Workshop 88

[toddjb]

Nice turning, Eric. How long is it? Or rather, how big is your mircowave? You could try the rapid drying approach detailed here

 

[Mr. 360]

Eric, that's not a bad effort all the same, well done.

The sketch is fantastic as well and thanks for posting...

Regards

I bet you have some pretty cool sketches laying around. Do you ever frame your work to put around the house?

If I were you I'd frame up some of those sketches and sell them.

The rolling pin looks great.
Your wife will be happy.

Thanks guys, it was a lot of fun making it. As far as sketches around the house go, i have thought about it but haven't gotten around to it yet (cue the 'round tuit' jokes). I do have a few pinned up in my cubicle to aid in the dreariness of office-life though.

Ask your wife for some design tips on the rolling pin. The big thing is can she pick it up and work comfortably with it. Do the handles fit in her hands? You know like a good hand or power tool fits in yours?

The other one can be displayed someplace in the kitchen. I am sure she has some other items For display only?

Keep us abreast of the design and build.

All good points. I had to guess a little since it was a gift and i couldn't ask her beforehand. she did however comment on a rolling pin of similar size at an antique store, about the greater heft and merits of the solid design (as opposed to mounting the barrel on an axle), so I ran with that. For the handles I tried to balance 3 things; ergonomics of it fitting her hand, proportions to the barrel so it looks right, and big enough to allow you to really bear down on it if need be. When she tried it out she said it was really comfortable to use, so i guess i lucked out there. Although she does have a couple old kitchen tools on display, she uses most of her stuff, both old and new. I'm guessing she'll find a good spot for this one to go.

Nice turning, Eric. How long is it? Or rather, how big is your mircowave? You could try the rapid drying approach detailed here

That's interesting, i've never heard of that method before. The pin is a beast though, coming in at 24" end to end, so it won't fit in the nuker. I will have to try that idea out though sometime

 

[GDPossehl]

Thanks guys, it was a lot of fun making it. As far as sketches around the house go, i have thought about it but haven't gotten around to it yet (cue the 'round tuit' jokes). I do have a few pinned up in my cubicle to aid in the dreariness of office-life though.

I think you'd be surprised. You could probably make about what you would from selling equipment that you dumpster dive for on one framed sketch.

Try one out on ebay, they sell a lot of art on there.

 

[Mr. 360]

Im hoping over the next little while to finally put the wraps on a few things around here. Namely, the unfinished walls have been bugging me... I started out with the best of intentions for wainscoting with hardwood pallets, but that method is a little slow and time consuming. Of course, I was also persuaded to rethink the plan when I came across a pretty nice freebie.

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This is a pile of 1x4 pallet scraps at the warehouse of the company I work for. I've known about it for a while but recently they told me I could take what I needed. A few calculations later I had figured out how many pieces I needed, and set about loading the best ones into the car. In all, I managed to fit 330 boards into the echo, which never even shrugged at the fact that it's owner was once again using it like a pickup.

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The plan goes that I will likely strip off the wainscoting I had already installed (about 12'), and reinstall this stuff all the way around. It will get painted with the khaki colour I picked up in the summer, to draw your attention away from the fact that it's softwood. I know I had kinda been wanting to go for the reclaimed hardwood pallet look, but sometimes these things are a bit of a fluid concept. I think the uniform boards will look nice all painted as well. I hauled all the stuff off that wall... man I need to do a purge of a bunch of unneeded stuff.

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The boards I picked up range from about 36" to 38" rough cut, and the height I needed is 38", so some of the unevenness will be along the bottom, hidden by some baseboard. The trim detail around the middle will remain the same as planned. I had to drag out the compressor I have for sale because the compressor i regularly use decided to spit out a seal or something in the switch, so I'll have to dissect that and see whats up.

I think it looks good so far, and the nice thing is that it goes pretty fast with the nailgun. The boards are all straight and even too, unlike the hardwood which was sometimes a bit warped and checked. Hope to post up more progress soon, finishing this up will really help the look of the place.

 

[OJ Bartley]

Eric, what about a stain or poly or something instead of the paint? I know it's not like you're using bookmatched panels, but the "rough" wood look seems to fit for your space, even with the stamps and imperfections on the boards. Seems like a shame to cover up the boards you're going to all the trouble of using.

