My Shop

I have to admit, I'm really excited about this post! Haha. So shortly after we bought the house, my dad called and said, "It's time to build you a shop!" After all, how could I keep my man card without a shop in the garage?!? Indeed. So when he came down for Jeremy's birthday at the beginning of June, we went to work. It's SO nice to have a little place of my own where I can kinda escape and build things. There's just something special about having your own space where you can get sawdust all over the place and IT DOESN'T MATTER! And we couldn't have built the salon without it. (Those are Amber's words, not mine. But I agree.) I can't wait until Jeremy's older and can come and help me out there... I also can't wait to put some speakers in the ceiling and set up a hard-core sound system! So here's a little tour of the man cave:

This is my work bench. Dad brought down some wood that he milled himself on the ranch, so it's got a taste of home. We threw up some plywood so I could hang up my tools and keep my workspace clear. It's got lots of shelf space down below for my power tools and floor space below that for extra supplies. And of course, I had to throw up some snowboard banners for steez and to add my own personal feel to it. I can feel the hair growing on my chest just looking at this picture!

This would be the portable work bench. Basically, now I can have a flat work area wherever I need it and not be limited to working on the fixed bench. We put wheels on the bottom so it can wheel anywhere I'm working. Again, more shelf space below and having it at the end of my fixed bench gives me more space to spread out if I'm working on something big. My next project will be to make a snowboard rack on the wall above the portable bench to keep all my boards. It's gonna be sick!

This would be my saw and peg board. The stand that the saw sits on is SO ill! It extends completely out either side so you can cut any length of board. And what's cooler still is that the whole thing collapses so that you could store it or transport it with ease! Amazing. To the right inside that little cubby space is where I keep my shop vac which is great because it's out of the way, yet easy to get to. On the wall is JP busting a gnarly rodeo with the same Forum board that I use to jib with. So yeah, that's pretty sweet too.

This is the table saw that belonged to my father-in-law before he passed away. I was really lucky to have Amber's mom let me have it. Amber's dad also shared in the love of woodworking and so it's really really cool to have something of his in my shop as well. It's so cool to have a tradition like this to share with my dads and I can't wait to share it with Jeremy as well one day. I just hope that I can make amazing creations like my dads have. Big shoes to fill and steps to follow for sure. But that's how it should be.

Well that's the big tour. Special thanks to Dad for giving me this and allowing me to start my own shop in my home. Ever since I was a teenager, Dad's given me tools for my birthday and Christmas. I guess at the time I always thought it was cool and stuff, but I never realized until now how smart he was and what a blessing that would be later on. Makes it easy to stock your shop when you already have most of the tools! I couldn't have done this without him. You're the man, Dad. I'd add more, but I gotta go start another project! Peace!

Oh! I almost forgot! This is Napoleon. Every guy has something wierd in his shop it seems like. For example, Amber's dad had a cowboy monkey... Yeah, it's gnarly. Well, this is mine. Push a button and hear him say, "Saa-weeeet!" And just in case, he's always got a screw ready!