George's Wyoming hideout

[wyo george]

Greetings, I figured as an introduction I'd toss up some pics of my humble shop space. I have a two car attached garage and a 24x36 attached shop. It would be plenty of space, except I'm pretty heavy into woodworking, occasionally boat building as well as mechanical work and the occasional bike build. I'm working on adding a 26x40 addition to the shop, but that'll be next spring before I get started. (BTW, I did not build the shop. Unlike the builder, I actually own a tape measure...)

About me, I'm a machinist by day and formerly worked in the auto restoration business. There's much more, but I can't let out all my secrets at once....









Occasionally my shop even does duty as a daycare for my most precious people on earth!!



I'll post up some threads along the way of my various projects...

 

[98XJ]

can't go wrong taking care of the kids

 

[Bib Overalls]

Is that canoe a project in progress? The straps lead me to think you are doing a glue up.

 

[jwhcars]

I just think a wooden canoe is great.

 

[wyo george]

I really enjoy building boats. I've completed two boats, and one canoe so far and I have the pictured canoe, a kayak and standup paddleboard under construction. The cedar canoe is a Gilpatrick design named "Puddle Duck" and will hopefully be finished this fall. Depending on how quick and cold our winter hits I may not have it in the water until next year though.

The straps are holding it for some epoxy to dry. Sadly the canoe was in a shop related accident and I had to patch a small place on it. I have a little more sanding and one more coat of epoxy this weekend and then I'll be ready to put the first layer of fiberglass cloth on it, hopefully next weekend.

Thanks for looking,
George

 

[volvo]

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Looks like another luncheon union meeting wondering when that mini bike is going to get an engine.

Great space & family.

 

[wyo george]

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Looks like another luncheon union meeting wondering when that mini bike is going to get an engine.



Great space & family.

Thanks! The mini bike is for my wife, it's getting an engine sometime this week I think.

 

[sean Buick 76]

Very cool I like your style!

 

[1/2 Cup]

Thanks for posting, great stuff.

 

[kyle@hcb]

Thanks for posting, great stuff.

x2

 

[wyo george]

Thanks folks

 

[luke7734]

Sweet little setup.. my girls love garage time with dad.. as long as there's no power tools or loud noises they're always welcome with me..

Ps... people still build boats? Haha.. not something you see everyday. [emoji6] [emoji106] [emoji631]

 

[luke7734]

Also.. couple "I spy" notes.. i see a drywall lift (which fits in neither of your listed occupations) and I'm super curious about the stencil on the wall. . Have you had issues with your house being shot at or something?

 

[wyo george]

Good eye! I bought the drywall lift to hang the ceiling, I'm the guy that would rather buy a tool than rent it. As to the stencil, I'm a former firearms instructor and spend a lot of time at the gun club. That was for designating target zones at our muzzleloader club.

 

[wyo george]

And yes, I build a lot of boats

 

[luke7734]

Good eye! I bought the drywall lift to hang the ceiling, I'm the guy that would rather buy a tool than rent it.

Same here! Picked up mine off Craigslist. . It's probably in quite a few of my pics. [emoji106]

 

[gtr cook]

Loving that canoe- any more pics?

 

[wyo george]

I'll dig some up at home later. It was actually involved in a slight shop accident and I had to patch a hole in it, as a result I'll be finishing it in paint instead of bright (natural) finish. Oh well, I learned enough on this one that the next one will be awesome!!

 

[76cruiser]

Welcome fellow Wyomingite! Glad to see a few of us representing!

 

[jwhcars]

Finish the canoe in bright natural, paint a symbol or just "ouch" over the damaged spot.

 

[flytosail]

Sweet little setup.. my girls love garage time with dad.. as long as there's no power tools or loud noises they're always welcome with me..

Ps... people still build boats? Haha.. not something you see everyday. [emoji6] [emoji106] [emoji631]

Noticed you said "boats"!

 

[wyo george]

Welcome fellow Wyomingite! Glad to see a few of us representing!

Thanks for the welcome pard. I'm central-east Wy, what part are you?

 

[wyo george]

Finish the canoe in bright natural, paint a symbol or just "ouch" over the damaged spot.

I thought about that, but there are several parts of the boat that were "learning experiences" so I'm ok with paint. I'll probably finish the interior bright, or do a two-tone of some sort. The bullet hole patch would be interesting......

 

[wyo george]

Noticed you said "boats"!

CLC or.....?

 

[wyo george]

Playing with the pano feature on my new phone. I kinda like it!


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[76cruiser]

Thanks for the welcome pard. I'm central-east Wy, what part are you?

Down here in the south east corner.

 

[wyo george]

Gotcha[emoji4]


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