 

[HSpencer]

Eric
This is a nice score on the free boards. I am thinking along with OJ, that a semi transparent finish would really zoom up the look of your shop. Paint would work for me, but it would in my case need to be red, or gray or both!! LOL. I do really like the idea of a stained wall section.
Looking great, Merry Christmas, and a wonderful 2015 to you!!

Best Regards
Herb

 

[rmalkow2]

I'll have to agree with the prior comments and add that a light to medium color transparent stain prior to a topcoat of clear poly would let the stampings and imperfections show through but bring a uniform color and richness to the wood.
But here we are dressing up your shop for you! What ever you choose I'm sure will look great. Good score on the free lumber.

 

[Mr. 360]

Eric, what about a stain or poly or something instead of the paint? I know it's not like you're using bookmatched panels, but the "rough" wood look seems to fit for your space, even with the stamps and imperfections on the boards. Seems like a shame to cover up the boards you're going to all the trouble of using.

Eric
This is a nice score on the free boards. I am thinking along with OJ, that a semi transparent finish would really zoom up the look of your shop. Paint would work for me, but it would in my case need to be red, or gray or both!! LOL. I do really like the idea of a stained wall section.
Looking great, Merry Christmas, and a wonderful 2015 to you!!

Best Regards
Herb

I'll have to agree with the prior comments and add that a light to medium color transparent stain prior to a topcoat of clear poly would let the stampings and imperfections show through but bring a uniform color and richness to the wood.
But here we are dressing up your shop for you! What ever you choose I'm sure will look great. Good score on the free lumber.

Thanks for the comments and the input guys! You know, for the most part I would tend to agree with you all. In fact, that was my plan with the hardwood wainscoting approach. I thought a nice dark rich stain would richen it up and bring out the grain (emphasis on bringing out the grain).

Im not sure if it's sort of a snobbish thing to think, but typically to me, softwood is probably similar to mdf and plywood in terms of its aesthetics. I really, really love a nice hardwood, with lots of depth and character to the grain. Perhaps it comes from milling a lot of my own wood, but softwood to me tends to fit into the 'construction' wood as opposed to the 'showcase' wood.

If I kind of go back in my mind my initial thought was to do something like this.

It's Best Made Co's shop in NY, and I like the way it all flowed. I guess the only other thing is that I already have the paint

However, not all is lost on the stain-front. I do have my Ash butcher block wood for my workbench build. I'm thinking that will have to be specially treated to bring out the richness, kind of like the floor in the above pic, even if it's only Ash wood.

 

[rmalkow2]

I hear you on the soft wood vs hard wood look. This color combo you have in mind will look great and the nicely finished butcher block top will add some contrast and really highlight your work bench. Looking forward to the finished result.

 

[xtremek]

I'm with the other guys on the stain front, especially since there is printing on some of the boards. But it's not my shop and I'm sure whatever you do, it will look great as always. BTW, nice score.

 

[GregsRetroGarage]

Nice score on the free wood! I look forward to seeing what you do with your shop! This inspires me to go clean up my garage!

 

[Mr. 360]

I hear you on the soft wood vs hard wood look. This color combo you have in mind will look great and the nicely finished butcher block top will add some contrast and really highlight your work bench. Looking forward to the finished result.

I'm with the other guys on the stain front, especially since there is printing on some of the boards. But it's not my shop and I'm sure whatever you do, it will look great as always. BTW, nice score.

I'm sometimes of two minds on this one too... guess we'll have to see how it turns out to know if I made the right choice. I think perhaps the pics make the wood look a little nicer than it is. I don't think i'll mind covering it up.

Nice score on the free wood! I look forward to seeing what you do with your shop! This inspires me to go clean up my garage!

Thanks! My garage also needs a really good clean and purge. i can tidy it easy enough but there is some extra bulk in there I'd like to get rid of.

 

[1/2 Cup]

Eric, great score with the timber. If you are still undecided why not try a few painted, some stained and some just oiled. Place them temporarily as that should give you an idea as to which way you might want to ultimately go.
There is nothing like visualizing in the flesh so to speak.

Regards

 

[Mr. 360]

Eric, great score with the timber. If you are still undecided why not try a few painted, some stained and some just oiled. Place them temporarily as that should give you an idea as to which way you might want to ultimately go.
There is nothing like visualizing in the flesh so to speak.

Regards

Not a bad idea, I have a bunch of extra pieces I could experiment with.

