What did you do in your shop today?

A busy day for me, worked the part time job, came home and got on my roof to clean the gutters as tree's where growing in them from the spring maple seed drop. Got on the garage roof and trimmed the neighbors tree branches off the garage roof, and since I was doing tree duty I cut back a big picker bush from the side of my house. I hate that picker bush and it is going to get a chain wrapped around it and yanked out! I took all the brush to work and filled the dumpster, it gets dumped on monday. Came home and went down to the shop and worked on it. Just sat down, I'm whupped, long day.
 
Well, this was in @justallan shop and he has more pictures than I do but here's pictures of me in my car before and after my visit to his place and one of book matched juniper. I was blown away by how welcome I felt. What a host and he wouldn't let me leave empty handed(you can probably see a bunch of red in the after leaving picture)! So happy to live where I do in glorious Montana. :cool:

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Worked my tail off in the shop today, drilling holes, pulling wire, nailing electrical boxes up and started hooking everything up. Worked all day with my arms over my head, I'm wupped again.
 
Spent the day trying to execute an idea I had for a different design of cutting board. Worked on it until my head hurt from thinking, so I stopped. I'll come back to it another time, but not tonight! Tony
 
What is that octagon burl piece?
 
And I finished this reclaimed shelf. Red wood sides and middle shelf. Fir top and bottom shelves. Oak doors and feet. Apple thins on front and back of feet for stabilization. Custom mix stain and minwax poly finish. 20150418_084637.webp 20150504_151408.webp 20150616_110550.webp 20150616_110538.webp 20150616_110527.webp 20150616_110458.webp
 
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I Hung the lights I bought at a garage sale awhile ago tonight after work. These T-5 high out put lights are awesome! I need to get 4 or 5 more. They are 5000 kelvin light spectrum and very bright light.
 
woodtickgreg said:
They are 5000 kelvin light spectrum and very bright light.
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I agree once you get out of the ~2800 yellow crap you'll never go back. I started installing 200W CFL 5500K in my shop about 4 years ago - you can't beat that bright white light for a shop. You wouldn't be able to use the CFLs they are huge and you'd bump into them. The T5s are the perfect choice for you. That's what I'll use in my office portion with the low 8' ceiling. :good:
 
I just scored 4 more 4 bulb fixtures at habitat for humanity for $10 a piece. They are new but damaged, I can straighten them and get em working. Just white reflectors but they will work just fine.
 
Greg where are you getting them for that price CL?
 
Kevin said:
Greg where are you getting them for that price CL?
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My mistake, they are t8's, but still a good deal. A little dinged and dented but new, I can straighten them and put 5000k bulbs in them and still have some good lighting. I got them from my local habitat for humanity. I saw a really cool oriental rug brand new for 70 bucks that I think I might have to go back for.
 
T5 has a little better lighting but not for the cost difference. T8s are the best bang for the buck IMO unless you can find them cheap and that never happens. Not for me anyway lol. .
 
norman vandyke said:
Well, this was in @justallan shop and he has more pictures than I do but here's pictures of me in my car before and after my visit to his place and one of book matched juniper. I was blown away by how welcome I felt. What a host and he wouldn't let me leave empty handed(you can probably see a bunch of red in the after leaving picture)! So happy to live where I do in glorious Montana. :cool:

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Norman, you sure can push the limits of a vehicle! May want to install a headache rack in there if you plan to visit Allan again. :good2:
 
We had our annual town festival today so spent all my time running around town helping out with stuff since I'm too nice to say no.......

Between road construction, the weather, and a population that doesn't seem to want to support any local businesses it was a crappy day. I didn't even get enough in sales to cover the stuff I donated for gift basket drawings.

Oh well, I wasn't really surprised at how the day went and next year I'll just book a show out of town instead..
 
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