Hey All,
Nice to see so many of you gearheads, vintage freaks and tool whores posting your great stuff! I am an architect by trade, gearhead by choice and freak by nature. I also have a BFA in Sculpture with metalwork being my medium of choice. So, a shop was a no brainer for me. It's not huge by any means, but enough that I can do what I need to do. If any of you are iron mongers I highly recommend a book that was inspirational to me. It is "David Smith by David Smith". One of THE most influential sculptors of the 20th century and an Iron monger to the core!
I have been lurking for a while, but actually took pics of my shop and wrote a blurb a while ago. I just found the original pics, before a recent cleanup and I am looking for the rest to put on the thread. I thought I would post these as "before" shots even though I have been occupying for 15+ years. It's actually after a dormant stage. Mine and my sons hockey obsession took over for a while. Your inspiration had me out there cleaning up so I can actually move around, through, and produce once again.
As a side note, my gearhead hobbies are air-cooled motorsports. Particularly vintage and non-vintage VW's and British motorcycles. You'll see a '68 Triumph Daytona in pieces around the shop, a '72 Snortin' Norton Commando hiding underneath and an engine replacement for my '90 Westfalia camper. All on the ot do list that is impossible in the shops current condition.
More to follow............
Bill
Alternative Structures
Nice to see so many of you gearheads, vintage freaks and tool whores posting your great stuff! I am an architect by trade, gearhead by choice and freak by nature. I also have a BFA in Sculpture with metalwork being my medium of choice. So, a shop was a no brainer for me. It's not huge by any means, but enough that I can do what I need to do. If any of you are iron mongers I highly recommend a book that was inspirational to me. It is "David Smith by David Smith". One of THE most influential sculptors of the 20th century and an Iron monger to the core!
I have been lurking for a while, but actually took pics of my shop and wrote a blurb a while ago. I just found the original pics, before a recent cleanup and I am looking for the rest to put on the thread. I thought I would post these as "before" shots even though I have been occupying for 15+ years. It's actually after a dormant stage. Mine and my sons hockey obsession took over for a while. Your inspiration had me out there cleaning up so I can actually move around, through, and produce once again.
As a side note, my gearhead hobbies are air-cooled motorsports. Particularly vintage and non-vintage VW's and British motorcycles. You'll see a '68 Triumph Daytona in pieces around the shop, a '72 Snortin' Norton Commando hiding underneath and an engine replacement for my '90 Westfalia camper. All on the ot do list that is impossible in the shops current condition.
More to follow............
Bill
Alternative Structures
