the egress of dust into the model making area, even with the extractor in use. To minimise this I've added a pair of dust sheet curtains midway. In the picture above they can be seen in their unfurled state.
Inside the wood turning tools have been racked up....

as have many of my hand tools.....

The 'L' shaped model bench is now in place and the shelves store books, plans, other models and resources.

My Victory is now in her new shipyard and building can continue. Those dust sheets are shown furled here.
I'm still slowly working though boxes of tools, equipment and materials gathered throughout my teaching career and having to make some difficult decisions as to what to keep as space is at a premium in the man-cave. 
I've enjoyed this journey with all it's various challenges, hope you have too....
Cheers,
Graham

Thanks for all the positive feedback, and also for the sage advice offered throughout this project. To be honest the evidence of being a well organised workspace is often not the case when a project, especially non-model making one, is underway! I have to conscientiously discipline myself to ensure that it doesn't descend into chaos 😄. 
Dziadeczek - Those are all great machines but unfortunately for much of the wood turning I do I require a much longer bed than these offer. My lathe is a Poolewood 28-48. Belt and cone pulley variable speed, and I can comfortably mount up blanks of wood for Windsor chair legs and back spindles etc. as it will safely take wood up to 40 inches long. In standard configuration the swing on the chuck allows for bowl blanks of up to 12 inches diameter, even larger if the headstock is rotated 90 degrees. It does allow for finer turning too. I've produced ash dowelling down to 3 and 4 mm diameter and recently made Victorian style decorative porch supporting columns and balustrades in maple for a dolls house repair commission. I've used this lathe for over 30 years, she's a keeper...
I also have my trusty Hobbymat MD65 which currently resides behind that metal cabinet on the right of the workshop for when the need arises, metal turning, smaller spars etc. It suffered in the same flooding incident as my workbench but still does a good job. More details of this machine are on post #90 of my Victory build log so I won't repeat the story here.
Finally, thanks to the moderator who added FINISHED to the title of this thread, a task that eluded my feeble attempts to edit it last night.
Much appreciated!
Cheers,
Graham.

Thanks for all the positive feedback, and also for the sage advice offered throughout this project. To be honest the evidence of being a well organised workspace is often not the case when a project, especially non-model making one, is underway! I have to conscientiously discipline myself to ensure that it doesn't descend into chaos 😄. 
Dziadeczek - Those are all great machines but unfortunately for much of the wood turning I do I require a much longer bed than these offer. My lathe is a Poolewood 28-48. Belt and cone pulley variable speed, and I can comfortably mount up blanks of wood for Windsor chair legs and back spindles etc. as it will safely take wood up to 40 inches long. In standard configuration the swing on the chuck allows for bowl blanks of up to 12 inches diameter, even larger if the headstock is rotated 90 degrees. It does allow for finer turning too. I've produced ash dowelling down to 3 and 4 mm diameter and recently made Victorian style decorative porch supporting columns and balustrades in maple for a dolls house repair commission. I've used this lathe for over 30 years, she's a keeper...
I also have my trusty Hobbymat MD65 which currently resides behind that metal cabinet on the right of the workshop for when the need arises, metal turning, smaller spars etc. It suffered in the same flooding incident as my workbench but still does a good job. More details of this machine are on post #90 of my Victory build log so I won't repeat the story here.
Finally, thanks to the moderator who added FINISHED to the title of this thread, a task that eluded my feeble attempts to edit it last night.
Much appreciated!
Cheers,
Graham.

Thanks for all the positive feedback, and also for the sage advice offered throughout this project. To be honest the evidence of being a well organised workspace is often not the case when a project, especially non-model making one, is underway! I have to conscientiously discipline myself to ensure that it doesn't descend into chaos 😄. 
Dziadeczek - Those are all great machines but unfortunately for much of the wood turning I do I require a much longer bed than these offer. My lathe is a Poolewood 28-48. Belt and cone pulley variable speed, and I can comfortably mount up blanks of wood for Windsor chair legs and back spindles etc. as it will safely take wood up to 40 inches long. In standard configuration the swing on the chuck allows for bowl blanks of up to 12 inches diameter, even larger if the headstock is rotated 90 degrees. It does allow for finer turning too. I've produced ash dowelling down to 3 and 4 mm diameter and recently made Victorian style decorative porch supporting columns and balustrades in maple for a dolls house repair commission. I've used this lathe for over 30 years, she's a keeper...
I also have my trusty Hobbymat MD65 which currently resides behind that metal cabinet on the right of the workshop for when the need arises, metal turning, smaller spars etc. It suffered in the same flooding incident as my workbench but still does a good job. More details of this machine are on post #90 of my Victory build log so I won't repeat the story here.
Finally, thanks to the moderator who added FINISHED to the title of this thread, a task that eluded my feeble attempts to edit it last night.
Much appreciated!
Cheers,
Graham.

