So when we moved in during Autumn 2011 I decided that I wanted to take up woodwork and aim to build some of our furniture as well as stuff for the house and garden. Even with my lack of experience I managed to work out that having no tools or work space in addition to having no skill would be an issue so...
After having a bash at building a couple of sheds for general storage and buying tools as I found that I needed them I got around to concentrating on a shed just for me and my new hobby - the MAN CAVE!
It's been up for about a year now and I have slowly been furnishing it with tools and machines, some I have saved up for and others I've begged for, borrowed or found cheap (and ancient) on Ebay.
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| Man Cave |
I built myself a workbench out of 2x4 and 3/4inch plywood and added a couple of (rather wobbly) vices. The blue metal poking into the left edge of the picture is an ancient lathe that I found on Ebay for a few quid, it enabled me to try a bit of turning with a view to becoming proficient enough to turn legs for furniture.
In the last year or so I've managed to add some additional tools and machines and built up a stock of hardwood, most important is the radio - I'll add more details in later posts.
In the last year in the Cave I've made a bathroom cabinet, oak hallway table, Salt and Pepper Mills, a kitchen island, a large picture frame, birdhouses and various other niknaks. Karen has also had me building raised beds, an outrageously large veg cage and numerous other projects.
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