mainly because I am up at three a.m. and don't wnat to make my neighbors angry by nailing shingles on the shop this early. I've managed to get a couple more pictures ready for the groups consumption.
this pic was taken a couple of days ago. not much has changed in it's looks since all the work since then has been putting shingles on the roof. I am suprised at how big it looks setting up on the hill like that. also note, there is equipment in there. mainly a product of the opportunity presenting itslef. we moved most of my shop last weekend. I've been racing to protect it since. the really great thing is this next picture.
Mu son took this picture of me working on the first pen in the shop.
it is actually the second, the first was a buck eye burl platinum polaris. I will post pics of it when it is finished. I drilled and glued these two pens during a break from the heat of rooofing.
we live in a great climate here. temps are only in the 80 - 90s, so not having walls is actually pretty nice right now. that won't last long. I still don't have power so am working with extension cords.
I have never been able to just step out into my back yard to make a pen. I almost don't know what to do I get all confused without the 20 minute drive to get my head together.
once again I am running into cash flow issues so the progress will start getting a little weird from now on. I have the plywood to cover the walls but no siding yet. the electrical will also have to wait for more funds to filter in. I worked 11 hours overtime yesterday so that will help. I have to get all the duct work for the dust collection system in which is a big job. then the rest will be piece by piece as each bench, shelf, cabinet or whatever will be specifically designed and built for the job it needs to do. lots of work still to do but it is officially a shop at this point.
the sun is up now and I can almost go make noise. thanks for looking and even more thanks for all the enthusiasm you all have shown in my progress. I don't know if I will post much more until the outside is finished and that could be a couple of weeks. until then there will not be much to see except plywood covering the walls and I can't see that being to exciting.
