It's been a few months since the first post and due to the cold temperatures and lack of suitable workspace, the woodworking projects have all been in my head! Which is a good thing, but now that the snow has gone and the temperatures outside are comfortably above freezing, it's time to start putting some of those plans into action.
The first stage is to create a better workspace. Our house has an external sauna building that has a 10sqm woodshed attached to it. I decided that this would make a great temporary workshop until the distant dream of a garage workshop comes to fruition. The woodshed is basically a shell at the moment, so the first step is to lay a floor down and then as the summer progresses I will add interior and exterior walls, since the current walls seem to have more holes than actual walls. At least the building is breathing!! I'm currently clearing the rubbish from the place and getting it ready to lay the joists and floor. There may even be a corner for a wood burning stove so that work can continue in the winter!
Some of the projects that are on the list once the floor is in place is a workbench for the workshop, some shelves for the kitchen, replacing the windows upstairs, a children's dog sled, bookshelf cabinets, kitchen units and then the more ambitious ideas such as the canoe and an electric guitar.
The big problem now is finding the 2 key elements that would enable all of these (currently) fanciful ideas to be realised. Namely, time and money.
The one thing I have learnt a long time ago is that while the big dreams are all well and good, breaking them down into small manageable ones is the way forward! My dream at the moment is to be able to get a few bits of 4x2 down and covered with a few sheets of chipboard. This will do for starters and could keep me busy for a while!