 

[GregsRetroGarage]

Did you sell your compressors? Curious about how much you got for them??

 

[Mr. 360]

Did you sell your compressors? Curious about how much you got for them??

Sold the blue CH unit today. I had it listed for $175, and I got close to that for it after a little bargaining, so I'm happy. Way more than I was expecting though.

 

[Mr. 360]

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Finished up the baseboard on the window side and ran about 10' of new wainscoting where the old hardwood was, with baseboard. My wife is with you guys, she thinks it looks best not painted. I guess I take a little more convincing

Since I sold off the CH compressor I'm back on my 10 gal unit. I got it to stop leaking but now it doesn't auto kick-off, so until I figure that out I just watch the gauge and shut it off at about 130 and turn it on at 90. Bit of a nuisance, and I'm not sure yet why the shutoff doesn't work.

 

[1/2 Cup]

It gets my tick Eric, looks fantastic..

 

[Zeke]

I love this thread/

 

[xtremek]

I'm with 1/2 cup. If you stain it, you can always paint over it, right? It's your shop, do what you want.

 

[zcar751]

Great thread I like the wainscoting idea with the free hard wood. I like the idea of painting it a light color because of the ease of cleanup and it is a small space that you want to keep as bright as possible.

 

[GDPossehl]

Since this is a "working" garage, I'd recommend something with fire retardant qualities to finish those planks with. I like the look of it raw, but my first thought is 'firewood'.

 

[Hugo's greasy garage]

Eric,

Where do I begin the garage thread is truly awesome and you really have some serious drawing and fabricating skills. You really inspire me to make thing happen in my own garage I am so impressed on what you done with your shop! On another note maybe I could interest you in some side work I like some rendering of a hot rod I am building PM me if you think you would be interested?

Thanks again and have a happy New year!

Hugo

 

[SnowmanIII]

88 is a great number! The year I graduated and Dale Jr's number. Not sure what the crime is like in your area, but your solid door with an added deadbolt would help detour burglars!

 

[BuickFarmer]

Man I am way behind on this thread. Had not even seen the Willys and last time I saw the wainscoting it was old pallet board. Liking it all!!! I would probably seal the new wainscot with some CWF sealer and let it be. It only darkens it up a bit.
Love the Willy's. I may have something laying around here for you, I'll see if I can dig it up. Let me get over to your Willys thread and check it out. In the meantime, I'd like to dedicate this to your 60 Willys....

Sugar Magnolia....Well, she can dance a Cajun rhythm, jump like a willys in four wheel drive.
She's a summer love for spring, fall and winter. She can make happy any man alive.

 

[Dan in Pasadena]

Love the wainscoting but I'd like to see it stained and finished with a satin clear. You can ALWAYS paint it.

 

[Mr. 360]

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Progress. Finished off the long wall and got this up behind the wood stove. Last on the list is the back wall, then I can add the cap rail and 6" band. The place is an absolute disaster right now. Hoping by the weekend I can get it cleaned up.

 

[1/2 Cup]

Great work Eric, I am sure it will not stay a disaster zone for too long. You can take some comfort in the fact that you are not on your lonesome when it comes to doing what you are trying to do in the garage.

Regards

 

[Mr. 360]

It gets my tick Eric, looks fantastic..

I love this thread/

Thanks guys!

I'm with 1/2 cup. If you stain it, you can always paint over it, right? It's your shop, do what you want.

Great thread I like the wainscoting idea with the free hard wood. I like the idea of painting it a light color because of the ease of cleanup and it is a small space that you want to keep as bright as possible.

Since this is a "working" garage, I'd recommend something with fire retardant qualities to finish those planks with. I like the look of it raw, but my first thought is 'firewood'.

Lots of great ideas here. I think what I'm going to do is leave it raw til the pegboard is painted and see how it goes. Might get a direction from the uniformity of the pegboard, and maybe even the cupboards.

Eric,

Where do I begin the garage thread is truly awesome and you really have some serious drawing and fabricating skills. You really inspire me to make thing happen in my own garage I am so impressed on what you done with your shop! On another note maybe I could interest you in some side work I like some rendering of a hot rod I am building PM me if you think you would be interested?

Thanks again and have a happy New year!

Hugo

Glad I could inspire, and thanks for the compliment! That's a great looking hot rod you have going there, very clean. Thanks for the comment on the sketches, man, I've really never thought of doing sketches as a side deal, though I do enjoy it. Happy new year to you as well!

