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I thought your original garage looked pretty nice, but I guess you can really use the additional space, not to mention the insulation and design to keep you warm in those winter months. Keep us posted on developments as the weather breaks.

Looking good. And your girl seems to be a good sport even if less than thrilled to be spending time rehabbing the garage. Good luck with the rest of your work.

Great job. You will enjoy your time there all the more for having birthed the project.

After I finish some other projects that are much more urgent, I intend to give a go at sharpening some files of my own. I came across this link--http://swingleydev.com/archive/get.php?message_id=157695&submit_thread=1--that confirmed what I had read years ago. If I ever do get around to it...

Sometimes it's that simple. Heat 'er up and stick the solder to the thin part of the joint. On the other hand (my experience, mind), sometimes you have to heat it up, take it apart, and start over. I just finished running about 70 of copper airline to extend my current basement shop to my...

Great start on your garage! Nice joinery on your bench--can't make them too stout. One thing, the bench looks pretty close to the outside door. If you're not going to move it, I would think about enclosing the weather end and putting a few coats of paint or something waterproof on it to...

I certainly wouldn't want to bolt suspension parts together with grade 2 stuff, you are right about that. But I use it for general house/garage maintenance uses where if it fails, nothing crashes and burns.

I hope this is the proper place to announce that Tractor Supply (at least the one local to me) is having a sale that includes grade 2 hardware for $1.59/lb. It's in a flyer distributed with the local paper, so I'm guessing it's a country-wide sale. It's good through Sunday, April 26. I, like...

I have made two joiner's benches myself. The first was from some nicely seasoned yellow pine that came from the floor of a railroad car. That worked nicely enough, but wasn't as dense and solid as I would have liked. The second one had a top from three pieces of 3/4" plywood (in a rather...

Lots of people recommend joining 2x4s to make a heavy-duty workbench top, but I never understood that line of reasoning. Any woodworker knows how much solid wood likes to move with the change of seasons and humidity. You are fighting that from the beginning, plus have all the work of trying to...

Really nice. Sort of an art deco look with the curves and angles. You had a great vision, and a great execution.

You are such a tease the way you reveal a little more in the way of goodies with each pic. That is a beautiful space.

That's huge for a two-car garage. Lot's of room to operate. Nice.

I bought one a few years ago to lay some floor in a house my daughter and son-in-law were building. I got it after using a traditional hand operated flooring machine a few years ago to put down oak floor in my bedroom, then sold. The HF unit worked quite well, actually better than the...

Very nice, I love it. One question. What SPF do you use when you hang out there?

I was in my local Lowes today and saw the reel marked at $79.88. Before this buying mania erupted, it was priced a hair under $50. All I can think is that the Lowes beancounters are seeing a big spike in sales of these things and piling on the price. So, the GJ is indirectly setting the...

I don't know how to quote multiple times, so I will state here what Rocketman said: Re: Securing Your Garage "Actually, booby trap type security systems are illegal in most places. You can actually be sued by a burglar if they are injured by a "system" made to cause physical harm. BS for sure...

I've eaten in a number of restaurants having some or other version of wood tables (usually with parquet tops, herringbones, etc.) covered with a thick slab of epoxy. You don't even have to smooth the top much, just mix the epoxy and flood it on, making some provision to keep it from running off...

Hey, I figure the Red Army made these tools and sent them over, so why would they be so keen to get 'em back? Quit choking, Merk.

I'm a fan of Leatherman/SOG/Gerber multitools and own probably 5 or 6 of them. But they are packed with screwdrivers and such that would not be useful on a tropical island. The blade and the pliers are about all I can see a use for. I agree that an ax would be of much more value. You can...