Thanks for all the positive feedback, and also for the sage advice offered throughout this project. To be honest the evidence of being a well organised workspace is often not the case when a project, especially non-model making one, is underway! I have to conscientiously discipline myself to ensure that it doesn't descend into chaos 😄. 
Dziadeczek - Those are all great machines but unfortunately for much of the wood turning I do I require a much longer bed than these offer. My lathe is a Poolewood 28-48. Belt and cone pulley variable speed, and I can comfortably mount up blanks of wood for Windsor chair legs and back spindles etc. as it will safely take wood up to 40 inches long. In standard configuration the swing on the chuck allows for bowl blanks of up to 12 inches diameter, even larger if the headstock is rotated 90 degrees. It does allow for finer turning too. I've produced ash dowelling down to 3 and 4 mm diameter and recently made Victorian style decorative porch supporting columns and balustrades in maple for a dolls house repair commission. I've used this lathe for over 30 years, she's a keeper...
I also have my trusty Hobbymat MD65 which currently resides behind that metal cabinet on the right of the workshop for when the need arises, metal turning, smaller spars etc. It suffered in the same flooding incident as my workbench but still does a good job. More details of this machine are on post #90 of my Victory build log so I won't repeat the story here.
Finally, thanks to the moderator who added FINISHED to the title of this thread, a task that eluded my feeble attempts to edit it last night.
Much appreciated!
Cheers,
Graham.

Time for a final update!
A few modifications and fitting out have been completed so the workshop is now fully up and running. 
The underside of the end of the roof over the doors looked unfinished with the bare ply showing.

I thought about painting this area, but came up with an alternative, finding inspiration in a beautiful little taverna on the island of Santorini recently. 

Fortunately our garden provides a good crop of bamboo......

One issue that came up when using the workshop to make, repair and renovate was the egress of dust into the model making area, even with the extractor in use. To minimise this I've added a pair of dust sheet curtains midway. In the picture above they can be seen in their unfurled state.
Inside the wood turning tools have been racked up....

as have many of my hand tools.....

The 'L' shaped model bench is now in place and the shelves store books, plans, other models and resources.

My Victory is now in her new shipyard and building can continue. Those dust sheets are shown furled here.
I'm still slowly working though boxes of tools, equipment and materials gathered throughout my teaching career and having to make some difficult decisions as to what to keep as space is at a premium in the man-cave. 
I've enjoyed this journey with all it's various challenges, hope you have too....
Cheers,
Graham

Time for a final update!
A few modifications and fitting out have been completed so the workshop is now fully up and running. 
The underside of the end of the roof over the doors looked unfinished with the bare ply showing.

I thought about painting this area, but came up with an alternative, finding inspiration in a beautiful little taverna on the island of Santorini recently. 

Fortunately our garden provides a good crop of bamboo......

One issue that came up when using the workshop to make, repair and renovate was the egress of dust into the model making area, even with the extractor in use. To minimise this I've added a pair of dust sheet curtains midway. In the picture above they can be seen in their unfurled state.
Inside the wood turning tools have been racked up....

as have many of my hand tools.....

The 'L' shaped model bench is now in place and the shelves store books, plans, other models and resources.

My Victory is now in her new shipyard and building can continue. Those dust sheets are shown furled here.
I'm still slowly working though boxes of tools, equipment and materials gathered throughout my teaching career and having to make some difficult decisions as to what to keep as space is at a premium in the man-cave. 
I've enjoyed this journey with all it's various challenges, hope you have too....
Cheers,
Graham

Time for an update....
The power supply is now in place and I no longer have to work in a spider's web of extension leads! I'm very pleased with the light levels the LED strip lights provide.


I had a problem getting the metal storage cabinet from where it has been stored to the workshop. Sourced from the scrap metal pile at school were it had been discarded, it is an inch too wide to fit into my current car. This secure storage for my power tools etc. is in place thanks to a helpful and generous neighbour..... a man with a van 😄

Four 8' shelves have been installed either side of the model making end of the workshop but need sealing with paint before they can be used.
The folding work bench is just a temporary measure and will be replaced soon. It has served me well over the years since I made it on a wood machining course at the start of my career but I need something larger now. It will be kept for occasional use, as the need arises, and it makes a great run-off table for my bench saw. My plan is to fit an L shaped work bench along the left hand side and the far end wall. I'll then be in a position to start moving the modelling gear down from the small bedroom I occupy at the moment.

A few pictures and other decorative items are also in place.
On the 'to do' list now are wall mounted storage for hand tools, wood turning tools etc.
The space is already displaying a wonderful sence of timelessness. Once you enter the hours flow by unnoticed..... priceless.....😉 
Cheers,
Graham

Time for a final update!
A few modifications and fitting out have been completed so the workshop is now fully up and running. 
The underside of the end of the roof over the doors looked unfinished with the bare ply showing.

I thought about painting this area, but came up with an alternative, finding inspiration in a beautiful little taverna on the island of Santorini recently. 

Fortunately our garden provides a good crop of bamboo......

One issue that came up when using the workshop to make, repair and renovate was the egress of dust into the model making area, even with the extractor in use. To minimise this I've added a pair of dust sheet curtains midway. In the picture above they can be seen in their unfurled state.
Inside the wood turning tools have been racked up....

as have many of my hand tools.....