88 is a great number! The year I graduated and Dale Jr's number. Not sure what the crime is like in your area, but your solid door with an added deadbolt would help detour burglars!

I love the extra security. Given that I had to break into my garage through the old door once (which was way too easy), the double lock is a step in the right direction.

Man I am way behind on this thread. Had not even seen the Willys and last time I saw the wainscoting it was old pallet board. Liking it all!!! I would probably seal the new wainscot with some CWF sealer and let it be. It only darkens it up a bit.
Love the Willy's. I may have something laying around here for you, I'll see if I can dig it up. Let me get over to your Willys thread and check it out. In the meantime, I'd like to dedicate this to your 60 Willys....

Sugar Magnolia....Well, she can dance a Cajun rhythm, jump like a willys in four wheel drive.
She's a summer love for spring, fall and winter. She can make happy any man alive.

Love it, thanks for the link. I'm really thinking this truck matches the shop well, kinda jack of all trades.

Love the wainscoting but I'd like to see it stained and finished with a satin clear. You can ALWAYS paint it.

Haha, one more into the ring for the staining eh? You guys are persistent

 

[Dan in Pasadena]

Sorry Eric. NOT trying to browbeat you. Do whatever pleases you as you're the only one that truly counts!

 

[Mr. 360]

Sorry Eric. NOT trying to browbeat you. Do whatever pleases you as you're the only one that truly counts!

Oh, no apology necessary, I was only teasing. I'm more than happy to hear what folks think, on a number of occasions it's probably steered me in a better direction anyways. All good!

 

[bazzateer]

In that case.........................................STPAINT IT!!!!!!

 

[920kip]

YOU **** ! Three compressors - FREE. And turning them into cash; good for you.
Keep up the good work on the garage. Paint the boards IMHO.
Happy Happy New Year
Kip

 

[GregsRetroGarage]

Happy New Years! I look forward to your 2015 posts!!!

 

[Mr. 360]

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More progress. Bought some 2x2 and 1x6 material to finish the chair rail portion. Another day or so should have the whole place done.

I'd like to wish everyone a wonderful 2015. Thanks to anyone who's read and commented here, you guys give me a ton of motivation.

Happy New Year!!!

 

[Mr. 360]

In that case.........................................STAIN IT!!!!!!

Haha, Subtle

YOU **** ! Three compressors - FREE. And turning them into cash; good for you.
Keep up the good work on the garage. Paint the boards IMHO.
Happy Happy New Year
Kip

I think that's the first time I've gotten a "You ****" from anyone. I've gotten a few offers for the silver one but about 70% under my asking price. Happy new year to you!

Happy New Years! I look forward to your 2015 posts!!!

Happy new year too! Hoping to keep the momentum up into the new year here.

 

[rmalkow2]

Ok, I get the picture now. For some reason I just could't visualize the finished look with that big gap between vertical boards and peg board. Now that you have it finished off the big light bulb just went on in my head. I'm on board with you now for painting. It will look great.

 

[1/2 Cup]

Looking fantastic Eric, I was wondering how you were going to finish the top, question answered.

Regards

 

[OJ Bartley]

I hate to say it, but paint might work better in this case. What I think would look GREAT is if you painted the pegboard white, and then stained the wood a nice dark colour, but that's a lot more work.

I do like the wide band, I couldn't quite picture it either. Nice progress, hope you were able to take advantage of the decent weather over Christmas holiday. Happy new year!

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[Mr. 360]

Ok, I get the picture now. For some reason I just could't visualize the finished look with that big gap between vertical boards and peg board. Now that you have it finished off the big light bulb just went on in my head. I'm on board with you now for painting. It will look great.

Looking fantastic Eric, I was wondering how you were going to finish the top, question answered.

Regards

I hate to say it, but paint might work better in this case. What I think would look GREAT is if you painted the pegboard white, and then stained the wood a nice dark colour, but that's a lot more work.

I do like the wide band, I couldn't quite picture it either. Nice progress, hope you were able to take advantage of the decent weather over Christmas holiday. Happy new year!

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Thanks guys, I wasn't sure myself exactly how it would turn out, except for a bunch of rough sketches. I do think that this method looks better than what I had been doing, so I'm happy about that. I think with paint someday the whole place will tie together.