JRael

Thank you. I wanted this to look sculpted but still have sharp lines. The back of the seat was the hardest thing to make flow with the design,this was the third attempt. I wanted it to look like an upholstered car seat in wood. I started with a cardboard cut out of the side view, much to my surprise the parts had to curve and twist a lot to meet at the arm and front leg. I got in way over my head and almost ended up with some pretty fire wood. It's nice to have another set of eyes look at it, after about 100 hours on it starts looking blah.

Thanks for all the nice comments guys. I belive "dream shop" is a state of mind. Real life is tripping over cords and hoses, never being able to find one of 50 pencils or tape measures in the shop, accidentally drinking linseed oil (which I recently did,someday I will switch to a real coffee cup)cutting boards one inch too short (frequently) cell phone and two other lines ringing just when you are ready to do a critical task, you know what I mean. I try to keep the shop clean for my wife and kids, at least that is what I tell myself. It took a lot of trial and error but I am finally happy with the machine placement, kind of like a working triange in a kitchen. I would like to build a better bench and switch from tool drawers to wall hung cabinets. Today I'm working on a dresser, two bathroom consoles, and a couple mock-up designs. Out of space, dirty, mad, and just as frustrated as everyone else but greatful as can be.

The mobil lift table is from hess-usa.com. Made in Germany. I installed an old Columbian quick release vise on the end and I use the Festool MFT Table dogs and other accesories on it. I use this table for everything. Materials can come off the truck bed and right up to the saw if needed. Great for a one man shop.

Dean7, first I made up the chevron shaped beam parts with 2X2s, 3/4" plywood on the sides and 1/4 plywood on the part that faces down. 4X8 1/4" plywood is naied face down from the top. There are 6 - 2' flourescent fixtures on the bottom section. Overall size is 16' X 8', hung with 1/2" allthread, 6 per wing (double nutted through the rafters). I estimated thier weight at around 300 lbs. so 50 lbs per hanger isn't too bad for earthquake country (I hope) They were fairly easy to install with 2 hvac crank lifts. If I turn off the big pendant lights it's like mood lighting :)