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09-04-2008, 03:28 PM
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I thought I post some pics of my workshop I have been building for awhile virtually by myself with some help at times from the wife and boy.The shop measures outside by 16'x30' were I will have a 16'x7' as my office /model room.I posted a pic of model cabinet sometime ago will it's in here built in as part of the wall to the office.The rest of the shop will be woodwork and one corner for my reloading.Well maybe it will be of interest some.Kevin 
Pretty much the start 12;4x4x12' @3.5'-4' in the ground w/180lbs of rete another 24;4x4x4'@2.5' w120lbs of rete 
Sw corner flooring off to the right 
cabinet w/mirror 92"LX4Hx 27"D.There is storage up top and bottom. 
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09-04-2008, 03:42 PM
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09-04-2008, 04:05 PM
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09-04-2008, 04:21 PM
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Country: | Dayum Javlin. That almost looks like you know what your doing!!! 
Great job!!!!
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09-04-2008, 04:39 PM
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Country: | Wish I had one..... that way when I am building my diorama....nobody disturbes me or touchs my models .......(younger brother) | |
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09-04-2008, 06:15 PM
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Country:  | Nice work!....I want one too Javlin!
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09-04-2008, 07:05 PM
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Country: | Holy crap, dude! That's frikkin AWESOME!!!! I wanted one of those in my backyard, but the kiddo arrived, so I had to settle for a workbench in my garage (which its been too hot out there this summer to do anything on, yet...). Still....amazing lookin workshop ya got goin!
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09-04-2008, 07:31 PM
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Country: | Thanks Guys,RAlien it's been almost 2 years in the makin and alot of work and alot of first.I have added a 28'x6' porch on the house as some other stuff but this is my first ground up deal.My wife asked "are you going to have a phone?"and I said "NO" if she wants to talk she will have get up off her butt and leave the TV .All the guys on the block are claiming dibbs if the wifee kicks them out.I will post pics when I get the ceiling up it actually got down to 73' in the office space with the a/c kinda surprised and no ceiling in there yet  . 
the floor understrusture 
The outside basically finished.
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09-04-2008, 07:37 PM
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Country:  | What type of lumber do you use for framing ?, up here its all spruce and yours looks like some type of pine
Nice work
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09-04-2008, 07:51 PM
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Country: | It's all treated pine PB not going to mess around with those termites and the lap siding is hardi-plank.The HP is a dream to work with but hell on saw blades has them saw blades for lunch.
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09-04-2008, 11:08 PM
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Country: | But the nice thing about Hardi boards are they will last forever. Good call on picking those.
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09-05-2008, 07:42 AM
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Country: | nice javlin! are you a carpenter or builder of any sorts?
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09-05-2008, 09:57 AM
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09-05-2008, 10:16 AM
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Originally Posted by Screaming Eagle  nice javlin! are you a carpenter or builder of any sorts? | No I am not just stuff I have learned,watched and observed over the last 20 or so years.I am in the automotive industry and have been for 26yrs this is the reason I like woodwork;wood is forgiving you mess it up grab another piece.I will be glad when I get to the point where I start making my cabinet doors.I am going to do some kind of ground work for the 1/32 & 1/24 in wood planks and sod on the bottom of the cabinet.
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09-05-2008, 02:13 PM
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