The 'L' shaped model bench is now in place and the shelves store books, plans, other models and resources.

My Victory is now in her new shipyard and building can continue. Those dust sheets are shown furled here.
I'm still slowly working though boxes of tools, equipment and materials gathered throughout my teaching career and having to make some difficult decisions as to what to keep as space is at a premium in the man-cave. 
I've enjoyed this journey with all it's various challenges, hope you have too....
Cheers,
Graham

Thanks for all the positive feedback, and also for the sage advice offered throughout this project. To be honest the evidence of being a well organised workspace is often not the case when a project, especially non-model making one, is underway! I have to conscientiously discipline myself to ensure that it doesn't descend into chaos 😄. 
Dziadeczek - Those are all great machines but unfortunately for much of the wood turning I do I require a much longer bed than these offer. My lathe is a Poolewood 28-48. Belt and cone pulley variable speed, and I can comfortably mount up blanks of wood for Windsor chair legs and back spindles etc. as it will safely take wood up to 40 inches long. In standard configuration the swing on the chuck allows for bowl blanks of up to 12 inches diameter, even larger if the headstock is rotated 90 degrees. It does allow for finer turning too. I've produced ash dowelling down to 3 and 4 mm diameter and recently made Victorian style decorative porch supporting columns and balustrades in maple for a dolls house repair commission. I've used this lathe for over 30 years, she's a keeper...
I also have my trusty Hobbymat MD65 which currently resides behind that metal cabinet on the right of the workshop for when the need arises, metal turning, smaller spars etc. It suffered in the same flooding incident as my workbench but still does a good job. More details of this machine are on post #90 of my Victory build log so I won't repeat the story here.
Finally, thanks to the moderator who added FINISHED to the title of this thread, a task that eluded my feeble attempts to edit it last night.
Much appreciated!
Cheers,
Graham.

Time for a final update!
A few modifications and fitting out have been completed so the workshop is now fully up and running. 
The underside of the end of the roof over the doors looked unfinished with the bare ply showing.

I thought about painting this area, but came up with an alternative, finding inspiration in a beautiful little taverna on the island of Santorini recently. 

Fortunately our garden provides a good crop of bamboo......

One issue that came up when using the workshop to make, repair and renovate was the egress of dust into the model making area, even with the extractor in use. To minimise this I've added a pair of dust sheet curtains midway. In the picture above they can be seen in their unfurled state.
Inside the wood turning tools have been racked up....

as have many of my hand tools.....

The 'L' shaped model bench is now in place and the shelves store books, plans, other models and resources.

My Victory is now in her new shipyard and building can continue. Those dust sheets are shown furled here.
I'm still slowly working though boxes of tools, equipment and materials gathered throughout my teaching career and having to make some difficult decisions as to what to keep as space is at a premium in the man-cave. 
I've enjoyed this journey with all it's various challenges, hope you have too....
Cheers,
Graham

Consistently spectacular work. You have workshop to be envied by all. The log has been thoroughly enjoyable too.
I hope you have many years of enjoyment using it.
alan

Time for a final update!
A few modifications and fitting out have been completed so the workshop is now fully up and running. 
The underside of the end of the roof over the doors looked unfinished with the bare ply showing.

I thought about painting this area, but came up with an alternative, finding inspiration in a beautiful little taverna on the island of Santorini recently. 

Fortunately our garden provides a good crop of bamboo......

One issue that came up when using the workshop to make, repair and renovate was the egress of dust into the model making area, even with the extractor in use. To minimise this I've added a pair of dust sheet curtains midway. In the picture above they can be seen in their unfurled state.
Inside the wood turning tools have been racked up....

as have many of my hand tools.....

The 'L' shaped model bench is now in place and the shelves store books, plans, other models and resources.

My Victory is now in her new shipyard and building can continue. Those dust sheets are shown furled here.
I'm still slowly working though boxes of tools, equipment and materials gathered throughout my teaching career and having to make some difficult decisions as to what to keep as space is at a premium in the man-cave. 
I've enjoyed this journey with all it's various challenges, hope you have too....
Cheers,
Graham

Time for a final update!
A few modifications and fitting out have been completed so the workshop is now fully up and running. 
The underside of the end of the roof over the doors looked unfinished with the bare ply showing.

I thought about painting this area, but came up with an alternative, finding inspiration in a beautiful little taverna on the island of Santorini recently. 

Fortunately our garden provides a good crop of bamboo......

One issue that came up when using the workshop to make, repair and renovate was the egress of dust into the model making area, even with the extractor in use. To minimise this I've added a pair of dust sheet curtains midway. In the picture above they can be seen in their unfurled state.
Inside the wood turning tools have been racked up....

as have many of my hand tools.....

The 'L' shaped model bench is now in place and the shelves store books, plans, other models and resources.

My Victory is now in her new shipyard and building can continue. Those dust sheets are shown furled here.
I'm still slowly working though boxes of tools, equipment and materials gathered throughout my teaching career and having to make some difficult decisions as to what to keep as space is at a premium in the man-cave. 
I've enjoyed this journey with all it's various challenges, hope you have too....
Cheers,
Graham