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Scored some 1950s Sears metal kitchen cabinets to go with the couple small Youngstown cabinets (long story for later) you can see in a couple shots. I intend to use them as a base for a small narrow bench top on the north wall of the DWS. pics to come...

This is my mantra! Well put.:D

Repurposed heat unit the neighbor (HVAC guy) got for me! Repurposed cabinet that will serve as a bench for grinder/vise etc and storage for chemicals so the lil one can visit the DWG safely. Gonna do a lil refresh on it and build a base to allow for storage underneath of oil drain pans.

Good to know, my brother has a retirement house planned in the Maryville area (12 acres in the Smokies) for next year after the Army is done with him. Maybe we will cross paths again!

Progress!

The great thing about bikes is they take up so much less space than cars!:D

Some of the decor' that will be back in the final arrangement. My Grandpa Steckmann was a blacksmith when he emigrated to the USA and became a millwright once he arrived. He worked until a retirement at CPC in Pekin, IL. They worked in "gangs" and his was nicknamed the "C+A Gang". They had an...

Thanks for the welcome! I think we may have done some horse trading in the past on SV parts on SVR ( you used to be up in northern Illinois or Indiana possibly?) I agree, really like the forum and have already gotten some good ideas for the tiny shop.

A couple more thoughts regarding this project. I have been kicking this around for a month or more, snapping pics, making notes and gathering resources/materials etc. Consequently, it may appear like I am getting a lot done in a really quick time frame when that's actually not the case. I have...

June 1 2014 - What a mess...time for a purge.

Not many early pics of "DWG", but a shot of the 12' enclosed and another of my bikes out front of the building a few months after acquisition and gearing up for Road America 2010.

Thanks! Loved that project right up to the day we were assembling the top end and my partner looked across the head (that was fighting installation tooth and nail) at me and said, " the cool has gone right out of this project...":D Note: Found out several years later that bike burned to the...

A little background: 2007 - I started my own small motorcycle road racing shop with a friend. We specialized in paint and bodywork and turned out some pretty cool race stuff in addition to occasional custom projects. It was pretty cool and supported itself at least enough to allow me to...

Ahhh Chicagoland...good luck.

I ran a across this former service station south of Farina IL a few years ago. I instantly thought it was one of the coolest buildings I had ever seen. It's about 45 miles north of where I live in Salem. I always thought if I ever won the lottery I would buy it, move it to my own property and...