Bare Knuckle Pickups Forum
At The Back => Time Out => Topic started by: WezV on October 28, 2008, 03:26:02 PM
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Yep, its a 'new workshop day'
i say workshop, at the moment its little more than a shed so i still have loads to do before its habitable for wood and guitars
(http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e31/WezV/new/DSC01817.jpg)
so far most of my guitar building has taken place out of a small spare room in my house with very few power tools (small bandsaw, many routers and a bench drill)... but being in a terrace i was starting to get on the neighbours nerves every time i turned a router on - and obviously thats been getting more and more frequent. also i had literally no more space left!!
so this new space is going to allow me to get some bigger power tools and use them when i damn well want. Its 16x8' which is actually bigger than the spare room i am in currently.
next jobs are making sure its water tight and secure, then mega insulating it and electrifying it.
you may notice its as wide as my garden ;)
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Gotta love new shed workshop days :)
Looks like a beauty :)
Roo
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I am just happy to have somehwere i can really get to work without worrying about other people
you do know leo fender started in a shed dont you... i will be knocking out tele's before you can blink
PRS started in a loft, John Birch started on his Kitchen table (actually there is a rather nice guitar having its frets seen to on my kitchen table at the moment)... i think boogie amps started in a shed before moving to a garage
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Nothing like getting a new toy :) When it's all padded and kitted out, be sure to show us some pictures of the inside!
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You better get some A/C or something in that thing, because come summertime you will die of heatstroke.
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I know how you feel about new workshops. I have spent the last few days sorting out a few of them :D
Such a great feeling at the end
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You better get some A/C or something in that thing, because come summertime you will die of heatstroke.
well my indoor workshop doesnt have a/c and i can tell you hand carving bubinga sure gets hot over summer - i am used to that!
but yeah - i think the double doors will be open at summer time with a big fan going.
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Its a long way from your neighbours too which should keep them happy. You'll have to run a good supply to it if you are going to use bigger power tools! Have fun with it anyway - it looks like it will be a great workshop.
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Looks great Wez. I am just a little concerned about the security aspect as I deal with the aftermath of the scum preying upon the rest of us all and every day.
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yeah, so am I... the windows will receive fold down shutters with a bar across the inside. i need to work on making the doors a bit more secure as well, and i think i will get a workshop alarm. i have some very nosy neighbours which is also helpful... like i say, lots to do before i want to move into it
it might be a while before i can start getting the real big boys toys but when i do they will all be firmly chained into place as well.
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I'll do security for you if you make me a few free BKP loaded WezV guitars. I'll supply the lasers, signs, window bars, and razor wire.;)
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By lazy_mcdoesnothi (http://profile.imageshack.us/user/lazy_mcdoesnothi)
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Ooo, is that AAA wood? Whats the tap tone like?
I would have preferred it in sunburst.
Heh-heh-heh...
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I'll do security for you if you make me a few free BKP loaded WezV guitars. I'll supply the lasers, signs, window bars, and razor wire.;)
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By lazy_mcdoesnothi (http://profile.imageshack.us/user/lazy_mcdoesnothi)
I love MS Paint :D
Every man needs a shed, fact of life.
Although when i saw NWD, i though, New Wife Day?
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Looks great Wez - I also worry about upsetting the neighbours with excessive noise, nice to hear that I am not the only one who worries about this!
More importantly have you got a name for your workshop? Something a bit zany would go down well - I've always liked what Zappa called his recording studio (Utility Muffin Research Kitchen).
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Admit it Wez, that's got nothing to do with guitars and everything to do with getting away from the missus...
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lol, i love it... but if you look closely you will see you need not of drawn the razor wire in... behind the wall at the back is a repro antiques yard with quite high security
did i ever mention one of my mates recently lost a finger taking a drunken short cut over a wall with razor wire at the top... he took a photo of the disconnected finger in the palm of his hand when he was waiting for the ambulance.
i do like the idea of decorating it and giving it a name... my first instinct was to paint it bright red like one of those barns from the cartoons
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Although when i saw NWD, i though, New Wife Day?
:lol: Me too.
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nah, but that NWD might be sometime next year... chances are i wont be posting here on that evening!!
i did get engaged a couple of months ago, so far we have done nothing towards getting married.. but thats no surprise, it took me 11 years to propose!! I did make her go and buy a wedding maazine the other day... at some point one of use has got to start getting it sorted and getting the magazine seems to have kicked her into gear
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my first instinct was to paint it bright red like one of those barns from the cartoons
i like that idea too :)
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my first instinct was to paint it bright red like one of those barns from the cartoons
i like that idea too :)
Or Snoopy's dog house!
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my first instinct was to paint it bright red like one of those barns from the cartoons
i like that idea too :)
Or Snoopy's dog house!
In that case it needs a propeller on it. Didn't Snoopys house come with a propeller? Or did I do too many drugs as a child..?
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Nice workshop! :D
Love the danger tags on the pic :lol:
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In that case it needs a propeller on it. Didn't Snoopys house come with a propeller? Or did I do too many drugs as a child..?
hmm, maybe so!
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/nice-vintage-aeroplane-wooden-propellor_W0QQitemZ220301402765QQcmdZViewItem?hash=item220301402765&_trkparms=72%3A1301%7C39%3A1%7C66%3A2%7C65%3A12%7C240%3A1318&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14
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my first instinct was to paint it bright red like one of those barns from the cartoons
i like that idea too :)
Or Snoopy's dog house!
In that case it needs a propeller on it. Didn't Snoopys house come with a propeller? Or did I do too many drugs as a child..?
Only when he was fighting the Red Baron ...