I am a self-professed Jack of Trades. I had a pretty decent southern upbringing; just short of seasonal hunting trips, I was taught by my dad to be self sufficient when it came to home repair. I can install a ceiling fan, install a toilet and sink complete with plumbing, wire an electrical outlet and can even float dry wall. I amaze my wife on a regular basis with what I can do. *nudge nudge* *wink wink* On occasion, I wow my land lord who thinks its a godsend to have a tenant that doesn't need to call out for a repairman for every little thing. "Imagine all the money I'm saving," I can hear him think when I tell him I fixed this and that. I'm ok with that because otherwise I would have to wait for him to call someone, then take a day off of work to meet with the guy. It just saves everyone a lot of hassle in the end.
Anyway to the point of all this. I wanted to share a glimpse into where I've been hiding myself the past few days.
In addition to being a novice-class handyman, I am also a self-professed member of Geekapollooza. And one of the most coveted items that a coterie can have bragging rights to is The Ultimate Gaming Table!! Of course there are several out there claiming to be the ultimate but thus far, NO ONE has beat this design.
Building such a table would require several heavenly bodies to align themselves just so and until I can master the powers of the universe to make this happen, I will have to settle for a smaller design.
One of those "heavenly" bodies would be my wife who has a list of items she would like built before I set my sights on the table of adventure and splendor. A coffee table and a curio cabinet top the list.
Also, building such an artifact of dorkish proportions would require tools of the carpentry trade, time to build it and a workspace away from little children.
As you can see the table has become a long and arduous journey likened to that of a certain ring carried by a certain young man with hairy feet.
So with the help of Parabolist, my Sam to his Frodo, we took up the task of creating a workshop to build all these wonders in the hopes of ushering a new age, aligning that heavens as we could.
First on the list was the workspace. I needed a place to work and put all the tools needed. Scouring the webbed lands of the internet, I came across this handy handyman's site with a design that seemed to scream, "BUILD ME...!!!" And with a failed Will save I am doing just that.
The design presented above was to fit into a 16 ft. garage, nearly twice the space that I have in my current garage, so we had to scale it back some. I decided to go with a 9 ft. tablespace and keep the other variables (depth and height) the same to save me some sanity.
Parabolist being the CAD whiz that he is came up with this:
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| And so, I'm turning this: |  |
with these:
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into this:
Results May Vary...
1 comment:
This is so fun, I'm glad you're enjoying building and wood work ;)
Not that you could ever not enjoy working wood, :P just sayin.
~ and yes, lately I've realized you can do a whole lot more than I thought you could, repair-wise.
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