Log Cabin Wood Shop - Nifty New Work Bench

The past few days were spent constructing the bases for my center work bench/table and lathe base. The center work bench top is 54" x 64" x 2-1/4" maple and weighs a ton. Good thing I put it on casters so I can move it around. It is interestingly reminiscent of Darryl and Cathy's kitchen center island. I also mounted two wood vises.

Next tasks will be to make a base to hold the table saw along with a router table. Both will end up being flush with the new work top so I can saw larger sheets of plywood, using the work top as the outfeed.









The lathe base is made from 6x6 fir posts. I may need to add some sand ballast to weigh it down which helps when doing the initial rough cut of out-of-round chunks of wood.

Log Cabin Wood Shop - Inside and Move-in

Since my last post we have completed the interior of the shop. This included the ceiling and gable 1x6 tongue and groove, the trim around the walls and windows, the lights, and the electrical. So, the inside is done. We were able to move all of the equipment from the garage into the shop...what a cool thing.

The garage is now wide open ... almost room to park another car!

In the shop, I have been organizing and putting things away, but there is still quite a bit of work to do. Many thing aren't where they will end up... but at least it's clean. I plan on building a large workbench in the middle of the room, using a 40" x 8' maple top I acquired with the help of my brother Darryl. I will also construct a lathe bench, a grinder table, build a miter bench area, and build shelves to store completed projects.

The large work table will sit where the table saw is show above.

It is so cool to have a large heated space to work on fun projects!