Since the shop is only closed on Mondays, I will only have from Sunday at close to Monday evening to get the whole transformation done without disrupting business.\u00a0 Therefore, the whole area will have to be completed in modules at my house and then set up and installed to make the transformation efficient.\u00a0 This requires planning, attention to measurements, and having each section almost completed and ready.<\/p>\n

\nHere the framework for the cabinet is being assembled.<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n<\/div>\n

I have been exploring options that I would want in a fully customized bench, viewing the Ganoksin Bench Exchange Project<\/a>\u00a0and exploring various pre-made benches.\u00a0 I know that I hate rummaging through drawers, I like having the option of using two bench pins for large objects, I don\u2019t want to get up to solder, and I want a vacuum system built into the bench.\u00a0 It also has to be glassed in with plenty of storage.<\/p>\n

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\nThe cabinet frame waiting on a coat of paint.<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n<\/div>\n

The overhanging cabinet has to be installed as a skeleton, with the panels painted and ready to tack in and final coat.\u00a0 It would just be too heavy to maneuver and it has to be set with screws which would hard to line-up otherwise.\u00a0 But, the bottom of the cabinet has to have the inset lights installed and ready to just lay in.\u00a0 Also, the cabinet will not only hang over the bench, but will also hang over the new display cabinet and the lights will illuminate the cabinet.<\/p>\n

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\nMy youngest helping out. Her older sister will be using the bench more, but one day… Note, barefeet run in the family :o)<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n<\/div>\n

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I am by no means a master woodworker, but I did have a box making studio for a while right out of college, where I made conceptual tea boxes from exotic hardwoods that I found that some local discarded pallets from South America.\u00a0 That\u2019s a whole separate story. I have also had experience as a picture framer, so the task of building the glass panels seemed to make sense.\u00a0 But, I had to take into consideration the weight that would be setting on the glass, so I want to keep the panels narrow to let the weight distribute on the wooden frame.\u00a0 Also, I have to custom cut 16 narrow strips of shatter resistant glass, of which I have had no experience with.<\/p>\n

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\ndetails are important. Especially rounding off corners that will be around your legs while you work.<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n<\/div>\n

My other concerns are; having cabinets to the ceiling will I be able to hear questions from patrons through the glass? Will the vacuum motor have enough pull to work two vents at once?\u00a0 And, where will I keep my coffee cup?\u00a0 Oh well, stay tuned as we hopefully get this ready to be installed just after Thanksgiving.<\/p>\n

Stay tuned…<\/p>\n

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