New Shop - In Progress

Congratulatons, looks fantastic Jim.
Lot of water under the bridge since you first started building the ranch!
I remember that early website of yours and all the sweat you put into your place.
Best regards.

What can I say that others haven't! Great building ..........I wouldn't know what to do with that much space, just to be out of the basement is a reprieve for me. I'm impressed.
Mark

What a nice LARGE place to fill with a lot of our toys!
I want one like this too!
Congratulations Jim!
Leonardo

Congratulation Jim. Great looking shop, I'm proud for you.

Yvan.

Crap showed ;your picture to my wife hoping she would get the hint..Well all she said was very nice looking.Patted me on the back.said keep dreaming,they may come true.Then giggled..VERY nice.

Jim,

Wow!!

I'll have to come take a look,

Weldon

pilkguns said:

Thats cool Jim. Maybe we can have a Texas Engrave-In down there.

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Scott, a Texas Engrave-In would be great. My wife does love to play hostess . Actually a combination hammer-in and engrave-in would be VERY cool. Might help the knife-makers find engravers. (or vise-versa)

Doc Mark said:

Oh man! am I envious!!!! I've got this 17' wide path (with a 20+" butt) snaking through my single car garage so I can reach all my cool tools. I SO want a dedicated engraving and fabrication workshop! I know you will have a great time there. Hope to see you again in Reno this coming January.

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Hey, Doc! What are you waiting for, permission? You only live once… Just do it! I hope to make Reno too this year. With the construction and Christmas, money is a little tight as you might imagine.

ddushane said:

Your gonna enjoy it Jim, I'm proud for you! Dwayne

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Thanks Dwyane! You need to come down for a visit. Also, I have been doing some file work lately and practicing with that TW-90. (What an awesome tool!) I’ll send you some photos soon.

Dulltool said:

Great man space

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Thanks, Dennis!

Tira said:

Wow! I hope you have many happy years enjoying your space!

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Thanks, Tira. That is the plan!

Peter E said:

FANTASTIC Jim! Congratulations on a dream coming true!
That is an absolutely great looking shop.

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Thanks Peter!

John B. said:

Congratulatons, looks fantastic Jim.
Lot of water under the bridge since you first started building the ranch!
I remember that early website of yours and all the sweat you put into your place.
Best regards.

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Hi John! Yes, sometimes around here it’s hard to remember the early days. It’s gratifying to think of all we’ve built here, but the days of sleeping under the stars and cooking on an open fire were as rewarding. (Maybe more so.)

mtgraver said:

What can I say that others haven't! Great building ..........I wouldn't know what to do with that much space, just to be out of the basement is a reprieve for me. I'm impressed.
Mark

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Thank you Mark!

Leonardo said:

What a nice LARGE place to fill with a lot of our toys!
I want one like this too!
Congratulations Jim!
Leonardo

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Thanks, Leonardo!

Yvan said:

Congratulation Jim. Great looking shop, I'm proud for you.
Yvan.

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Much appreciated, Yvan!

david bain said:

Crap showed ;your picture to my wife hoping she would get the hint..Well all she said was very nice looking.Patted me on the back.said keep dreaming,they may come true.Then giggled..VERY nice.

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David, don’t give up. Remember it’s a subtle art. Sometimes it may take years of gentle persuasion to wear a sensible woman down.

Weldon47 said:

Jim,
Wow!!
I'll have to come take a look,
Weldon

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Weldon, I will be issuing a formal invitation to you when I get a bit further down the road toward completion. In the mean time, just stop in anytime for a visit.

A Great looking place to hang out and do some first class engraving.
Best wishes, Jim. Looks like things are going in the right direction for you!

Me too. I've always worked in a garage, basement... even in one apartment I had years ago I set up my jewelry shop in a large closet. I read about a muzzle loader rifle builder years ago that dug a hole to stand in and built rifles in the crawl space under his house! Now, that's dedication!

Like many things in life... too bad we can't have the last one first.

Doc

Suweet Jesus you Texans know how to do it big and beatifull! No wonder "it's like a whole other country".

SWEET shop:thumbs up: Sure beats a blizzard in New Mexico.

yeah ! if you outgrow that shop, heaven help you, lad !