I finally get the shop I have wanted for too long (9 Viewers)

[Michael B]

Dang...that hurts. I understand why you did it...but it hurts lol.

I don’t like having to cut trees down but sometimes it just has to be done. I will plant another tree in the near vicinity soon.

 

[Michael B]

I have slowly been working on finishing the wood in the office. With job disruptions starting mid January, it has been difficult to get the clear coat applied. Hopefully tomorrow I can finish the first coat.

On a brighter note I have been getting some of my decorations hung. This is the majority of the large ones. There are still a lot of smaller ones to find places for.

For those that haven’t seen the build thread of my 45, the bib and dash were original to my rig.

 

[Nottajeep]

I have slowly been working on finishing the wood in the office. With job disruptions starting mid January, it has been difficult to get the clear coat applied. Hopefully tomorrow I can finish the first coat.

On a brighter note I have been getting some of my decorations hung. This is the majority of the large ones. There are still a lot of smaller ones to find places for.

For those that haven’t seen the build thread of my 45, the bib and dash were original to my rig.

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Very cool. Where is my invite?

 

[Michael B]

No invite needed Jason, you are always welcome here sir!

 

[Nottajeep]

No invite needed Jason, you are always welcome here sir!

Ok we'll plan a day. It's looking really good over there.

 

[Michael B]

Ok we'll plan a day. It's looking really good over there.

I look forward to seeing you soon!

 

[knuckle47]

Gee Michael, the only thing we have around here that hardly comes close in the inside of a Cracker Barrel restaurant !
I love it….

 

[Michael B]

Gee Michael, the only thing we have around here that hardly comes close in the inside of a Cracker Barrel restaurant !
I love it….

Thanks Al! Just wait until it’s done. I have a lot of smaller items.

 

[Michael B]

First coat finally completed. Although, with current humidity levels, it may take it a month to dry enough to scuff it for another coat.

 

[greenbeast]

Thats looks pretty darn nice! Well done sir!!

 

[Michael B]

Thats looks pretty darn nice! Well done sir!!

Thank you sir!

 

[Bob Morazes]

WOW
Really beautiful! So what under the planks? ie whats the construction?
The black really sets off the entire room.
For me I would hate to scar the wood by hanging a picture up there!
Bobmo

 

[Michael B]

WOW
Really beautiful! So what under the planks? ie whats the construction?
The black really sets off the entire room.
For me I would hate to scar the wood by hanging a picture up there!
Bobmo

Bob if you look back a few pages you can see the underlying construction method. I used furring strips every few feet and then painted both walls flat black.

 

[Bob Morazes]

Bob if you look back a few pages you can see the underlying construction method. I used furring strips every few feet and then painted both walls flat black.

Found it Thanks!

 

[knuckle47]

I remember guessing what the project was as you painted the walls black… still reminded me of Edison’s Black Mariah.
by the way. Got a call today..the FJ45 is arriving at my house tomorrow….5 months !

Did you color the narrower strips?

 

[Michael B]

I remember guessing what the project was as you painted the walls black… still reminded me of Edison’s Black Mariah.
by the way. Got a call today..the FJ45 is arriving at my house tomorrow….5 months !

Did you color the narrower strips?

Al I know you’re looking forward to receiving the 45 tomorrow. I’m betting you won’t get much sleep tonight.

I did not apply color to any of the wood in the slat wall. The narrow strips are a different species and are slightly darker naturally. The clear coat is magnifying the difference.

 

[Michael B]

Nothing picture worthy but I did get the plumbing finished. The sink and spigot on the front porch are now functioning.

 

[knuckle47]

So Michael, did you bury a water feed from the main supply at the house? This is a terrific benefit and I found myself questioning how I might do this here. My closest source of water is about 115’ away. Currently I have two 50’ rubber hoses and another 75’ rubber hose running from the spigot in the back of the house. Dragging it over the fence and across the gravel drive is a chore. It is heavy and a convenient attachment in the pole barn would be great but a bunch of work and needs to be safe from freezing or blown out in winter. I am envious

you don’t realize what a nice option that water is until you need to rinse something off

 

[WarDamnEagle]

So Michael, did you bury a water feed from the main supply at the house? This is a terrific benefit and I found myself questioning how I might do this here. My closest source of water is about 115’ away. Currently I have two 50’ rubber hoses and another 75’ rubber hose running from the spigot in the back of the house. Dragging it over the fence and across the gravel drive is a chore. It is heavy and a convenient attachment in the pole barn would be great but a bunch of work and needs to be safe from freezing or blown out in winter. I am envious

you don’t realize what a nice option that water is until you need to rinse something off

Rent a trencher and get after it. 115' is nothing.

 

[Michael B]

So Michael, did you bury a water feed from the main supply at the house? This is a terrific benefit and I found myself questioning how I might do this here. My closest source of water is about 115’ away. Currently I have two 50’ rubber hoses and another 75’ rubber hose running from the spigot in the back of the house. Dragging it over the fence and across the gravel drive is a chore. It is heavy and a convenient attachment in the pole barn would be great but a bunch of work and needs to be safe from freezing or blown out in winter. I am envious

you don’t realize what a nice option that water is until you need to rinse something off

Al during construction I trenched in a water line from the back of the house to the back of my shop. I knew I would want a sink and spigot out there. I have a spigot on the back of the house. So I drilled through the block, below grade, ran my supply line into my crawl space to tap that spigot. There are pictures of all of this in this thread.